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People living in this Bronze Age civilization crafted unique objects that shed light on life in ancient China some 3,500 years ago.

The National Museum of Asian Art is presenting “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings,” the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of ancient China’s

The National Museum of Asian Art is presenting “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings,” the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of ancient China’s Shang dynasty (occupied ca. 1250 B.C.–ca. 1050 B.C.), the source of China’s earliest surviving written records, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Chinese archaeology.

Entering an inconspicuous winding Beijing ally, a book shop named Humanistic Archaeology Bookstore comes into view. Passing through its doors, a reader or two could be seen browsing through the cramped space crammed with shelves full of professional archaeological and cultural books on ceramics, jade, statues, bronze and murals.