Ancient Chinese Artifacts
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This artifact is a turtle shell but not some normal old shell, it is an oracle bone. If you look close enough you can spot markings on it. This artifact was used for "fortune-telling" during the Shang Dynasty.
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This is a statue of Confucius the founder of the Confucianism belief. In ancient China, there were three beliefs: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Nowadays Islam and Christianity arrived in this country.
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In this image, we can see an emperor sitting on his throne, beside his portrait there is a bow hanging on the wall. On the throne is sitting the "Yellow Emperor" who built a temple to "God." This emperor established the worship of the sun, moon, and five planets.
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In this picture, we see a map of China. The oldest map in the world is the Guixian Map which dates back to the 4th century B.C.
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This is and painting of the silk road from Confucius' time. On this road, the Chinese traded salt, iron, fish, cattle, and silk.
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This is an image of some Chinese artwork on pots. The pots that the Chinese make are sometimes created out of porcelain or china which is very fragile.
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In this picture, we can see the Great Wall Of China lit up by the afternoon sun. This massive wall was started from 220 to 206 B.C.