The accuracy of the proposition that the history of Xia Dynasty in China is not recognized by foreign academic circles is still debatable. There are also many views on the existence of the "Xia Dynasty" in the world. It cannot be said that the entire international academic community does not recognize the history of the Xia Dynasty. We can find words about the Xia Dynasty in many foreign documents, papers and academic reports, such as Brian? The word "Xia Dynasty" has appeared in Fagan's Prehistory of the World and Zhang Guangchang's Art, Myth and Ceremony, so the premise that the history of Xia Dynasty is not recognized by foreign academic circles is inaccurate at first.

Secondly, there is indeed a lot of controversy about the history of the Xia Dynasty in international academic circles, because the meaning of the concept of "Xia Dynasty" in historical documents and classics is broken, or it does not fit with the meaning in cultural relics and archaeology. There are many written records about the Xia Dynasty in China literature and ancient books, from 2070 BC to 1600 BC. But to confirm the existence of this dynasty, we need not only documentary records, but also real material evidence.

At present, the physical evidence we have excavated is suspected to prove the history of Xia Dynasty. In time and region, this site can correspond to the Xia Dynasty recorded in the literature, but the current evidence can only show that Erlitou site is a pre-Shang civilization, but it does not mean that this pre-Shang civilization is the Xia Dynasty.

Most international academic circles recognize China's pre-Shang history, but further discussion and research are needed to make it correspond to Xia Dynasty.

Author: Wang