A turquoise dragon with a bronze bell unearthed from the Erlitou site. JIANG DONG/WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY
From top: A bronze ding vessel from the Yinxu Ruins from the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) in Anyang, Henan. A painted pottery basin from the Miaodigou site, Shanxian county, Henan. JIANG DONG/WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY
From top: A clay pot from the Taosi site in Shanxi province. An inscribed oracle bone from the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC), unearthed in Anyang, Henan. Pottery portrait of a human face more than 5,000 years old, unearthed in Baoji, Shaanxi province. A turquoise dragon with a bronze bell unearthed from the Erlitou site. JIANG DONG/WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY