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In1899,inXiaoTunVillageofAnyangCity,HenanProvince,villagersfoundmanytortoise(龟)shellsandbonescarvedwithlettersandsymbols,whichunveiled(显露)totheworldYinXu,anancientcitywithalonghistoryandsplendidculture.Sincethenthisplacehasbecomeofgreatinteresttoworldwidearcheologists,becausethoseinscriptionshaveprovedtobetheearliestwrittencharactersofhumanbeings,theOracles.
About3,300yearsago,oneemperoroftheShangDynasty(16th-11thcenturyBC)movedhiscapitalcitytoYin,whichistoday&
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sAnyangcity,andsincethenYinhasbeenthecapitalcityformorethan250years.TodayYinXuhasprovedtobetheearliestremainsofanancientcapitalcityinwrittenrecord.Coveringagrandareaof24squarekilometers(morethan9squaremiles),YinXuhadapalacesdistrict,civilresidencesdistrict,tombsdistrictandworkshopsdistrict,dividedintotwopartsbytheHengriverinthecity.Thisrationallayoutclearlyshowspeopleapowerfulcountryandawell-equippedancientcity.
Thelarge-scaleexcavationinYinXuhasbeencontinuedsincethelastcentury.Besidesthe150,000piecesoforacles,abundantbronzewarehasbeenexcavated,andamongthem,SimuwuDing,a4-leggedbronzecookingvessel(器皿)isthebiggestandheaviestbronzewareeverfoundworldwide.Apartfromoraclesandbronzeware,peoplehavealsoexcavatedmuchpotterywareandjade.Theexcavationisstillinprogressandgreatdiscoveriescomeforthfromtimetotime.Likeafamousarcheologisthassaid,inYinXutherearemoretreasurestobefound.
BecauseofitsgreatvalueinnotonlythehistoricalrelicsofChineseculturebutalsothehumancivilizationofthewholeworld,YinXutoppedthe100GreatestArcheologicalDiscoveriesofChinainthelastcenturyanditwaslistedintheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritageListofUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).YinXuisrevealingitsbeautytotheworld.
MuseumonYinRuins
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llgettotheMuseumonYinRuins,thebestmuseumforthestudyoftheYinShangCulture.NowpleaselistentomeandI&
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Asyouknow,Chinaisoneoftheearliestcountriestodiscovercharacters.Asearlyas4,000yearsago,peopleusedbonesortortoiseshellstorecordeventsoftheirsociallife.Itistheearliestwrittenformoflanguageintheworld.Todaywecallthemtheoracleboneinscriptions,whichwerefirstdiscoveredintheYinRuins.
SpeakoftheYinRuins,itisatXiaotunVillageofAnyangCity.Inancienttimes,XiaotunwascalledYinanditwasthecapitaloftheShangDynasty.SotheperiodwasalsocalledYinShang.AftertheYinhadbeenoverthrown,thecitydeclinedandtheremainsofitwaslatercalledtheYinRuins.
TheYinRuinsisfamousforthreethings,i.e.theoracleinscriptions,thebronzewaresandtheancientcapitaloftheShangDynasty.
SincethefoundingofnewChina,theYinRuinshadbeenlistedasthefirstgroupofculturalrelicsundernationalprotection.Inordertopreserveitsculture,thegovernmentbuilt“GardenoftheYinRuins”onthesite.Todaythegardenisdividedintoseveralsectionswithancientobjectsondisplay.
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lltalksomethingmoreabouttheoracleboneinscriptions.TheoracleboneinscriptionswerefirstdiscoveredduringtheyearsofEmperorGuangXu,intheQingDynasty.Then15importantarchaeologicalexcavationswerecarriedoutwithin10years,andmorethan16,000piecesofbonesandshellswerefound.ButintheShangDynasty,theywereusedasdivinations(预言),whenpeoplewereverysuperstitious.Theinscriptionscoverawiderangeoffields,suchassacrifice,wars,stateaffairs,weather,hunting,etc.Today,theyprovideimportantinformationforthestudyoftheShangDynasty.Andthestudyoftheoracleboneinscriptionshasbecomeanewsubjectandisgettingmorepopularamongpeople.
Apartfromtheoracleboneinscriptions,bronzewaresareanotherimportantpartoftheculturalrelicsdiscoveredfromtheRuins,whichshowthatthetechnologyofbronzecastingreacheditspeakintheShangDynasty.Thebronzewaresincludevessels,weapons,chariotsandsoon.Ofalltheunearthedwares,“SimuwuDing”isthelargestbronzewareintheworld.Itiselegantinappearanceandintricatelycarvedinpatterns,showingthepeakofbronzecastingtechnologyintheShangDynasty.
Finallywecometothesideoftheimperialpalacesandtombs.ThesiteoftheimperialpalacesliesonthenorthoftheXiaotunvillage,tothesouthbankofHengheriver.In1976nearthesitethetheimperialpalacesarchaeologistsfoundthetombofthefirstwomangeneralinChinesehistory.
TombofFuHao.FuHaowasEmperorWuDing&
swife,bothintelligentandcourageous.ShehadbravelyledtheYinarmyfightinginmanywarsandmadegreatcontributionstotheprotectingofthecountry.Afterherdeath,WuDingbuiltalargetombnearthepalacetohonorhermerits.Buriedtogetherwithherweremanyslavesandwarprisonersaswellas1,928sacrificialobjects.TombofFuHaoistheonlywell-preservedtombunearthedsofarintheYinRains.ThelargenumbersofsacrificialobjectsarevaluableculturalrelicsinthetreasurehouseofChineseart.
Moreover,therearesomeotherpreciousancientarticlesdisplayedinthemuseum,peoplewhoareinterestedintheYinShangCulturewillgainalotfromourvisiting.
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安阳殷墟英文导游词篇二LocatedattheXiaotunVillage,Anyangcity,HenanProvince,theruinsofthecapitalcityofthelateShangDynastyarepreservedintheYinRuinsMuseumwhereinscriptionsonbonesandtortoiseshellswerediscoveredin1899.ItisalsothebirthplaceofChinesearcheology,oneofthe100patrioticeducationcentersofChina,oneofthesuperiornationalsceneryareasaswellasoneoftheNationalKeyHistoricRelicSites.
TheworldfamousYinRuinsPalaceisofgreatimportanceinthehistoryofhumancivilization.Largeamountofbonesandtortoiseshellswithinscriptions,bronzewares,jadeandstonewaresandotherrareculturalrelicswerefoundontheruinsofmorethan50majesticpalaceshere.Accordingtoarcheologists,“weareexcavatingaslaverysociety”.TheYin(Shang)Cultureof“threekeyfactorsofcities,charactersandbronzewares”is“agloriousancientChinesecivilization”.
TheYinRuinsMuseum,likeanartpalaceofancientChinaculture,inspiresandrefinesoursentimentonChineseancientcivilization.
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sfirstknowsomethingaboutthesiteofthePalaceofYinRuins.ThemajesticPalaceofYinRuins,oneofthemostfamousclassiccitiesofancientcivilizationsoftheworld,fallsintothreecatalogues:
palaces,templesandaltars.Largeamountofculturerelicshavebeenfoundhere,includingtheruinsofthecastbrass,thebonesandtortoiseshellswithinscriptions,bronzewares,jadeandstonewaresandothers,amongwhicharethetoponesofChina,oreventheworld.Theyarethemanifestationoftheunusualpowerofcreation,wisdomandtechniquesofancientChinese.Accordingtoarcheologists,“weareexcavatingaslaverysociety”.TheYin(Shang)Cultureof“threekeyfactorsofcities,charactersandbronzewares”is“agloriousancientChinesecivilization”.GuoMoruo,afamousChinesehistorian,oncewrotepoemstoshowhisadmirationandcommentedthattheYinRuinsarethestartingpointofChinesecivilizationonthecentralplainandtouringhereismoreenlighteningthanreadingancientbooks.
Now,wehavecometothesiteoftheChariotPitsofYinRuins.ChariotPitsofYinRuinsaretheearliestchariotsandroadremainsofancientChina.Animal-drawncartswereoncethemostimportantmeansoftransportinancientChina,avastland.VehiclesoftheYin(Shang)Dynasty,havingbeenfoundseveraltimes,aregenerallyofthesamestructure,showingalongintervalbetweentheYinDynastyandthetimewhentheywereinvented.VehiclesaresaidtohavebeeninventedintheXiaDynastyaccordingtoancientdocuments.However,nosuchvehicleshavebeenfoundyet.TheChariotPitsfoundonYinRuinsaretheearliestanimal-drivencartsinChinesearcheology,anevidenceofChina&
sbeingoneoftheearliestancientcivilizationsinventingandusingcarts.
ThesixChariotPitsandroadremainsofYinRuinsexhibitedintheMuseumwereexcavatedbytheArcheologyResearchInstituteofChinaSocialScienceAcademyinAnyang.Thesechariotpitsarealmostintact,beingofgreatvalueinacademicstudyandexhibition.Ineachpitthereburiedachariot.Anothertwohorseswereburiedineachofthefivepits.Ineachofthefourpitsisonepersonimmolated.Basedonstatistics,mostoftheimmolatedpeoplearemaleadults,exceptforonemaleyouth.StudiesshowthatchariotsoftheYinDynastyweregood-looking,solid,light,fast,balancedandcomfortable.ChariotPitsofYinRuinsarethemostvividhistorytextbooksonthefarancientcivilizationofanimal-drivencartsaswellasthecruelinstitutionofburyingthelivingwiththedeadintheslaverysociety.
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scometotheplacewheretheOracleBoneInscriptionsareexhibited.Oracleboneinscriptions,theoriginofChinesecharactersandtheearliestmatureChinesecharacters,wererecordsofauguriesintheYinDynasty,knownastheea