By the 1100s BCE, the Shang Dynasty was facing encroachments from several states to the west, the most formidable of which was the State of Zhou. The initiator of the Zhou conquest of Shang was Ji ...

The following was written of the reign of Emperor Zhou (the last emperor of the Shang Dynasty, enthroned 1154 B.C. – 1122 B.C.): “With a pool of wine and a forest of hanging meats, men and ...

In China the Shang Dynasty, which had been in power for over 500 years, was toppled by a new dynasty, the Zhou. The Zhou came from the west - from the steppes of central Asia. Like the Kushites of ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

the essence of the animal faces and patterns found on bronzes from the Shang dynasty lies in their artistic abstraction of the natural world, which gave them a kind of brutal, otherworldly beauty.

But scholars have now found that Zhouyuan was already the capital for the Zhou people before they overthrew the Shang Dynasty ...

The top 10 Chinese archaeological discoveries of 2024 were unveiled on Thursday in Beijing by the. The selected projects are outstanding representatives of work in the field of archaeology over the ...

noted that the artifacts exemplify the elegance and craftsmanship of the Shang Dynasty. Unlike many bronze relics in China's National Museum-which date to the Western Zhou Dynasty or exhibit worn ...

is set during the transition between decline of the the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and the rise of the Zhou dynasty (1600–256 BC). This epic work blends historical events with Chinese ...

But scholars have now found that Zhouyuan was already the capital for the Zhou people before they overthrew the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century to 11th century BC) and established the Western Zhou ...