Cat garden According to The Encyclopedia Sinica, the Chinese have had a systematic understanding of animals for at least 4700 years; written characters representing insects, fish, birds, and beasts can be found on oracle bones from the Shang dynasty.
依照《中國大百科全書》的資料，中國人對於動物的認識，可追溯至四千七百年殷商甲骨文有關蟲魚鳥獸的造字。