Cishe ikhulu leminyaka ngemva kokumba kwemivubukulo kwaqala e-Yinxu e-Anyang, esifundazweni sase-Henan, okutholakele okusha okuthela izithelo kusiza ekunqumeni izigaba zokuqala zempucuko yaseShayina.

Isiza esineminyaka engu-3,300 saziwa kakhulu njengekhaya lezinto ezinhle ze-bronzeware zemikhosi kanye nemibhalo yamathambo e-oracle, uhlelo lokubhala lwamaShayina oludala kunazo zonke. Ukuvela kwezinhlamvu ezibhalwe emathanjeni nakho kubonakala njengenkomba yomugqa oqhubekayo wempucuko yaseShayina.

Imibhalo eqoshiwe, ikakhulukazi eqoshwe kumagobolondo ofudu kanye namathambo enkabi ukuze kubhungwe noma kuqoshwe imicimbi, ibonisa isiza se-Yinxu ukuthi siyindawo yenhloko-dolobha yasekupheleni koMbuso Wase-Shang (c.16th century-11th century BC). Le mibhalo iphinde yabhala ngempilo yabantu yansuku zonke.

Embhalweni, abantu babe sebencoma inhloko-dolobha yabo ngokuthi i-Dayishang, noma “idolobha elikhulu laseShang”.