Reason: According to legend, the Yellow Emperor was the leader of the tribal alliance of primitive tribes who lived in the Yellow River valley about 4,500 years ago. Chinese civilization is definitely more than 4500 years, so it is roughly 5000 years.

China has a long history, which is about 5,000 years from the period of Xuanyuan (also known as Gongsun Xuanyuan), the tribe of the Yellow Emperor. 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.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is not the symbol of the beginning of Chinese civilization. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the cultural product of Shang Dynasty (about17th century BC-1century BC), with a history of more than 3,600 years.

Extended information: the first civilized society in China;

After the Yellow Emperor, the outstanding leaders of tribal alliances in the Yellow River valley were Yao, Shun and Yu in turn. At that time, the leader of the tribal alliance was elected. When Yao was old, a tribal alliance meeting was held, and everyone elected the talented Shun as his successor.

After Yao's death, Shun inherited Yao's position. When Shun was old, he also used the same method to give up his position to Yu, who had made contributions to water control. This method of changing the position of the leader is called "abdication".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-History of China