Fu Hao, the wife of Wu Ding, the monarch of Shang Dynasty, was the first well-documented female strategist in China history. She made many great contributions to her husband and even the whole Shang Dynasty. Therefore, Wu Ding likes her very much. After her death, Wu Ding was heartbroken. Out of love for Fu Hao, her funeral was very grand. In Henan Province, Fu Hao's tomb was excavated and there were 1928 funerary objects. Here is a brief introduction to the jade articles in Fu Hao's tomb, showing the bustling scene inside Fu Hao's tomb. Why do the jade articles in Fu Hao's tomb represent the artistic value of Shang Dynasty?

Jade unearthed from the spouse's tomb in Wuding, China. The tomb is located about 100 meters northwest of Xiaotun Village, Anyang City, Henan Province, and belongs to the second phase of Yin Ruins. During the period of 1976, 755 jade articles were excavated by Anyang team of Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, which were divided into six categories: ritual vessels, ritual vessels, tools, utensils, decorations and miscellaneous vessels. This is by far the most important discovery of Shang jade, which provides rich materials for scientific research on the function, shape, pattern, jade material source, jade-making tools, technology, politics and royal life of Shang dynasty.

The raw materials of jades unearthed from the tomb of Regal were identified by experts. It was found that most of them were Xinjiang jades, and only three of them were similar to xiuyan jade's mouth shape. 1 piece of jade was considered as dushan jade, and a few were siliceous slate and marble. This shows that the jade used by the Shang royal family is mainly Hetian jade from Xinjiang, which is different from the jade used by other nobles and leaders of various countries, thus ending the stage of using colored stone jade in ancient China for two or three thousand years.

A large number of jade articles unearthed from Fu Hao's tomb show that jade articles played a very important role in the life of the nobles in Shang Dynasty, which is also the earliest example of "jade never leaves the body".

The name "Richie" was found in Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the Wuding period. During her lifetime, she presided over sacrifices and engaged in campaign activities, with a prominent position. The tomb of the rich belongs to the early Yin ruins, which coincides with the Wuding era. The housewife should be Wu Ding's spouse. Its importance lies in the well-preserved mausoleum, which is a queen's tomb in the late Shang Dynasty.

In 1930s, the tombs excavated in Houjiazhuang area were looted in ancient and modern times, so little was known about the whole picture of the royal tombs in Shang Dynasty. The excavation of Fu Hao's tomb made up for this deficiency to some extent. The bronze ritual vessels and weapons unearthed in the tomb, as well as a large number of jade articles, generally reflect the types and combinations of ritual vessels in the Shang Dynasty before and after Wuding, and are important materials for studying the ritual system in the Shang Dynasty. Large bronze ritual vessels, weapons and a large number of jade and ivory vessels also show the prosperity of the Shang Dynasty and the development level of handicrafts.

Shang culture was formed through long-term development. As can be seen from jade articles, it absorbed some advanced factors of Neolithic culture in the development process, such as Yulong, Pig Dragon and Liangzhu culture in Hongshan Culture, and constantly developed and innovated, enriching the connotation of Shang culture and adding luster to the motherland culture. All kinds of cultural relics, as well as shellfish and conch. The study of tombs needs to be carried out from many aspects and angles.