Che Ma Keng, Yin Ruins

Che Ma Keng, Yin Ruins

Che Ma Keng of Yin Ruins is located in Yin Ruins site of Yin Ruins Road, Yindu District, Anyang City.

The chariot and horse pit of the Yin Dynasty (including six displayed in the exhibition hall of the Yin Ruins Museum) excavated in the Yin Ruins is the earliest physical specimen of animal chariot discovered in Chinese archaeology. This proves that China is one of the earliest ancient civilizations in the world to invent and use cars.

The six chariot and horse pits and Road Relics of the Yin Dynasty on display in the Yin Ruins Museum were excavated by the Anyang work station of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Anyang cultural relics team in the north, South and east of Liujiazhuang in Anyang respectively. The road relics of the Shang Dynasty were excavated in the south of Huaxiang school.

Since the excavation of Yin Ruins in 1928, Chema pits of Shang Dynasty have been found many times. However, due to the limitation of excavation technology at that time, the wooden frame in the pit could not be removed. In 1953, it was the first time to successfully clean up the remains of the Shang Dynasty car in the Yin Ruins. The general structure of the car and the dimensions of some components were found out. Many chariot pits and road remains discovered and cleared in Yin Ruins show the basic rudiment of road traffic in ancient China. They are very important research materials for studying the class, hierarchical relationship, kinship system, burial customs and craft level of Shang society.

The six chariot and horse pits and Road Relics of the Yin Dynasty on display in the Yin Ruins Museum were excavated by the Anyang work station of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Anyang cultural relics team in the north, South and east of Liujiazhuang in Anyang respectively. The road relics of the Shang Dynasty were excavated in the south of Huaxiang school. These pits are basically intact and have high academic research and Exhibition value. One cart was buried in each pit, including two horses in five pits and one person in four pits. After identification, most of the martyrs were adult males, and another one was young males. Research has proved that the chariots of Yin Dynasty have beautiful shape, firm structure, light body, fast operation, balanced center of gravity and comfortable ride. The chariot and horse pit of Yin Dynasty not only shows the civilization degree of the animal chariot system in ancient times, but also reflects the cruel system of killing and dying in slave society. It is the most vivid history textbook for Chinese people.

Address: in the palace temple site of Yin Ruins

Longitude: 114.32502746582

Latitude: 36.120189666748

Chinese PinYin : Yin Xu Che Ma Keng