Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)

The Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BCE) stands as China's first historically verified dynasty, anchored by over 150,000 oracle bone inscriptions that provide the earliest evidence of Chinese writing. Its craftsmen cast the most sophisticated bronze vessels of the era, such as the 833-kilogram Simuwu Ding.

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