Understanding oracle bone inscriptions provides insight into how ancient people perceived the world around them. After all, in Chinese, each character represents a story," Zhang remarked.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2017 shows the Chinese oracle bone script collections at Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada. China's oracle bone scripts, an ancient type of Chinese characters ...

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Those who use emojis to express themselves on social media can now choose between two sets that feature Chinese oracle bones dating back more than 3,000 years. "The Oracle ...

The existence of such oracle scripts was rediscovered in 1899 when a Chinese antiquarian was prescribed a “dragon’s bone.” Before it could be ground into dust, he recognized the significance ...

It is an important tool for understanding early Chinese history and ancient civilization. A database of oracle bone inscriptions was launched last week as part of the 120th anniversary celebrations.

Boasting a history of more than 3,000 years, oracle bone script, the earliest Chinese writing inscriptions carved on tortoise shells and animal scapulas, has been given modern meanings with a new ...

Oracle bone scripts from the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC), were the origin of Chinese characters, which was not only a symbol of civilization and a mark of Chinese culture, but ...

An oracle bone description National Museum of Chinese Writing In recent years, research into oracles bones, used to divine the future during China’s Shang dynasty, has fizzled out.

To fill the knowledge gap, the Vancouver Museum is presenting Chinese Script: From Oracle Bones to Computer Bytes, a travelling exhibit prepared by the National Library of China.

"As Chinese characters are widely familiar to most people, while oracle bone scripts remain quite distant, Hanyi hopes to utilize new language and mediums to inherit the history of hanzi culture ...

Oracle bone scripts from the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC), were the origin of Chinese characters, which was not only a symbol of civilization and a mark of Chinese culture, but ...