Bronze - Late Shang dynasty ... first durable state governing the entire Chinese heartland, ushers in first Chinese cultural "golden age", growth in money economy, and the promotion of ...

At the Sanxingdui archaeological site in Sichuan, China, researchers have confirmed the use of silk in sacrificial rituals practiced by a civilization from the Bronze Age in the Yangtze River Basin.

and the sheer number that have been unearthed over China's vast territory. The people of the Bronze Age of China believed in the hierarchy of beings. They created their art to maintain this order on ...

Although China was not the first country to enter the Bronze Age, its bronzes from this period are unique in world history because of their variety and intricacy, the ritual context in which they ...

indicating that this workshop was at the forefront of the transition from Neolithic China to the Bronze Age around 2000 BC, according to recent research to be published in the September issue of ...