Did the Xia Dynasty really exist? Why do we call ourselves sons and daughters of China, and why does the West not recognize the existence of the Xia Dynasty, and what are they worried about?
Many people may not know that in American textbooks, records of Chinese history, Xia Shang Zhou is classified as a dynasty, and even the map is the same.
However, according to Chinese history books, the Xia Dynasty was founded by Dayu and was the first hereditary dynasty in Chinese history.
According to the description in the "Records of History", later Dayu passed the throne to Yi, and then Yuqi ascended the throne. Historians generally believe that the Xia Dynasty passed down the throne for a total of 14 generations and served as a total of 17 emperors, which was also the beginning of the "family world" in Chinese history.
Why is the West unwilling to admit such a complete historical record?
Some Western scholars believe that the most basic basis for determining whether a dynasty exists is to see whether there are ruins, cultural relics and writings.
Moreover, these Western scholars believe that there is no record of the Chinese Xia Dynasty in the entire history of the earth, so its existence is debatable.
This statement is tantamount to a joke, to put it in a bad way, the great age of exploration in the West did not begin until the 14th century.
I am afraid that when the Xia Dynasty was established, the West did not know the existence of Asia at all, and the technical conditions at that time were simply impossible to cross the ocean, and it is not surprising that the West did not have a record of the Xia Dynasty.
During World War II, a Japanese sinologist questioned the fact that the Xia Dynasty did not exist.
The basis he gave was also absurd, he believed that the Shang Dynasty unearthed a large number of bronzes, but there were no artifacts from the Xia Dynasty.
His views were quickly slapped in the face, and in 1959, Chinese archaeologists discovered the ruins of Erlitou in Luoyang, which also uncovered the mysterious history of the Xia Dynasty.
During the excavation of the Erlitou site, not only a large number of pottery and bronze ware were found, but even jade and lacquerware were unearthed.
There is no doubt that the Erlitou site is strong evidence of the existence of the Xia Dynasty, but some Western scholars believe that the Xia Dynasty is not a civilized dynasty without writing.
At present, the earliest written origin found in China is the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty, and indeed the script left by the Xia Dynasty has not yet been found.
But denying the existence of the Xia Dynasty in this way is a bit far-fetched.
Just imagine, the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty did not appear out of thin air, it must have evolved through the writing of the Xia Dynasty.
Moreover, the Xia Dynasty more than 4,000 years ago lacked an effective text carrier, and even if there was writing, it was estimated that it would be difficult to preserve.
Moreover, the social productivity at that time was very low, and after the appearance of writing, it was likely to be mastered by only a few people, and the possibility of large-scale use was not high.
Looking back at the history of the West, there are even words written on clay tablets thousands of years ago, whose clay tablets can be preserved for thousands of years, which is really doubtful.
Why is the civilization of the Xia Dynasty repeatedly questioned, and what is the West worried about?
At present, there are two theories recognized by the West about the origin of human civilization, one is that it originated in ancient Greek civilization, and the other is ancient Egyptian civilization.
Some people even brazenly believe that the Xia Dynasty is the ancient Egyptian civilization, which migrated to China.
The reason why Westerners always have some crooked thinking in history is tantamount to showing their lack of self-confidence.
As we all know, in the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, we are also sons and daughters of China. In the face of the powerful Chinese history and civilization, some regions that are only a few hundred years old are deeply ashamed of themselves.
To put it simply, they don't have historical roots, so they like to find fault with others.
The existence of the Xia Dynasty is an established fact, and although there is still a lot of evidence missing, the historical records of the previous dynasties are sufficient.
Whether there are records of the Xia Dynasty in Western history, and whether they admit that the Xia Dynasty really existed in writing, in fact, these are no longer important.
The sons and daughters of China are the descendants of Huaxia, even if they span thousands of years, we can still feel the call of ancestors from the Xia Dynasty and even more ancient times, and this kind of voice can only be truly understood by us.