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| Yinxu Ruins - Where Precious Chinese
Ancient Archives Was Found |
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As one of the four ancient civilizations, China set up a system of
archives collection, management and utility as early as in Shang Dynasty
(17th century BC- 11th century BC). The massive excavation of Yinxu
Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province form late 19th century to 1970s showed
that officials were appointed to manage tortoise shells with languages
in Shang Dynasty, and they became an important part of the massive
bureaucratic system. In the Qin and Han dynasties, China saw the establishment
of a complete archives management system, centering on the central
governments and involving central and local affairs, including the
emperors' routine lives, files, household registrations and land archives.
At present, China's national archives work is managed by a huge
system with China's State Archives Bureau at its centre and involving
archives management agencies at provincial, prefectural and county
levels as well as of various sector. China's major archives include
China No.1 Historical Archives (Which has a collection of more than
18 million copies or volumes of Qing Dynasty central and local government
archives), Central Archives (which, attached to the central government
and founded in 1962, mainly collects the archives of national significance
and for ministries and commissions after 1949), China No.2 Historical
Archives (which collects the archives of the Republic of China from
1912-49), China Contemporary Literature Museum and China Photo Archives. |
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