Abstract
The Chinese civilization in a broad sense refers to the civilization system centering on the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin and is the result of the gradual integration of several regional civilizations. Specifically, these regional civilizations in a chronological order include the Peiligang period (9,000–7,000 years ago), Hougang period (7,000–6,000 years ago), Miaodigou period (6,000–5,300 years ago), Liangzhu period (5,300–4,300 years ago) and Longshan period (4,300–3,800 years ago).
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Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Yangguanzhai Site of Neolithic Age in Gangling County, Shaanxi Province, Archaeology, 2009 (7). Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Brief Excavation Report on Yangguanzhai Site of Guangling County, Shaanxi Province, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2011(6). Prehistoric Archaeological Research Room of Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Overview of Prehistoric Archaeological Achievements 2008–2017, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2018(5). Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology and Gaoling District Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Brief Excavation Report on Miaodigou Culture Cemetery of Yangguanzhai Site in Gaoling, Shaanxi Province, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2018 (4).
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Li Boqian named this period the Ancient States Period. Li Boqian, Three Stages of the Study on Chinese Ancient Civilization, Essays on Probing into the Origin of Civilization and Three Generations of Archaeology, Beijing: Cultural Relics Press, 2011.
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Chen, M. (2022). The Birth of the Chinese Civilization. In: China and the World in the Liangzhu Era. Liangzhu Civilization . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6897-5_5
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