Yin Ruins (殷墟; Yīnxū), (Taxi fare from downtown is about ¥10), . 8:00-18:30 (March-October), 8:00-17:30 (in the winter). Capital of the Shang Dynasty about 1300BC. This site contains a museum, foundations of the Shang Capital, the tomb of Fuhao a Shang dynasty concubine and general. A site where many Oracle turtle shells where found. Questions were written on the turtle shells and heat applied causing cracks from which the answer to questions were deduced. An important source of early Chinese writing. A pit where chariots were buried. Takes a whole day especially if you know some Chinese characters (or even just few!) or are interested in Chinese history.¥90. �
Shang Dynasty Royal Cemetery, (Taxi fare from downtown is about ¥20). Several of the Tombs have been turned into museums by a building being erected over the tomb. �
Youli Townlet, (Taxi fare from downtown is about ¥20). Youli Townlet is cultural remains from Longshan to the Western Zhou periods. The cultural layer is about 7 meters thick. Youli Townlet is also remains of the national jail with the longest history in China. It is the very place where "the Western Duke (JiChang) deduced the trigrams into hexagrams during his imprisonment in Youli". Being the leader of the Zhou clan in the end of the Shang Dynasty and with the name of Jichang, King Wen widely adhered to the policy of benevolence, which aroused the suspicious and jealousy of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. King Zhou put King Wen into the jail in Youli. During the 7 years of imprisonment, Jichang deducted the 9 trigrams of Fuxi into the 64 hexagrams, and wrote the classic "Yi-Ching (the book of changes)". Hence, Youli became the birthplace of the "Yi-Ching", which is known as the origin of the Chinese culture. The later generations built the temple of King Wen in memory of this great man, which has become the sacred place for people to pay respects to the late sage King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty. Youli Townlet is famous both at home and abroad with its profound and comprehensive intentions of the culture. It was declared as a National Important Protective Unit of Historical Relics by the State Council in 1996 �
Red-flag Canal, (In Linzhou). Man made canal built in the 1960s due to water supply shortage in the area. �
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