A ccording to Chinese tradition, Chinese civilization is 5,000 years old, though the ancient China of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties was far smaller than modern China and largely confined to ...

In the early 11th century, the Tuoba group of the ancient nomadic Dangxiangqiang tribe originally living in the mountainous area of China ... Xia. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty ...

China, one of the world's most ancient civilizations ... These relics date back some 6,000-7,000 years. The most ancient dynasty, the Xia Dynasty started in 2070 BC The center of Xia was the ...

The site, dating back to 3,800 years ago, is believed to be the capital city of the Xia Dynasty, known as the earliest dynasty of China. This is an extract from the BBC programme China's Greatest ...