The Shang Dynasty was not known for the production of distilled liquor. Wine-making dates as far back as the Neolithic period (7000 B.C.E. to 1700 B.C.E.), but distilled liquor did not appear ...

For more than 3,000 years, China’s oldest-known distilled spirit remained hidden inside a bronze, owl-shaped vessel unearthed within a Shang Dynasty tomb. Discovered in 2010 in Jinan, China, the ...

This photo taken on March 23, 2023 shows a ditch of the water system in the ruins of a city from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province.

A Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC) settlement, covering 220,000 square meters, was recently discovered in Handan, North China's Hebei Province, providing more insight into the cultural beliefs and ...

A stock photo shows a face mask dating back to the Shang dynasty. A rare 3,000-year-old gold mask found in Henan Province offers archeologists a glimpse into ancient Chinese culture.

A piece of bronzeware unearthed in China in 2010 has finally been opened. The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...