The rulers of the Zhou Dynasty called themselves Tianzi instead of emperor.

朝统治者称自己为“天子”，而不是皇帝。

I was born 3,000 years ago, during the Western Zhou dynasty.

我出生在三千年前西。

It dates back to the Zhou Dynasty (the 11th century – 256 BC).

它可以朝（公元前11世纪-公元前256年）。

As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were people's activities here.

早在西时期，就有人在此活动。

Although some oracle bones have been found from the Zhou Dynasty, most of them are dated to the Shang Dynasty—the period of Chinese history when oracle bones were used most regularly.

虽然发现了一些甲骨文，但其中大部分可以商——中国历史上甲骨文使用最频繁时期。

The ritual culture that started from the Zhou Dynasty (11th century-256 BC) stressed balance, symmetry and order.

始于朝（公元前 11 世纪-公元前 256 年）礼乐文化注重平衡、对称和秩序。

The origin of this holiday goes back to the Zhou Dynasty, some 3,000 years ago.

中秋节起源可以大约三千年前朝。

The oracle bones declined in use during the Zhou Dynasty with the introduction of the " I-Ching" , a fortune-telling book that was a different way for divining the future.

甲骨文在朝随着《易经》引入而衰落，这是一本算命书，是一种不同预测未来方法。

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

了朝，商朝文化被彻底颠覆了。

As early as the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 BC), people worshipped the gods on the first day of the Winter Solstice, which also was the first day of the new year.

早在朝时期（公元前约11世纪-公元前256年），人们就在冬至这天祭拜神灵，冬至还是新年第一天。

In the strict hierarchy of Western Zhou, vessels used in sacrifices and at banquets were imbued with specific significance.

西等级森严，一些用于祭祀和宴飨器物被赋予了特殊含义。

Hierarchy was strictly defined during the Western Zhou dynasty, and it was reflected in what people wore.

西时期对等级制度有严格规定，反映在人们穿着上。

In fact, Gui were quite common in Western Zhou.

实际上，簋在西并不十分罕见。

Experts used carbon-14 dating to analyze ash samples from the Western Zhou period.

专家采取了碳十四测年法，将西初年遗存中出土碳样进行检验.

So the concept of the Mandate of Heaven dates from the Zhou Dynasty, and current historians think that they created it to get rid of the Shang.

所以天命概念可以，现在历史学家认为他们创造它是为了摆脱商。

We all know that after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he abolished the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty and implemented the county system.

我们都知道， 秦始皇统一天下后，废除了封建制度， 实行县制。

I am a descendant of the Emperor of Later Zhou Dynasty, and I am known as the 'Small Whirlwind.' I am just and upright and distribute wealth in good cause.

我是后皇帝后裔，人称‘小旋风’。我为人正直，分配财富有理有据。

This is when the Western Zhou dynasty finally came to an end, as the last old ministers Yi Jifu and Shao Hu died one after the other.

至此，西王朝终于走向了灭亡，最后一位老臣衣吉甫、邵虎相继去世。

I traveled a long way to a small village school in Long zhou, Guang Xi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

我长途跋涉来广西壮族自治区龙州一个小村庄学校。

During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a custom of worshiping the Thunder God on Jingzhe Day.

朝时期，就有在惊蛰日祭祀雷神习俗。