About 5000 years. The history of China refers to the history of China from the emergence of Chinese civilization to the present. China has a long history, about 5,000 years from Ji Xuanyuan (also known as Gongsun Xuanyuan) of the Yellow Emperor Dynasty. It is about 4600 years since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. About 4 100 years since Xia dynasty; It is about 2240 years since the first unified centralized Qin Dynasty in China.

China has experienced many regime changes and dynasty changes. It was once the most powerful country in the world and attracted worldwide attention in economy, culture, science and technology.

Chinese civilization refers to the civilization created by Chinese people. China is also called "China" and "Zhu Hua", and also called "Xia" or "Zhu Xia". The word "Huaxia" was first found in Shangshu Zhou Shu Wucheng. "Huaxia is arrogant, so it is useless to give it", which means that no matter the nationalities in the Central Plains or those in remote areas, they all obey Zhou Wuwang. "Huaxia" refers to the predecessor of Han nationality.

According to the sequence of China's historical series and the records of ancient books, Chinese civilization has experienced dynasties such as Chao, Sui, Fu, Shennong (Emperor Yan), Huangdi (Xuanyuan), Yao, Shun and Yu. Later, Yandi Huangdi was * * *, and Chinese ancestors left many civilized sites in the Yellow River basin.

Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, which originated from the system of rites and music, the Book of Changes, eight diagrams, ancient Chinese, and is in the same strain in history.