※ This video is part of <Documentary Prime - Exploring Human Civilization Part 3: The Secret of the Oracle Bone Script, the Yellow River Civilization> broadcast on August 3, 2011. The Yellow River civilization developed from the Yangshao culture and Longshan culture of the Neolithic Age to the Yin, Zhou, and Jin dynasties. The Yellow River civilization, a civilization in China adjacent to us, has had a great influence on us living today, with the oracle bone script, the origin of Chinese characters, and Confucianism. The Yellow River civilization is being revealed specifically through the records of the oracle bone script. This program traces the origin of the Yellow River civilization 3,000 years ago, the lives of the ancient Chinese people, and the development and demise of the dynasty through the oracle bone script. The world's largest loess plateau forms a unique culture The Yellow River, which is called a yellow river because it is mixed with loess. One of the characteristics of the Yellow River civilization along with the Yellow River is loess. The ancient Chinese people dug caves in the loess and built houses there, creating their own unique culture. Currently, many people live in yaodong (cave houses) in the Loess Plateau. I visited there and interviewed about their lifestyle. The key to unlocking the secrets of the Yellow River civilization, oracle bone script The Yellow River, also known as a yellow river because of the yellow soil mixed in. One of the characteristics of the Yellow River civilization along with the Yellow River is loess. The ancient Chinese people dug caves in the loess and built houses there, creating their own unique culture. Currently, many people live in yaodong (cave houses) in the Loess Plateau. I visited there and interviewed about their lifestyle. The key to unlocking the secrets of the Yellow River civilization, oracle bone script The Yellow River is the birthplace of the 3 billion Chinese character cultural sphere. This is because the Yellow River civilization, which was centered around the Yellow River, gave birth to oracle bone script, the original form of Chinese characters. Their script was oracle bone script written on turtle and animal bones. Traces of the rituals and inquiries they made to heaven when deciding on important national issues remain in the oracle bone script. With the discovery of oracle bones, the legendary Yin Dynasty was incorporated into history. The 875-kilogram cauldron Simu Wujing and the tomb of Fu Hao, who was both a queen and a female general, discovered in Yin Xu, the capital of the Yin Dynasty, and the oracle bones and carriage discovered therein are keys to unlocking the secrets of the Yin Dynasty. The appearance of the Yin Dynasty society can be seen through various relics such as bronzeware, jadeware, and oracle bone inscriptions excavated from Yin Xu. According to him, the Yin Dynasty was a society in which the king was also the priest and the state was united. All important state affairs were decided by fortune telling, and the oracle bone inscriptions recorded the contents. He visited Xiaotun, the largest discovery site of oracle bone inscriptions, to examine the oracle bone inscriptions and interpret their meanings. He also traced traces of trade through the oracle bone inscriptions. The Zhou Dynasty, which formed the foundation of Chinese Confucianism, and the pinnacle of Yellow River civilization, the Qin Dynasty, which succeeded the Yin Dynasty, reorganized its ruling ideology through ancestral rites and the emergence of thinkers including Confucius, and laid the philosophical foundation of Yellow River civilization. The loyalty and filial piety that the Zhou Dynasty valued were so important that they were even written on oracle bone script during the Yin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang and the Qin Dynasty, who unified the world amid the development of agricultural culture centered on the Yellow River, brought Yellow River civilization to its peak. Terracotta Army and Horses, which show the grandeur of Qin. The reporting team met the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army and reported on the situation at the time of its discovery. The Terracotta Army and Horses at the Terracotta Army Museum. The battle formation of 8,000 soldiers, 500 horses, and 130 chariots, lined up in eleven rows, ready to charge at the slightest command, looks like an army that is about to come to life. Why did the Qin Dynasty, which was so splendid, die so quickly? We will reveal the reason. ✔ Program name: Part 3 Secrets of the Oracle Bone Script: Yellow River Civilization ✔ Broadcast date: 2011.08.03 #GolladyeonDocumentary #DocuPrime #AncientCivilization #YellowRiverCivilization #China #QinDynasty #YinDynasty