The animal bones were mainly the shoulder blades and ribs of oxen, while the part of the turtle shell used was usually the plastron, which protects the turtle's underbelly. The bones and shells were all donated by the dukes and princes of the lands surrounding the king's own domains.
獸骨多半是牛的肩胛骨與肋骨，龜甲則多半採用腹甲，都是由王畿四周的諸侯所納貢。