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Ancient China Bronze Works at the Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆

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Inside the Bronze Works Exhibition at the Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆

China is one of the world oldest continuous civilizations. Its history goes back thousands of years. A lot inventions have been credited to China. However, it is their uses of these inventions that will be the most interesting. The history of man is divided into ages which is defined by the dominant technology at that time. One of these ages was the Bronze Age, which usually comes after the Stone age in most cultures. The Bronze age of China probably started more than 5000 years ago, around 3000 BC, that is certainly a long time ago, but when a culture’s history goes back that long, it is a testament to the durability of that civilization.
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