The recorded history of China began in the 5th century BC/KLOC-0, when Shang Dynasty began to use symbols, which evolved into the present Chinese characters. The mark on the tortoise shell is reminiscent of the ancient Shang Dynasty in China. The determination of carbon elements shows that this period can be traced back to BC 1500. It is generally believed that 22 1 year BC was the year when China was unified under a big kingdom or empire. That year, Qin Shihuang unified China for the first time. Successive dynasties in the history of China developed a bureaucratic system, which enabled Emperor China to control more and more territory, and reached its peak during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty.

The traditional view of China's history is that a country appears alternately in the period of political unification and division, and occasionally it is ruled by foreign nationalities, most of which are assimilated by the Han population. Cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia have merged through waves of immigration, expansion and assimilation, creating China culture.