TV show lets relics do all the talking

Series of bite-size episodes to help viewers digest history of artifacts

A cradle of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC), Baoji in Shaanxi province once witnessed a high point of bronze ware production, and a great number of significant relics have been excavated there.

The He zun vessel, now in the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum collection, bears an inscription of 122 characters including "zhong guo (Middle Kingdom)", making it the earliest known artifact to feature the word "China".