Chen Nan draws a design manuscript at his studio in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An) Move, words of the ancient! Chen Nan, a professor who has been in ...

In recent years, research into oracles bones, used to divine the future during China’s Shang dynasty, has fizzled out. The main reason is that researchers cannot decipher the characters cut into the ...

Since farmers began digging up ancient bone fragments in the fields around the Yellow River in eastern China over 100 years ago, researchers have been poring over the mysterious script found on them.

What it is: Tortoise shells or the shoulder blades of oxen that were inscribed with ancient Chinese characters Where it is from: China When it was made: 3,250 years ago Related: The 3,300-year-old ...

Chen Nan (R) and his team members discuss a design scheme of oracle bone script at his studio in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 24, 2019. Boasting a history of more than 3,000 ...

China's social media communicators have traveled back in time to create their latest emoji incarnations. Two new sets of emojis draw their inspiration from the Chinese oracle bone script, which dates ...

Chen's studio has also developed a range of other cultural and creative products based on the oracle bone script, such as drawing templates, scarves, mobile phone cases and envelopes. And his design ...