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The area around Xiaotun Village in Anyang, Henan Province, was once the central area of the Yin Shang Dynasty. From there, the water passes through and winds away. With the change of dynasties, this land gradually became barren and was called "Yin Ruins" by later generations.
As a world cultural heritage, Yinxu is an ancient site with the longest continuous excavation time, the largest number of cleaned relics and the richest unearthed cultural relics in China.
Among the rich cultural relics unearthed in Yinxu, the oracle bone inscription is undoubtedly the heaviest category. More than 160,000 oracle bones have been unearthed, with more than 4,000 words per word, covering all aspects of Shang Dynasty politics and life.
"A piece of oracle bones shocked the world." The discovery of the oracle bone inscription made the place of Yinxu famous all over the world.
In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a letter to congratulate the 120th anniversary of the discovery and research of Oracle. In his congratulatory letter, he pointed out that the major discovery of the Yinxu oracle bone inscription is of epoch-making significance in the history of the development of Chinese civilization and even human civilization.
Seek the elders of the wood, and they will consolidate their roots. Generations of archaeologists have explored history here, hooking deep and far-reaching, and uncovering the "true face" of Yin Ruins layer by layer with a shovel. The oracle bone inscription not only proves the existence of the Shang Dynasty, but also gives us a clearer understanding of the history of ancient China.
In October 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Yinxu for inspection. He pointed out that "the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed in Yinxu have preserved the writing of 3,000 years ago for us, and have pushed the history of Chinese letters forward by about 1,000 years."
In February 2024, the first major national archaeological museum to show the Shang civilization in a panoramic way, the new Yinxu Museum, will be opened to the public, and the archaeological achievements of Yinxu that have lasted for nearly a hundred years will be presented in a concentrated manner.
The Chinese civilization has accumulated the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation, represents the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation, and provides rich nourishment for the continuous development and growth of the Chinese nation.