RichculturalrelicsshedlightonancientChinadatingback3,000years_GuangmingOnline*AnewbuildingoftheYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,officiallyopenedtothepubliconMonday.*TheYinRuinsisthefirstdocumentedlateShangDynastycapitalsiteinChina,asconfirmedbyarchaeologicalexcavationsandoracleboneinscriptions.*Inrecentyears,Chinahasbeensteppingupeffortsintheexcavation,utilizationandprotectionoftheculturalrelics.ZHENGZHOU,Feb.26(Xinhua)--AnewbuildingoftheYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,officiallyopenedtothepubliconMonday.LocatednearthearchaeologicalsiteoftheYinRuins,whichisthelocationsofthelastcapitaloftheShangDynasty(1600-1046B.C.),theexpandedYinxuMuseumisthefirstnationalmajorarchaeologicalmuseumtocomprehensivelypresenttheShangcivilization.Thenewbuilding,withatotalinvestmentof1.06billionyuan(about149millionU.S.dollars),boastsanexhibitionareaof22,000squaremeters,wherenearly4,000itemsorsetsofculturalrelics,includingbronzeware,pottery,jadeobjects,andoraclebones,areondisplay.AvisitorlooksatanexhibitatthenewbuildingofYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,Feb.26,2024.(Xinhua/LiAn)Aboutthree-fourthsoftheserelicsarebeingexhibitedforthefirsttimetothepublic,alongwithmultiplenewachievementsreachedinrelevantarchaeologicalendeavors.Themuseum'soldbuildingwasconstructedin2005.AsarchaeologicalworkattheYinRuinscontinuedtoyieldresults,thebuilding'smere1,500-square-meterexhibitionareabecameinsufficienttoeffectivelyconserveandshowcasetherelics.Thissparkedtheplanningofthenewbuilding,anditsconstructionbeganinNovember2020.TheYinRuinsisthefirstdocumentedlateShangDynastycapitalsiteinChina,asconfirmedbyarchaeologicalexcavationsandoracleboneinscriptions.ItisalsotheancientcapitalsitewiththehighestfrequencyofarchaeologicalexcavationsandthelongestdurationofexplorationinChina.In2006,theYinRuinswasaddedtotheWorldHeritageListbyUNESCO.ThearchaeologyworkontheYinRuinshasgonethroughacourseofnearlyacentury.In1928,Chinabeganitsfirstexcavationoftheruins.AfterthefoundingofNewChinain1949,overamillionpiecesofculturalrelicswereunearthedthere,includingmorethan50,000preciousculturalrelics.ThenewbuildingoftheYinxuMuseumdisplaysmanyexquisitelymadeandbeautifullydecoratedbronzewares,atestamenttothegreatprosperityduringtheChineseBronzeAge.VisitorsviewexhibitsatthenewbuildingofYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,Feb.26,2024.(Xinhua/LiAn)Whileinheritingthetechniquesofthepreviousdynastyinbronzecasting,peopleintheShangDynastycreatedmorediversecastingmodelsanddecorativepatterns,saidZhaoQingrong,deputydirectoroftheYinxuMuseum."TheShangDynastywasadynastywithgreatinnovativespirit.ItispreciselybecauseofthecontinuousinnovationandinclusivenessintheShangDynastythattheYinRuinsreachedthegloriousstageoftheearlycivilizationoftheChinesenation,"saidHeYuling,deputydirectoroftheAnyangworkstationoftheInstituteofArchaeology,theChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.OracleboneinscriptionsarealsoamongtherelicsunearthedattheYinRuins.Theinscriptions,consideredtheoriginoftheChinesecharactersandrepresentingtheoldestfully-developedsystemofcharacters,retainedevidenceoftheChinesewrittenlanguagefrom3,000yearsago,helpingtoextendrecordedChinesehistorytonearly1,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslybelieved.Atpresent,morethan160,000piecesoforaclebonescriptshavebeenunearthedthere,andabout4,500charactershavebeendiscovered,ofwhichaboutathirdhavebeenidentified.TheYinRuinsgathersthethreecivilizationelementsofcity,metallurgyandwriting,whichnurturethehistoryofChinesecivilization,saidWangWei,chiefexpertoftheprojecttotracetheoriginsofChinesecivilization.ThecombophotoshowsexhibitsatthenewbuildingofYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,Feb.23,2024.(Xinhua/LiAn)Inrecentyears,Chinahasbeensteppingupeffortsintheexcavation,utilizationandprotectionoftheculturalrelics.Sincethebeginningofthisyear,WangMengheng,a26-year-oldgraduatestudentfromtheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,hasbeenengagedinthearchaeologicalandpreservationworkoftheYinRuins."TheYinRuins,atreasureofcivilization3,000yearsago,isasacredplaceforChinesearchaeologists.Atpresent,manynewideas,methodsandtechnologiesarebeingappliedinitspreservation,"saidWang."IhopeIcanusemyknowledgetocontributetofurtherrevealing,presentingandrestoringacomprehensiveandvividShangcivilization."HeYongxian,a65-year-oldvillagerfromXiaotun,Anyang,alsopartakesinthepreservationoftheruins.AsthePartychiefofXiaotunVillageandafull-timecadreofculturalprotection,heinspectskeyareasoftheruinsalmosteverydaytodealwithandreportproblemsintime.AvisitortakesaphotoofexhibitsatthenewbuildingofYinxuMuseuminAnyang,centralChina'sHenanProvince,Feb.26,2024.(Xinhua/LiAn)Currently,theYinRuinsmanagementcommitteehasdivided66villageswithinitsjurisdictioninto178protectionareas,employingmorethan360peopleforthepreservationoftheculturalrelics.InOctober2021,therevisedprotectionregulationsoftheYinRuinswereofficiallyimplemented,providingthelegalguaranteeforstrengtheningthesiteprotection,archaeologicalresearch,exhibitionandutilization.Theprotectioneffortsarebringingvitalityintotheancientculturalrelics,attractingagrowingnumberofvisitorstogetaglimpseintotheremarkableachievementsofthesplendidChinesecivilization.Duringtheeight-daySpringFestivalholiday,about150,000peoplevisitedtheruins.(Videoreporters:RenZhuoru,YuanYueming,YangJing;Videoeditors:JiaXiaotong,LiuXiaorui,ZhengXin)■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.