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Oracle Bones: A Journey through Time in China Peter Hessler
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

May 10, 2014 - We may be closer to solving the enigma of the "Yellow Emperor," Huang-ti (27th century B.C.), who, it is said, lived in those misty reaches of time before the Shang dynasty. They were used for fortune-telling and record keeping in ancient China. It is a beautifully written history of China by a freelance writer who lived among the people. In support of his latest China book, Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present. Thus, interpretation of omens and communicating with the ancestral spirits via divination was the central feature of religion during the Shang dynasty and gave rise to Chinese writing via oracle bones . Below is a picture of Hokule'a and a map of the Japan journey. Archaeological evidence suggests that China is one Such early forms of Chinese became known through the discovery by archaeologists of oracle bones, which were bones with writings inscribed on them. Feb 23, 2009 - Beyond these cities, the boundaries of the empire were not clearly defined, and the Shang king had to spend much of his time waging war in outlying areas to maintain control of his territory. Jun 28, 2006 - Last month, World Hum's Top 30 Travel Books of all time included Peter Hessler's River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, which weighed in at #20 on the list. Nov 30, 2011 - If you want to read a book about China and its people, told as a personal travelogue, read "Oracle Bones" by Peter Hessler. Curious to know Hessler's take on the Top 30 — as well as his own suggestions for books that might have been included — I contacted him by email as he toured the U.S. Jun 16, 2012 - Hessler, a freelance reporter in China in the early years of this century, collected his observations in Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China.