Divination, the art of using omens or magic powers to discern movements in the supernatural world, has long been an important decision-making tool for the Chinese. Whether it means consulting ...

Narrator: The people of the Shang Dynasty believed in lots of gods, including the gods of wind, clouds, the Sun and the moon. Wheat Collector: Praise to the gods, all of them. Narrator ...

The liquid was found in an owl-shaped bronze utensil dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), which was unearthed at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan, the capital of Shandong, in 2010.

The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called "oracle ...