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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Yin ruins.jpg|thumb|left]]Lying about 2 km northwest of [[Anyang]] City, the '''[[Yin Ruins]]''' cover an area of 30 square km. It was once the capital of the [[Shang Dynasty]] empire 3,300 years ago and is the first capital ruins with a historical record confirmed by oracles and archaeological excavations. &quot;Yin&quot; was the ancient name for the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1100 BC). <br /> <br /> The ruins have been dubbed the &quot;cradle of [[Chinese]] archaeology&quot; by archaeologists. Excavations which started in late 1920s have revealed tombs, foundations of palaces and temples, bronzes, jade carvings, lacquer ware, white carved ceramics, green-glazed ware and oracle bones. <br /> <br /> One of the most significant discoveries are inscribed animal bones and tortoise shells, known as the [[oracle]] bones, which carry the earliest known examples of Chinese characters. ('''[[Yin Ruins|More ...]]''')</div>

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