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Since the 20th century, hundreds of exquisite bronzes from the late Shang period have been unearthed in the barren loess hilly areas. Starting from this issue, this book uses first-hand materials to deeply analyze the local society of the Loess Hills; studies the origin of bronzes; and analyzes the cross-regional interaction between the Loess Hills, the North China Plain, the Guanzhong Basin, and the Mongolian grassland. Compared with the developed civilization of the Central Plains, the Loess Hills was a simpler frontier society, but with its favorable geographical location, it served as a hub for cross-regional connections. This book observes social changes from the perspective of socio-economics and ancient trade, and provides a systematic explanation for understanding the growth of civilization in the Central Plains, the development of northern border societies such as the Loess Hills, and the long-distance exchanges between China and Mongolia in the Bronze Age.