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Classical PoetryFour-Character VerseChu ElegiesYuefu BalladsOld-Style SongsRegulated QuatrainsRegulated OctavesPalindrome VerseCi LyricsShort LyricsMid-Length LyricsLong LyricsSelf-Composed TunesSanqu & DramaSanqu SongsSong SuitesYuan Zaju DramaChuanqi DramaSouthern DramaStorytelling BalladsRhapsody & Parallel ProseGrand Han RhapsodiesShort RhapsodiesParallel ProseProse RhapsodiesClassical ProsePre-Qin MastersHistorical NarrativeEssays & MemorialsTravel WritingLetters & PrefacesInformal EssaysEpitaphs & ElegiesNotebooksClassical FictionTales of the StrangeTang–Song TalesVernacular StoriesChapter NovelsQing Tales of WonderSatirical NovelsFables & LorePhilosophers' FablesSatirical ParablesHistorical AllusionsAncient MythsFolk LegendsLiterary CriticismLiterary TheoryPoetry TalksDrama CriticismRhetoric & StyleSayings & IdiomsIdiomsProverbsCommon SayingsAphorismsCoupletsRhymes & JinglesCivilizational Canons
Values & EthicsCosmos & NaturePoetry & Lyrical SpiritMelodies & Performing ArtsCrafts & Material WisdomCulinary & GastronomyStrategiesEducationSciencesArchitectureInfrastructureCommerceThrough the Dynasties
XiaShangZhouQinHanThree KingdomsJinNorthern and SouthernSuiTangTen KingdomsSongYuanMingQing
Through the Dynasties · LH2
Shang
Bronze metallurgy and oracle bone inscriptions
Dynasty
The work in the mural
Classic of Poetry (Shijing): Hymns of Shang · The Black Bird
Heaven decreed the Black Bird (Swallow) to descend and give birth to Shang, dwelling in the vast lands of Yin. The ancient Lord commanded Martial Tang to pacify the four quarters; issuing mandates to lords, possessing all nine regions. The capital of Shang stands majestic, the beacon of all four directions!
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