Why do China people think they have a 5,000-year-old tiger of civilization?

"Civilization" has a clear definition in archaeology. A society with writing, polis, smelting technology and social division of labor is called a civilized society, while "culture" is not so strict. Archaeological discoveries, simple handicrafts and murals can basically be called culture.

At present, the earliest script found in China is Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions appeared in17th century BC, about 3600 years ago. You can't say that you have entered a civilized society just because you have written language, so the history of China's civilization will not exceed 3,600 years, which is recognized by academic circles as 3,000 years, and India is 3,500 years earlier than us.

In 4000 years in ancient Egypt and 4500 years in Babylon, the first civilization of mankind was Sumerian civilization, which was more than 1 1000 years ago.

Ancient Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations were directly inherited from Sumerian civilization, and Indian civilization was also directly influenced. China was less affected. After all, it is on the edge of human civilization. Siberia in the north, Himalayas in the west and the sea in the south basically isolated China from the center of human civilization at that time.

Say 5000 years, add Xia dynasty, three emperors and five emperors, Yao Shunyu is not enough, it is useless to join Pangu. It has been said for many years, and there is no point in arguing with these arguments. No matter from the historical or current situation, China has been in a backward state, and it is nothing to be backward. The important thing is that it hasn't woken up.