Time: January 18 - May 13, 2012

Place: Temporary Exhibition Hall

Jointly presented by the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, the exhibition brings together 60 years of archaeological achievements from Yinxu (the capital site of the late Shang dynasty in pre-Qin China) in Anyang, Henan province, with a total of 136 pieces (groups) of cultural relics. 

The exhibits mainly include fine bronze and jade artifacts unearthed from Fvhao tomb, who is the consort of King Wuding in Shang dynasty  (1600 BC - 1046 BC), supplemented by cultural relics unearthed from other parts of Anyang; it tells how different utensils and ritual artifacts were systematically used by the royal families in the late Shang period. Visitors will learn a comprehensive picture of the marvelous history of the late Shang dynasty.