TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xu Hong
PY  - 2024
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781636673493
TI  - What Makes China China
T2  - An Overview of the Central Plains around 2000 B.C.
DO  - 10.3726/b20793
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1331404
N2  - 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.
KW  - formation of state, Xia Dynasty, 2000BC, Erlitou site, cultural history, central plains, ancient China, archaeology
LA  - English
ER  -