Artifacts featuring animals unveiled at new Yinxu museum

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

A total of 4,000 pieces (sets) of the Shang civilization artifacts (1600 B.C. - 1046 B.C.), are on show at the museum, which opened on Monday in Anyang. The Yin Ruins was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

Cultural relics featuring animals are displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024.

Cultural relics featuring animals are displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024.

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

An artifact featuring an animal is displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Kan Li)

Cultural relics featuring animals are displayed at the new Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 25, 2024.