The Great Wall of China. (Photo: AndyLeungHK/Pixabay)

China officially sets civilisation age at 5,800 years

Chinese scholars announce that the Chinese civilisation was born 5,800 years ago and matured 3,800 years ago … reports Asian Lite News.

(Photo: AndyLeungHK/Pixabay)

The Chinese civilisation, considered to be the oldest in the world dating back from antiquity to contemporary times, was born 5,800 years ago and matured 3,800 years ago, Chinese scholars announced on Monday after 15 years of state-funded work.

The findings were announced at a State Council press conference in which the Deputy Director of State Administration for Cultural Heritage, Guan Qiang, explained that the first signs of civilisation emerged in areas around the Yellow, Yangtze and Western Liao rivers, Efe news reported.

Other parts of China developed equally advanced cultures 5,300 years ago, and some 3,800 years ago, a more mature civilisation emerged in the central plains and began to culturally influence surrounding regions, explained the expert.

The findings are the result of a programme, which began in 2001 and ended in 2016, launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The research was led by experts from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Peking University with leading archaeologists.

So far, it had been widely considered that the Chinese civilisation had more than 5,000 years of history although there were various theories regarding its origin.

Previous Story

Sheikh Mohammed meets members of Dubai International Communication Committee

Next Story

Robots won’t render people jobless: Satya Nadella

Latest from -Top News

Trump Ends Syria Sanctions

Syria has been designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the United States since December 1979…reports Asian Lite News US President Donald

UAE credit soars to the top

S&P Global, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings — have all assigned strong sovereign credit ratings to the UAE In a strong

Khamenei rebukes Trump

Khamenei said Iran had triumphed over the US and downplayed the impact of the strikes on the country’s nuclear infrastructure Iran’s Supreme