Xia dynasty

the first hereditary dynasty recorded in the Chinese dynasties (ca. 2100 BCE--1916 BCE), house of Xiahou

Bronze age culture found in the Yellow River valley

The Dongyi or Eastern Yi () was a collective term for ancient peoples found in Chinese records. The definition of Dongyi varied across the ages, but in most cases referred to inhabitants of eastern China, then later, the Korean peninsula and Japanese Archipelago. Dongyi refers to different group of people in different periods. As such, the name "Yí" () was something of a catch-all and was applied to different groups over time. According to the earliest Chinese record, the Zuo Zhuan, the Shang dynasty was attacked by King Wu of Zhou while attacking the Dongyi and collapsed afterward.

a multi-disciplinary project commissioned by the People's Republic of China in 1996

battle between the Xia Kingdom and the state of Shang in Chinese legend, tentatively dated to c. 1600 BC

first earthquake recorded in history

minor feudal state in ancient China

__NOTOC__ Xinzhai () is an early Bronze Age archaeological site that was found 1979 in Henan, China. It is located about southeast of Xinmi, Zhengzhou.

Erlitou (), also known as Yanshi Erlitou, is a Chinese archaeological site in the Yiluo Basin of Yanshi District, Luoyang, Henan. Discovered by survey teams led by archaeologist Xu Xusheng in 1959, it was initially identified as Bo, the first capital of the Shang dynasty, and some Chinese archaeologists later recognize it as the capital of the Xia—a dynasty whose existence is debated by scholars. A center of early Bronze Age China, it is the type site and largest settlement of the eponymous Erlitou culture, while more limited occupation has been found from the earlier Yangshao and Longshan cul

ethnic group