When did the earliest country in China come into being?

The Xia Dynasty (about 2 1 century BC-about16th century BC) was the first abdicated dynasty in China's traditional history books. There are a certain number of bronze and jade ritual vessels in the cultural relics of the same period, dating from the late Neolithic Age to the early Bronze Age.

It is generally believed that Xia Dynasty was a country with multiple tribal alliances or complex emirates. There are a certain number of bronze and jade ritual vessels in the cultural relics of the Xia Dynasty, which can be traced back to the early Bronze Age. Xinzhai site in xinmi city is also considered as the remains of Xia Dynasty, and the culture of Xinzhai period is called the earliest Xia culture.

Extended data The Xia Dynasty was used to be called "Xia" in history. There are ten opinions about the origin of the title "Xia Dynasty", among which the more credible one is that "Xia" is a hieroglyph of the Xia totem. Sima Qian recorded that "Xia" was the name of a tribe composed of twelve clans, including Youhu, Younan, Zhuan Xu, Tongcheng, Bao, Fei, Qi, Gui, Xin, Ming and Zhuan Xu, headed by "Xia Hou", so it was named after the Xia Dynasty. ?

Xia Dynasty was built on the ruins of primitive social system. In Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shoujie believed that "Xia" was named after Dayu named "Xia Bo" in Yang Zhai. "Xia" evolved from place names such as "Xiaju" and "Daxia" to tribal names and became the country name.

Since then, the concept of "state" has appeared in the Central Plains of China, which is considered by many historians as the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, the first hereditary dynasty in China. According to The Concise Encyclopedia of Britain, "Xia" means "China people". ?

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xia Dynasty