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Because of the time difference, it would be better to reserve
by email or message board out of our working hours. Each of
your requests will be respond promptly. You can get our contact
information in our website. Once the tour is confirmed by both
of us, the reservation is made. At the same time, a deposit
is required, and the amount depends on what tour you plan.
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China has been
a major travel destination of the world and attract
more and more tourists from all over the world.China
will be more important to the 2lst century. Fascination
with Chinese past, Chinese present, and Chinese future… |
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China History
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China
History
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China's culture is one of the oldest
of the world. Legend has it that the three nobles and five
emperors (sanhuang wudi  )were
the first rules of China. They're also considered as the
ancestors of the Chinese people. Of these legendary figures,
some taught the Chinese to build houses, others how to
grow grain. All of them were idealized figures during a
time when mankind was first learning how to survive in
the world. The most famous two of these eight semi-deities
were the emperors Yan and Huang. Today the Chinese often
refer to themselves as Yan Huang Zisun(Yan Huang zisun  )-descendants
of the Yan and Huang emperors.
Despite a lack of written records in prehistoric China,
through rich archaeological finds, it's possible to build
a picture what life was like during this period. Fossils
of an ancient humanoid dating back 1.7million years were
found in Yunnan Province. The Yuanmou fossils are earliest
trace of homo sapiens in China. Research has shown that
during the prehistoric era there were many patches of human
inhabitation throughout China. Unearthed jade and pottery
show the civilization of that time was technologically
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XIA (22nd-17th CENTURY BC)
The Xia is the first dynasty recorded in China's history.
The dynasty was established by Qi, son of Yu the great,
the legendary hero who tamed the Yellow River and controlled
its perennial floods. The Erlitou ruins, discovered in
Henan Province, illustrate the advanced technology of Xia
culture, particularly the relics of an ancient palace and
point to the rule of one strong figure. |
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SHANG (17TH-11TH CENTURY BC)
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According to historical records, the Xia reigned
for 471 years and was superseded
by the Shang dynasty. The Shang powerbase was in what are
now Henan, Hebei and Shandong provinces. Relics of the
Shang dynasty, Yun ruins, were discovered by archaeologists
at Xiaotun Village in Henan Province. At the site they
unearthed numerous tortoise shells and animal bones inscribed
with jiaguwen (jiaguwen  ),
the precursor to modern Chinese characters. These bones,
also called oracle bones, were used in divination ceremonies.
Basic questions such as choosing auspicious days for important
events, what course of action to take and when to begin
harvesting, have been found. These bones have given much
information about the daily lives of the Shang people. |
A significant amount of bronze ware was also excavated,
of which the best
know is the rectangular simuwu ding (simuwu dafangding  ).
Named after the characters carved on it, this ding is 133cm
high and weighs 875kg. The simuwu is an impressive piece
–the technological skill required to cast such pieces was
considerable. Much of the Shang bronze ware is inscribed
with characters and decorations. The decorations are usually
based on animalistic motifs; one that's particularly common
is the taotie (taotie  ),
a mythical feral animal. |
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