Prehistory and Chinese Origins

["Frank Wong" <fmwong99@hotmail.com>]

Thank you Henrieta Akit for your mail and interest.  Same for Jonathan.

Who knows much about Chinese origins before the Xia and Shang Dynasty? Much 
of that past is immersed in mythology and legends.  The cradle of Chinese 
civilization begins in the northwest, near the banks of the Yellow River.

The Chinese race begins with a legendary founder and conquerer by the name 
of Huangdi (Yellow Emperor).  Much is not known of him, besides legends and 
myth.

>From an anthropological point, the ancient Chinese were closest to modern 
Tibetans and Thai people.  Chinese and Tibetans lived close ancient Turkish 
nomads and Indo-European nomads/farmers.  In Xinjiang, they have found 
mummies from over 6,000 years ago.  And, these mummies exhibit physical 
traits such as red hair and European features.

Around 4,000 years ago, they now found pottery types in China, Iran, Armenia 
and eastern part of Turkey that share identical shapes and styles.  This is 
termed the Yangshao and Lungshan cultures.  This was the first instance of 
mixing between Chinese and Middle East cultures/peoples.

Frank Wong
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