1 Origin of civilization: "China", "Huaxia" and "Huaxia" are synonyms (ancient refers to the Central Plains or the Central Plains Dynasty, and contemporary refers to Huaxia State), which originated in the Central Plains and refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has a long history and came into being at the same time as Egypt, Mesopotamia and India. It is widely spread in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and its influence includes political consciousness, ideology and religion, education and life culture. Its cultural circle concept is also called "Huaxia Cultural Circle" and "Han Cultural Circle".

2. China culture, according to legend, experienced dynasties, Sui, Fu, Shennong, Huangdi, Xuanyuan, Yao, Shun, Yu, etc. Based on archaeology: such as Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age. In the era of Homo sapiens, culture began to appear. Archaeological discoveries in this period included sewing clothes and funerals, and the Neolithic period began to understand farming.

In Hunan, there has been the first record of manual farming, and social culture began to appear, forming a clan commune. Archaeological discoveries in the Central Plains show that Peiligang culture and Jiahu culture from 7000 BC to 10000 BC have entered a primitive clan society with primitive agriculture, livestock and poultry breeding and handicraft production as the mainstay, supplemented by fishing and hunting.

From the 20th century to the 6th century, Erlitou culture in Luoyang, Henan Province appeared as the earliest capital of China, among which Qingtongjue was the earliest bronze container in China. There are also bronze ornaments of animal faces inlaid with turquoise, which are the earliest known copper inlaid jade articles. Jade articles include Gui, Zhang, Cong, Yue, Ge and Dao, as well as beautifully made pottery. Erligang cultural site was confirmed as the location of the early Shang Dynasty, and the regime changed many times from the early Shang Dynasty to the middle Shang Dynasty. Before Pan Geng moved its capital to Yin Ruins, it should have moved its capital many times, and Erlitou site may also be one of the abandoned capitals.

There are also bronze ornaments of animal faces inlaid with turquoise, which are the earliest known copper inlaid jade articles. Jade articles include Gui, Zhang, Cong, Yue, Ge and Dao, as well as beautifully made pottery. Erligang cultural site was confirmed as the location of the early Shang Dynasty, and the regime changed many times from the early Shang Dynasty to the middle Shang Dynasty. Before Pan Geng moved its capital to Yin Ruins, it should have moved its capital many times, and Erlitou site may also be one of the abandoned capitals.

4. In addition to Yangshao culture and Longshan culture, there is Hemudu culture in the lower reaches of the Yellow River from 2500 BC to 65438 BC+0500 BC, which shows that in the first half of the Neolithic Age, agricultural culture developed in the north and south of China.

With the discovery of Sanxingdui site, ancient Sichuan also has a very high degree of civilization, which proves that the Yangtze River basin and the Yellow River basin, such as Bashu area, are also the birthplaces of ancient civilization in China. Moreover, the cultural exchanges between different places and the common inheritance of the previous cultural heritage can also prove that the early China culture is also diverse, and the Central Plains culture is the main body.

5. The understanding of China's cultural development began at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. With the concern of China academic circles on this issue, it has been discussed in a large number of works this year. "In China, the integration of culture is realized through centralization, the continuation of culture is realized through the replacement of dynasties, the radiation of culture is realized through the expansion and contraction of territory, and the connotation of culture is realized through the interaction between Yi and Xia."

6. The particularity of China's cultural development has caused many differences and divergences between Chinese and Western scholars when they look at the course of China's cultural development. One of the major differences is the stages involved in understanding the course of China's cultural development and the main cultural characteristics of each era. This paper will discuss these two main aspects.