The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by Wu of Zhou. The earliest known Chinese writing was also found there, tens of thousands of inscriptions on oracle bones, telling us a ...

Zhou Xin is Tech Editor of the Post, following stints as Political Economy Editor and Deputy China Editor. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing. The international roll-out ...

An expert told the Global Times on Sunday that the "Yasheng" and "Ge" clan emblems unearthed at the site have provided important evidence for the study of Shang and Zhou dynasties in southern Shanxi.

Some of them joined Wu but others chose to fight for Di Xin. Wu’s troops were better armed and loyal, and broke the Shang troops in a chariot charge, forcing Di Xin to retreat to his palace.

The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by Wu of Zhou. The earliest known Chinese writing was also found there, tens of thousands of inscriptions on oracle bones, telling us a ...

The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by Wu of Zhou. The earliest known Chinese writing was also found there, tens of thousands of inscriptions on oracle bones, telling us a ...