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Today, if desiring to wash with hot water, one simply turns on the faucet and watches warm water flow forth. But from 3,200 to 3,300 years ago during the late Shang dynasty, how did the king, the royal family, and members of the aristocracy freshen themselves up? How did they bathe? And did they use hot water?
Textual materials are insufficient to answer these questions, and so, we must turn to archaeological findings. The excavation of Ruins of Yin in Anyang conducted by the IHP has left us with some clues…
Themed Exhibition: The King Demands Hot Water: The "National Treasures" and Washing Implements of the King of the Shang Dynasty
(Lecture Language: Mandarin Chinese)
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