摘要
ON the banks of the An-yang River and on the Yinxu archeological site in Anyang City,central China’s Henan Province,the grand new building of the Yinxu Museum stands imposingly.This magnificent building,designed in the shape of an ancient Chinese cooking vessel with two loop handles and four legs called ding,is the first national museum offering panoramic views of the civilization of the Shang Dynasty(around 1600-1046 B.C.).The museum,boasting numerous oracle bone inscriptions,has also become one of the new cultural landmarks in China.
