Exploring China's Yin Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Exploring China's Yin Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

STORY: Exploring China's Yin Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Yin Ruins 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN KAI, Director of the Henan Provincial Administration of Cultural Heritage 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XIAOYANG, Director of the Anyang Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage STORYLINE: Archaeologists recently discovered a city road dating back over 3,000 years in Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, in Anyang of China's Henan Province. The new discovery offers new insights on archaeological studies of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins boast archaeological remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN KAI, Director of the Henan Provincial Administration of Cultural Heritage "The discovery of the Yin Ruins changed people's understanding of Chinese history and culture, and brought forward the recorded history of C

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