A Brief Discussion on The Boundary of a Day in Shang Dynasty
Peng Yu-shang
Abstract
Peng Yu-shang
Abstract
The bone-shell inscriptions Chinese character“[FK(W+5mm。4mm][TPP7A,+5mm。4mm,BP]”refers to the period between two Ganzhi According to the oracle nscriptions and some other documents,the boundary of a day should contains a short period of the end of the night rather than after daybreak. The beginning of a day possibly is at dawn according Shang Dynasty's description.
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The bone-shell inscriptions Chinese character“[FK(W+5mm。4mm][TPP7A,+5mm。4mm,BP]”refers to the period between two Ganzhi According to the oracle nscriptions and some other documents,the boundary of a day should contains a short period of the end of the night rather than after daybreak. The beginning of a day possibly is at dawn according Shang Dynasty's description.
Key concepts: Shang dynasty, Character (mathematics), Ancient history, Period (music), History, Literature, Art, Archaeology