China 1999

This is my experience in China in the Summer of 1999. If you came to this webpage first, it's better if you start from the beginning of the story. 6/30/99 Tortoise Shells at the Central History Museum, Beijing These tortoise shells are embedded in a large rock. Inscribed on these tortoise shells are the oldest known Chinese writing. The writing is approximately 5,000-6,000 years old. Of course, the writing is more pictorial than modern Chinese characters. It was pretty neat to see it as I had read about this before in my studies. I apologize for the poor quality image. First of all, the museum interior is not well lit. This particular exhibit is located in a dark section of the room with no direct lighting. And it's behind glass. A flash would not have helped because of the glass. Click the BACK button to return to trip report China 1999