How old is the China?

Chinese history traditionally begins with the Shang Dynasty, nearly 4,000 years ago, but Chinese civilization goes back much further, to around 9,000 years ago when farming started on the Yellow River  in northern China. The Shang Dynasty was the first in a line of imperial dynasties that lasted until 1911.

Chinese Inventions

• 1100 BCE Silk
• 500 BCE Cross Bow
• 100 BCE Iron Plough
• 200 CE Woodblock Printing
• 500 Paddle-wheel Ship
• 600 Parcelain
• 600 Fireworks and Gunpowder
• 950 Navigational Compass