To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

Chinese historiography generally presents Chinese history through the lens of various dynasties. The earliest historically attested dynasty is the Shang Dynasty, which arose around 1600 B.C.E. However ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Early China is published annually by the Society for the Study of Early China and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University ...

New archaeological findings at the Lüru site in North China's Shanxi Province were released by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology on Friday, which reveal life of early settlers and hold ...

The discovery of an early copper smelting hub dating back to the Xia and Shang dynasties (c.2070BC-1046BC) at the Xiwubi site was announced by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Monday.

Around 4,000 years ago, a hero named Yu halted a massive flood and earned a divine mandate to create the Xia dynasty, China's first. Well, so the story goes. But like so much ancient history, it can ...