Exploring the Origin of Civilization and Interpreting "Why China"?

The Origin of Civilization explains "Why China" as follows:

1. Chinese civilization is one of the oldest, most enduring and most continuous civilizations in the world, and it is also one of the civilizations that are still developing and growing in the world today. It is the spiritual pillar and cultural gene of the Chinese nation and the wealth and pride of the people of China. Explore the historical origin of Chinese civilization, reveal the inherent laws of Chinese civilization and interpret the unique value of Chinese civilization.

2. It is of great significance to enhance the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese nation, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. In order to deeply explore and systematically sort out the historical context and spiritual core of Chinese civilization, in 20 16, the state launched the traceability project of Chinese civilization.

3. This is an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-regional large-scale national scientific research project, aiming at comprehensively and systematically studying the origin, formation, development and inheritance of Chinese civilization by means of archaeological excavation, historical textual research and scientific analysis, and revealing the basic characteristics and core values of Chinese civilization.

"Why is China-Exhibition of Achievements of Chinese Civilization Exploration Project", with the following achievements:

1. Confirmed that the Yellow River Basin was the core area of the earliest formation and development of Chinese civilization, and revealed the different degrees and ways of communication and interaction between different regions in the Yellow River Basin at different stages; It is proved that the Yangtze River basin is also one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, and it is revealed that there are different degrees and ways of communication and interaction between the Yangtze River basin and the Yellow River basin at different stages.

2. It is proved that the northwest region is one of the important parts of Chinese civilization, and it is revealed that the northwest region and the Yellow River basin have different degrees and ways of communication and interaction at different stages; It proves that Northeast China is also an important part of Chinese civilization, and reveals that the degree and ways of communication and interaction between Northeast China and the Yellow River Basin are different at different stages.

3. It is proved that the southern region is also an important part of Chinese civilization, and the degree and way of communication and interaction between the southern region and the Yellow River basin are different at different stages; It is proved that the southwest region is also one of the important components of Chinese civilization, and it is revealed that there are different degrees and ways of exchanges and interactions between the southwest region and the Yellow River basin at different stages.

4. Confirm that Chinese civilization has different degrees and ways of communication and interaction with surrounding areas and other civilizations at different stages, forming a pluralistic and integrated cultural pattern.