China announces more evidence detailing origins of its 5,000-year-old civilization

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CGTN.COM
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Ouyang
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2018-05-29


The Shimao site in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. /VCG Photo

According to the research team, signs of civilization emerged around 5,800 years ago in areas of the Yellow River, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the West Liao River in northeast China.

From 5,300 years ago, various regions of China began to embrace civilization. Around 3,800 years ago, a more matured civilization developed in the Central Plain area and began to exert cultural influence over surrounding areas, establishing itself as the core and leader of the overall process of Chinese civilization, the researchers concluded.

"The origin and early development of the Chinese civilization were not directly recorded in written form. Thankfully we can now describe this period of the history," said Zhao Hui, who also works on the project.

"As the origin and early development of the Chinese civilization is an indispensable part of the origin and early development of human civilization in the world, it is safe to say that our work also filled a blank in world history," he said.

(With input from Xinhua, Global Times)

 

 

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