Life in Shang cities was highly regulated, with 12-month calendars, decimal measurement, conscription and centralised taxes.

在商代， 城市活已十分规律，有将一年划分为十二个月历法、十进量衡单位、兵役以及中央税收。

In Taoist terminology, the 15th day of the 1st month is considered the birthday of a great Taoist Deity, and it was called Shang Yuan Festival meaning Upper Yuan Festival.

道教文化公认正月十五是一位伟大道教神日，它被称为“上元节”，意思是上等元神节日。

Radiocarbon dating has shown that the No 3 and No 4 pits, at 3,000 to 3,200 years old, go back to the late Shang Dynasty (16th century-11th century BC) , Xu said.

据徐斐宏介绍，根据放射性碳年代测定显示，3号坑和4号坑距今已有3000到3200年历史，可以追溯到商朝晚期 (公元前16世纪至11世纪)。

While some experts say that people in the Shang Dynasty saw it as a symbol of victory in war, others argue that it symbolized class status and power.

一些专家说商朝人把它看作是战争胜利象征，另一些人则认为它象征着阶级地位和权力。

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.

我们将深入研究中国古代商朝，在那个时候，灵媒解释加热骨头以帮助人们做决定，这促使了中国文字发展。

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

据说这个节日最早现在商朝，但直到唐朝初年才逐渐流行起来。

According to the novel, Ne Zha was born in Chentang Pass during the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC).

根据小说，哪于商代（约公元前16世纪至公元前11世纪）陈塘关。

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.

从现存甲骨文中，我们可以看到商朝是多么繁荣，以及人们，主要是精英阶层，是如何过他们时光主要证据。

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武士造。

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

猫头鹰形象也现在商代石像中。

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

到了周朝，商朝文化被彻底颠覆了。

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重要资源，从当地农民到国王，任何人都可以咨询他们未来。

Not only did the oracle bones give birth to the Chinese script, but they also acted as primary sources for the people of Shang China.

甲骨文不仅催了汉字，而且还是商朝人民主要资料来源。

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活。

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

鸮尊土于商朝著名王后妇好墓中。

Indeed, it's a view that, according to his performance, is supported by the character of Shang, as it appears in the oracle bone script, reminiscent of the face of an owl.

事实上，从其外表形象上来看，这种观点得到了为商鞅这个角色所支撑，因为甲骨文中曾现过其让人联想到猫头鹰脸。

Nonetheless, what's certain is that the owl was the most important symbol in Shang Dynasty China, the most frequently occurring bird motif on bronze sacrificial vessels.

尽管如此，可以肯定是，猫头鹰是中国商代最重要象征，是青铜祭祀器皿上最常见鸟图案。

The Chinese script started as  a series of pictograms but, over time, the images became easier to duplicate  and served more as a symbol than an actual depiction. During the Shang dynasty, as many as  3,000 new Chinese characters were introduced.

中国文字最初是一系列象形图，但随着时间推移， 这些图像变得更容易复， 并且更多地作为一种符号而不是实际描述。商代传入新汉字多达3000个。

1700-1100 BCE, Oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty describe diseases, wine as a medicine, and surgical knives and needles.

公元前1700至1100年间，商朝甲骨文记载了疾病、酒作为药物使用，以及外科手术刀和针具。

For instance, the civilization of bronze wares prospered in the Shang Dynasty, and large scale of bronze wares were mostly discovered in the central plain regions with its center in the capital Yin of the Shang Dynasty.

例如，商代青铜器文明繁荣，大规模青铜器多发现于以商代都殷为中心中原地区。