RUINS OF YIN
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The ruins of Yin are situated on the banks of the Huang He River in Henan Province, and a number of historic documents show that the city was once the capital of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 BCE to 1046 BCE). This makes it the first capital city in Chinese history. Covering roughly four square kilometres, the capital lasted around 255 years and 12 kings across some eight generations.
One of the most significant finds from the Yin site are inscribed oracle bones that, according
