What Makes China China - An Overview of the Central Plains around 2000 B.C.

Xu Hong Where did the word "China" (Zhongguo , 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.

List of contents

List of Figures - List of Tables - Preface - The Rise and Fall of Taosi Material Culture - The Rise of Cultures Around Mount Song - The Genesis of Xinzhai - The Great Capital: Erlitou - The Central Plain and China - Conclusion.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Xu Hong
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2023
• EAN: 9781636673486
• ISBN: 978-1-63667-348-6
• No. of pages: 126
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 11 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 281 g
• Illustrations: 24 Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; China, Central, Cultural History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Asia / China, Overview, Archaeology, Asian History, Archaeology by period / region, BCE to c 500 CE, c 2000 to c 1000 BCE, History of other lands, Hong, plains, 2000BC, central plains, formation of state, Xia Dynasty, Erlitou site