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The
prehistory of China
There are a lot of mythical stories about China¡¯s prehistory. According
to the archeological findings, one millions ago Lan Tiam Man appeared
in, some half a million years ago Peking Man lived in Beijing area. Those
Homo Erectus were in the Paleolithic Age. A lot of Neolithic Cultures
relics were also found in different parts of ina such as the Yangsao Culture
(5000-3000BC), Dawenkou Culture (5000-3000BC) were in Yellow River valley,
Hemudu Culture (5000-3500BC) was in the Yangtze River valley. A lot of
potteries were unearthed to indicate the life in that time.
Chinese people also believe we are the descendents of the Yellow Emperor
who was the chief of his tribe several thousand years ago.
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