Early China Through Its Cultural Relics

Written artifacts from the pre-Qin and Qin and Han periods include oracle bones, bronzes, bamboo and wooden slips, silk manuscripts, Han dynasty pictorial stones, pottery, jade, and gold and silver objects. Among these, the artifacts most distinctive of their eras are the oracle bones and bronzes of the Shang and Zhou, the bamboo slips and silk manuscripts of the Warring States, Qin, and Han periods, and the Han dynasty pictorial bricks and stones. The 34 artifacts featured in this book come primarily from these five categories.

Written in an engaging, accessible style, the book shares fascinating and informative historical knowledge with the general public. It aims to popularize obscure historical facts that most people do not know and overturn misconceptions that many people take for granted.