During the Shang Dynasty, divination was very important.

在商朝，占卜是非常重要的。

The tomb belonged to Fuhao, wife of Wuding — a Shang Dynasty King.

这座墓属于商王武丁的妻子妇好。

The image of the owl also appears in Shang Dynasty stone statures.

头鹰的形象也出现在商代的石像中。

Through them, we can reconstruct a day in the life of a Shang Dynasty man.

通过它们，我们可以重现一个商朝人一天的生活。

This piece describes how a Shang dynasty king went hunting and caught a wild bull.

这片兽骨记录了一个商朝的王打猎并捕获了一头野牛的故事。

In addition to weapons and tools, Shang dynasty in China was capable of producing distinctly non-utilitarian items.

除了武器和生活工具，殷商期，中还能生产明显独特的艺术而非实用性器皿（祭礼器）。

The kings of the Shang Dynasty are recorded as hunting rhinoceroses on the oracle bone inscriptions.

在甲骨文记录中，商朝的王们会狩猎犀牛。

In the years of the Zhou Dynasty, the culture of the Shang Dynasty was completely overturned.

到了周朝，商朝的文化被彻底颠覆了。

It was discovered in the tomb of Fu How, a famous Queen of the Shang Dynasty.

鸮尊出土于商朝著名王后妇好的墓中。

In fact, owl motifs are seen in artifacts dating from the Shang Dynasty.

事实上，在商代的文物中就有头鹰图案。

But though ritual explains Shang Dynasty China's enthusiasm for big bronze, in general terms, why was The Houmuwu Ding made?

但是，虽然仪式可以解释商代中对制造大青铜器皿的热情，但总的来，为什么要制作后母戊鼎呢？

While it is believed that the festival first appeared during the Shang Dynasty, it only gained popularity during the early Tang Dynasty.

据这个节日最早出现在商朝，但直到唐朝初年才逐渐流行起来。

And this inscription tells us that this particular bowl was made for a Zhou warrior, one of the invaders who overthrew the Shang Dynasty.

表明这个簋是为一名曾参与推翻商王朝的武士制造的。

The Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC) relics distributed in the sacrificial area are all related to sacrificial activities, covering an area of nearly 13,000 square meters.

分布在祭祀区的商代（公元前 1600 年—公元前 1046 年）文物均与祭祀活动有关，面积近 13000 平方米。

It was also during the Shang dynasty  that the Chinese system of writing began.

也是在商代，中的文字系统开始了。

From the surviving oracle bones, we have primary evidence for just how prosperous the Shang Dynasty was and how people, mostly the elite, spent their time.

从现存的甲骨文中，我们可以看到商朝是多么的繁荣，以及人们，主要是精英阶层，是何度过他们的光的主要证据。

In records of the grand historian, Simaqian says that the Shang dynasty was founded by the descendant of a Phoenix and that it was dominated by men.

《史记》中记载，司马迁，商朝是由凤凰的后裔建立的，由男性统治。

Consulting a psychic in the Shang Dynasty was considered an important resource for decision-making, and anyone from your local farmer to your king could consult about their future.

在商朝，咨询灵媒被认为是决策的重要资源，从当地农民到王，任何人都可以咨询他们的未来。

There's evidence of chopsticks as long ago as the Shang dynasty, which is about 3000 years ago, and they loved tripods during the Shang dynasty.

早在距今3000多年前的商代就有筷子的证据，而商代的人们很喜欢鼎。

We're going to delve into the Shang Dynasty of ancient China where psychics interpreted heated bones to help people make decisions which led to the development of Chinese writing.

我们将深入研究中古代的商朝，在那个候，灵媒解释加热的骨头以帮助人们做出决定，这促使了中文字的发展。