Yin Xu, China - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Yin Xu, China

Weather: Mostly sunny skies, 64/93F

Route: From Ping Yao 364 km SE on G2516.

Significance: This is the oldest site we've visited in China. These are ruins of the Bronze era capital of the Shang dynasty, which existed from 1300-1046 BC. Oracle bones found there are among the earliest examples of Chinese writing. The Shang Dynasty is known for being a center of science and art.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images: 

There are burials of chariots with human remains, thought to be sacrificial (from whc.unesco.org)

Oracle bone with some of the earliest evidence of Chinese writing (from whc.unesco.org)