ChineseCharactersTHEearliestChineseCharacters，accordingtoarchaeologicalfindings，datebacktotheYangshaoCultureoftheNeolithicAge，about5，000to7，000yearsago.AwritingsystemcameintobeingintheShangDynasty（ca.17th-11thcenturiesBC）.AnimmensecacheofanimalbonesandturtleshellscarvedwithancientcharacterswasexcavatedfromtheruinsoftheShangcapitalinthevicinityofAnyang，HenanProvince.These“oraclebones”m...
