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BEIJING 16 August (BelTA — China Daily) — President Xi Jinping has
always held the country’s cultural heritage dear to his heart,
consistently urging greater preservation efforts. The Yinxu Ruins, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the cultural sites he once
visited.
«I have long been yearning to visit here,» Xi said
during his visit to the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, on Oct
28, 2022, where he observed cultural relics such as bronze ware, jade
ware and oracle bone inscriptions.
«This time, I come here to
gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese civilization so that we can
make the past serve the present and draw inspiration to better build
modern Chinese civilization,» he said.
Xi pointed out that oracle
bone inscriptions retained evidence of the Chinese written language
from 3,000 years ago, helping to extend recorded Chinese history to
nearly 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.
Xi then
urged attaching more importance to and putting more efforts into
archaeological research to carry forward the project of tracing the
origins of the Chinese civilization.
«With a long and continuous
history stretching back to antiquity, the Chinese civilization shaped
our great nation, and this nation will continue to be great,» he said
during the visit.
The Yinxu site has been confirmed as the
capital site of the late Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC)
and is globally renowned as the home of the oracle bone inscriptions.
Earlier
this year, the new building of the Yinxu Museum opened to the public
with nearly 4,000 unearthed cultural relics, offering a remarkable
opportunity for visitors to appreciate the brilliance of the Shang
civilization.
