This area demonstrates tomb M60 and horse-and-chariot pit M3 excavated at Hsin-ts’un, Chun-hsien, Honan. M60 is among the few tombs undisturbed by looters at this Western Chou cemetery. Inside the tomb, the burial space measures 2.85m in its length and 1.6m in its width, with only a single coffin. Though not many accompanying burial artifacts are presented, the sources of these artifacts are rather complicated. Among these artifacts, there are relatively larger numbers of weapons and.....

From 1928 to 1937, the Institute conducted fifteen seasons of excavation of the Yin-hsu site. Eleven large tombs, along with more than 1300 small graves, had been discovered on the highlands of Hsi-pei-kang, located on the northern shore of the Huan River. Whereas in the Hsiao-t’un village on the southern shore of the river, three well structured hang-t’u (pounded earth) construction sites were found.
The Museum separates topics of the Yin-hsu area into the “Shang Royal Cemetery at Hsi-pei-kang” and the “Shang Palace and Ancestral Temples at.....

In 1928, Wu Chin-ting, one of the research fellows of the Institute, first discovered the remains of the Lung-shan culture in Cheng-tze-yai, at the town Lung-shan, Shantung. Later in 1934, lead by Li Chi, other researchers of the Institute found more remains of the Lung-shan culture along the eastern coastline of Shantung Province. The next year, test excavations were carried out at the Wa-wu-ts'un and Ta-ku-tui sites in Liang-ch'eng-chen. These excavations established the foundation for the study of.....

Dates: 25 June, 2005~24 June, 2006
Bronze vessels are precious works of traditional Chinese art but, owing to their academic importance and the difficulties of preservation, few can collect them. Because it is not easy to gain access to this art form, for centuries, enthusiasts have tried different techniques and methods attempting to reproduce the images of bronze vessels on.....

Dates:2 May, 2007-30 April, 2008
The so-called ancestral shrine is a place where our forefathers are offered sacrifices and worshipped, and often situated in the proximity of one’s home for periodical offering ceremonies to remember the ancestors by, and for keeping in contact with other kinsmen and women. During the Han dynasty, the ancestral shrine used to be called, the dining hall, the temple, the study.....