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殷墟

Mandarin · pinyin Yīn xū

Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽 in Henan province, a World Heritage site

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殷: yīn · many, great; abundant, flourishing
墟: xū · high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland

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1–1 · Yin1 xu1

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Yinxu (ruins of the last capital of the Shang dynasty)

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