For more than 3,000 years, China’s oldest-known distilled spirit remained hidden inside a bronze, owl-shaped vessel unearthed within a Shang Dynasty tomb. Discovered in 2010 in Jinan ...

In 2010, a bronze, owl-shaped vessel was unearthed within a Chinese tomb at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan, Shandong province. The vessel contained a clear liquid dating back over 3,000 years.

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600 BC and 1046 BC. What happened to the dynasty? Why did it end? What was it like to live in the Shang Dynasty? How was life in the Shang Dynasty ...

The Minneapolis Institute of Art, or MIA, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brought a collection of ancient Chinese bronzes to the ...

Located near the archaeological site of the Yinxu Ruins, which is the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 ...

Wu Ding diligently worked to strengthen the dynasty, reform governance and appoint capable officials, earning him the title ...