Yin Xu (Ruins of Yin Dynasty), the ruins of Shang Dynasty in China’s Anyang, covers a land of approx 24km2, and is located around Xiaotun Village northwest of Anyang City, Henan Province, with a history of over 3,300 years.

A capital city ruins of late Shang Dynasty of China that is famous both at home and abroad, the Yin Xu Site is the earliest capital city ruins in Chinese history that has literature for verification and has been proved by the inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells and the archeological excavations. On July 13th, 2006, the inclusion of Yin Xu Site, Anyang, China in the World Cultural Heritage List was adopted by the 30th Session of World Heritage Conference.