Brief introduction of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

1. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient script in China, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", Yin Ruins script or "tortoise shell and beast bone script". As an early form of Chinese characters, it is the oldest mature character in China, which was first unearthed in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province. It belongs to ancient Chinese, not the ancient or primitive language of other languages.

2. Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan Province, China, and it is the cultural product of Shang Dynasty (about BC17th century-BC1century), with a history of about 3,600 years.

Third, Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a symmetrical and stable pattern. Prepare three elements of calligraphy, namely, using a pen, finishing words and composing. Judging from the number and structure of fonts, Oracle Bone Inscriptions has developed into a more rigorous and systematic writing. The "six-character" principle of Chinese characters has been embodied in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. However, the traces of the original picture and the original words are still obvious.

Fourthly, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a cultural product of the Shang Dynasty (about17th century BC-0 BC/1century BC), with a history of about 3,600 years.

Verb (verb's abbreviation) 2017165438+1On October 24th, Oracle Bone Inscriptions passed the evaluation of UNESCO's International Advisory Committee on Memory Engineering in the World and was selected into the Memory of the World Register.

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China officially announced that Oracle Bone Inscriptions was selected into the Memory of the World List.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions's successful entry into the Memory of the World Register was held in Beijing on 26th. Relevant institutions in China indicated that they would take this opportunity to promote the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

10This year10On October 30th, UNESCO announced that the Oracle Bone Inscriptions project declared by China successfully passed the evaluation of the UNESCO International Advisory Committee on Memory of the World Project and was selected into the Memory of the World List. 65438+The press conference on February 26th was officially released by the relevant departments of China.

Wang, deputy director of the National Archives Bureau, said that as early as 1996, China established the National Committee of World Memory Engineering, and in 2000, it established the world's first national list of world memory heritage. China first applied for "Memory of the World" from 1997, and 13 was successfully selected.

Ou Minxing, representative of UNESCO in China, congratulated Oracle Bone Inscriptions on his successful selection in the Memory of the World Register. She emphasized that the project plays an important role in promoting the protection and rational utilization of the documentary heritage and promoting international cooperation and equal exchange, and hoped that all member States would give more support to the project.

Dan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, said that the Palace Museum, as one of the 1 1 Oracle bones collection units applying for the Memory of the World List, has a collection of about 23,000 Oracle bones, ranking third in the world. Oracle Bone Inscriptions was successfully selected into the Memory of the World Register, which further strengthened the cooperation between Oracle Bone Inscriptions's collection and research institutions, and laid a solid foundation for the publicity, education and promotion of Oracle Bone Inscriptions for all walks of life at home and abroad in the future.

Du Zhanyuan, vice minister of education and director of the State Language Committee, stressed that in the new era, we should pay attention to the research and excavation of the historical and cultural connotations contained in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. In the next step, the Ministry of Education and the State Language Committee will take the lead in organizing multidisciplinary cross-integration, using advanced scientific and technological means to help the research and application of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and strive to have a number of influential achievements on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the discovery of Oracle Bone Inscriptions on 20 19, so as to make the study of "Juexue" endless and unpopular, and inject strength into enhancing the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation.

To commemorate Oracle Bone Inscriptions's successful listing in the Memory of the World, the Ministry of Education and the State Language Committee specially commissioned china national philatelic corporation to produce and issue a souvenir cover.

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