Department of History

This program focuses primarily on Bronze Age China and the contributions of the Yin (or Shang) dynasty, the a tangential emphasis on the reign of the Qins. Commentary by Tang Jigen of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and other experts; archival film of the excavation of Yinxu; armor and artifacts of the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi; footage of loess being used to replicate intricate Yin-era bronzes provide insight into the history of ancient China.