In which dynasty did the written history of China begin?

1, the written history of China began in Shang Dynasty.

2. It is generally believed that China's dynasty began in the Xia Dynasty, and the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the slave society of China. However, there is no clear written record in Xia dynasty, and no strong written record has been verified so far.

But there is a clear written record in Shang Dynasty, and that is Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

1936, 12 In June, a Oracle Bone Inscriptions pit was excavated in Xiaotun Village, and 17096 pieces of written Oracle bones were preserved, which recorded many activities in Wuding period of Shang Dynasty. It seems that this is the Oracle Bone Inscriptions file of Wuding royal family. The excavation of these Oracle bones is of great value to the study of social politics, culture and life in Wuding period.

Since then, many archaeological excavations have unearthed a large number of Oracle Bone Inscriptions who recorded the activities of the Shang Dynasty.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", Yin Ruins or "tortoise shell and animal bones". Oracle Bone Inscriptions recorded and reflected the political and economic situation of Shang Dynasty, which mainly refers to the words carved on tortoise shells or animal bones by the royal family in China in the late Shang Dynasty (14 ~ 1 1 century), and their contents are generally the things asked or the results obtained by divination. After the demise of the Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty, Oracle Bone Inscriptions still used it for a period of time, which is an important material for studying the social history of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

3. The Shang Dynasty (about 1600 BC-about 1046 BC) is the second dynasty in the history of China, and it is also the first dynasty with direct written records of the same period in China. The excavation of Yin Ruins confirmed the existence of Shang Dynasty in China.

Shang Tang was the leader of Shang tribe in Xia Dynasty. He led the vassal states to destroy Xia Hou in the battle of Mingtiao, and established Shang Dynasty in Bo (now Shangqiu, Henan). After that, the capital of Shang Dynasty moved frequently until its descendant Pan Geng moved to Yin (now Anyang, Henan Province) and established the capital of Yin for 273 years, so Shang Dynasty was also called Yin or Yin Shang.

The Shang Dynasty experienced three main stages. The first stage is "the first venture"; The second stage is "early business"; The third stage was the "Late Shang Dynasty", which lasted for more than 500 years from 17 to 3 1 Wang. Di Xin, the last monarch, set himself on fire after being defeated by Zhou Wuwang in the battle of Makino.