Smithsonian’s ‘Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings’ is the first major U.S. show devoted to artifacts from the capital of the 3,000-year-old Shang Dynasty.

Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings is the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of China’s Shang dynasty (occupied ca. 1250 BCE–ca. 1050 BCE). The source of ...

A tomb dating back 5,000 years, which archaeologists believe may belong an early Chinese king, has been discovered in central China. The grave of what archaeologists believe may be the king of a ...

The National Museum of Asian Art is presenting “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings,” the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of ancient China’s Shang ...

Read on to learn about 10 such ancient kings—the ones who were simply too dramatic for your history books. 1. ... In the long recorded arc of Chinese history, the Xia dynasty comes first.

Life and Afterlife: Selections of Ancient Chinese Art From the King Collection. February 12–June 25, 2016. From elegant porcelain vessels enjoyed by the living to charming pottery statuettes created ...

Burial tomb for an ancient king was filled with gold, ... China, archaeologists report. Liu Fei died in 128 B.C. during the 26th year of his rule over a kingdom named Jiangdu, ...

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