Anyang
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Anyang is an ancient city in northern China renowned as one of the historical capitals of the Shang dynasty and a major archaeological site.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
city ⓘ county-level city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
evidence of earliest mature Chinese writing
ⓘ
large royal tombs of Shang kings ⓘ remains of palaces and workshops ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Shang dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedKing | King Wu Ding ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | key cultural relics protection unit of China ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Henan Provincial People’s Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Henan provincial authorities
|
| hasAdministrativeStatus | prefecture-level city (through Anyang prefecture) ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Yinxu ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Anyang Museum
ⓘ
Yinxu ⓘ
surface form:
Yinxu Museum
|
| hasRiver | Anyang River ⓘ |
| historicalName | Yin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Shang dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
capital of the late Shang dynasty
ⓘ
major center of early Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yinxu
ⓘ
surface form:
Yinxu archaeological site
bronze artifacts of the Shang dynasty ⓘ oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | early Chinese script ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Henan Province
ⓘ
North China ⓘ
surface form:
northern China
|
| majorExcavationsBegan | 1920s ⓘ |
| nearRiver |
Luo River
ⓘ
surface form:
Huan River
|
| partOf |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| region | North China Plain ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
highways linking to other North China cities
ⓘ
railway connections in northern Henan ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Yinxu ⓘ |
| writingSystemFound | oracle bone script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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