What Makes China China

An Overview of the Central Plains around 2000 B.C.

Xu Hong

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English

Peter Lang Publishing Inc
27 December 2023

Asian history; History of other lands

"Xu Hong Where did the word ""China"" (Zhongguo中国, the Central State) come from, and why was this hinterland named ""Central State""? This book retraces the origins of China. It provides readers with a timeline, and tells the stories that happened in the central plain (the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River) around 2000 B.C. Through analysis of the rise and fall of Taosi, Songshan Cultures, the rise of Xinzhai Site and so on, which finally leads to the study of Erlitou Site and culture, the author deconstructs the birth of the Xia Dynasty, which was the first dynasty of China, and reconstructs the formation of the prehistoric and protohistoric China."

By: Xu Hong
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9781636673486
ISBN 10: 1636673481
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 27 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Xu Hong, one of directors of Chinese Archaeological Society,works at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His masterpieces include East Asian Bronze in the Pre-Oracle Period, Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China, The Earliest China: The Rise of Erlitou Civilization, and so on.