There is a lot of speculation over the background of the Shang. From where had they come? Some archaeologists claim they had come from the west Asian regions on chariots and the others insist that they were a part of the same people residing in the valley for centuries. Whatever be their origination, it is clear that they had picked up the culture that already existed in China when they appeared, rather than developing their own exclusive culture. They belonged to the Bronze Age.
有很多的商背景的猜测。他们从哪里来？一些考古学家称他们已经从战车西亚洲地区和其他人坚持认为他们是同一人在谷居住数百年的一部分。无论是他们的起源，它是明确的，他们开始在中国已经存在时出现的文化，而不是开发自己的专有文化。他们属于青铜时代。
