Yinxu
Yinxu is a Chinese archeological site corresponding to Yin, the final capital of the Shang dynasty. Located in present-day Anyang, Henan, Yin served as the capital during the Late Shang period which spanned the reigns of 12 Shang kings and saw the emergence of oracle bone script, the earliest known Chinese writing.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (270 feet)
- Description: archeological site of the last capital of China’s Shang dynasty
- Also known as“archaeological site of Yin Xu”“Ruins of Yin”“Yin Ruins”“Yin-hsü”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Tomb of Fu Hao and Anyang, Henan Northeast Airport.
Tomb of Fu Hao
The Tomb of Fu Hao lies within Yinxu, the site of the…
2½ km southeast of Yinxu
Anyang, Henan Northeast Airport
Aerodrome
Anyang Airport is a military airport in the city of Anyang in Henan Province, China.
3½ km east of Yinxu
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xijiao and Meiyuanzhuang Subdistrict.
Yinxu
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Latitude
36.1409° or 36° 8′ 27″ north
Longitude
114.30343° or 114° 18′ 12″ east
Open location code
8P8P48R3+99
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Yinxu” goes by many names.
Յինսյուն, Յինի ավերակներArmenian
Yin XuAsturian
Yin XuBasque
ИнсюBulgarian
Yin XuCatalan
ینسوCentral Kurdish
安阳殷墟Chinese
殷墟Chinese
殷墟宫殿宗庙遗址Chinese
殷墟文化Chinese
殷墟遗址Chinese
殷虚Chinese
殷虚遗址Chinese
YanshiCroatian
Yin XuCroatian
Jin-süCzech
Yin XuDutch
YinxuFinnish
Yin XuGalician
ინსიუGeorgian
ΓινσούGreek
יין שוHebrew
यिंग्शूHindi
यिन के खंडहरHindi
यिन्क्सूHindi
YinxuIndonesian
Yin XuItalian
殷墟Japanese
殷虚Japanese
ಯಿನ್ಕ್ಸುKannada
ЙіншүйKazakh
은허Korean
殷墟Literary Chinese
InsuLithuanian
ЈиншјуMacedonian
YinxuMalagasy
യിൻക്ഷുMalayalam
Yin XuMaltese
ინსიუMingrelian
YinxuNorwegian
YinxuNorwegian Bokmål
ਯਿੰਕਸੂPanjabi
یینPersian
Yin XuPolish
Yin XuSwedish
อินซฺวีThai
YinxuTurkish
АньянUkrainian
ІньсюйUkrainian
ینشوUrdu
Ân KhưVietnamese
殷墟Yue Chinese
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