Why didn't Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins record the Xia Dynasty?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions did not record the Xia Dynasty, which may be related to the cracking of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the recording method of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the naming method of the Xia Dynasty, and the natural demise of the Xia Dynasty. The specific reasons are as follows. The first reason is that Oracle Bone Inscriptions has not been fully interpreted, and the history of the demise of the Xia Dynasty may be in the unread part of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The second reason is that Oracle Bone Inscriptions is not a history book, but Oracle Bone Inscriptions. It is impossible for Oracle Bone Inscriptions to record the demise of every dynasty, and perhaps the Xia Dynasty did not.

The third reason is that there are relics in the ruins of Dadoucheng found in Shaanxi and Shanxi, which shows that the time of Yao does not match the time of Shang Dynasty, and there is a gap between Yao and Shang Dynasty. The time of the two remains does not match. There happened to be a period of about 500 years between Shang Dynasty and Yao. This 500-year vacancy shows that. There is indeed a Xia dynasty in history. But judging from these relics, the unearthed cultural relics. The civilization degree of Xia Dynasty lags far behind that of Shang Dynasty. It is uncertain that Xia Dynasty was destroyed by Shang Dynasty. It is also impossible to accurately judge the existence time of the Xia Dynasty.

The fourth reason is that there is no record of Xia Dynasty in Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed from Yin Ruins. Secondly, it is puzzling that Wu Ding's description of Shang Tang's merits does not contain any record of his achievements in fighting the summer. If the Xia Dynasty was really destroyed by Shang Tang, there could be no merit record.

Fifth, some experts speculate that the Xia Dynasty was not destroyed by Shang Tang, but died naturally. Moreover, cultural relics unearthed in the Xia Dynasty are extremely rare. It has also been speculated that the records about Xia Dynasty in Oracle Bone Inscriptions are just different titles. Many countries perished behind Shang Tang, probably because Oracle Bone Inscriptions recorded different titles of Xia Dynasty, so it was not recorded. Maybe the Xia Dynasty existed in Shang Tang.