Who first discovered Oracle Bone Inscriptions in China?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions was first discovered by Wang in China. Wang, whose name is Ru Lian, is from Guxian Village, Fushan County, Shandong Province. Born in honesty and frankness, he is known as the "Oriental Monster". Modern epigraphy, collector and calligrapher in China. Wang dabbled in the history of books and loved epigraphy. He is the author of Records of the Han Dynasty, Selected Works of Gu Quan, Records of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Records of the Stone Inscriptions on Fushan Mountain, etc. He has close contacts with collectors and scholars such as Weng Tonghe, Xu, Pan Zuyin, Wu Da, Luo Zhenyu and Liu E.

Found Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

In the 25th year of Guangxu (1899), I bought a kind of medicinal material called keel when I was collecting medicine in Heniantang, studied the graphics and characters on it, and bought it in large quantities through Shandong antique dealer Fan. Wang first discovered Oracle Bone Inscriptions and dated it to Shang Dynasty. This discovery caused a sensation in Chinese and foreign academic circles, pushing the history of Chinese characters to the Shang Dynasty, which was more than 700 years BC/kloc-0, and became the originator of Oracle Bone Inscriptions studies.

Wang entered the south study room, and his calligraphy won the appreciation of Cixi. When Cixi painted, she gave Xu _,,, and Wang inscriptions. Cixi once gave Wang a beautiful jade carving hookah, which is now in Yantai Museum.

Academic influence

Wang was the first person to discover, collect and study Oracle bone inscriptions, and 1899, when he discovered the "keel" inscription, was regarded as the beginning year of Oracle bone inscriptions research in the world. Wang's initial judgment on Oracle Bone Inscriptions was confirmed by later research. Wang studied Chinese ancient cultural relics deeply, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins changed from a "keel" to a precious ancient cultural research material, thus avoiding the bad luck of being destroyed as a "medicinal material". Wang made an indelible contribution to the protection and development of China's ancient cultural heritage and the founding of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.