Yi: One of the oldest ethnic groups in China, with a population of 6.5 million. The
The earliest Neolithic culture discovered in China was the Yangshao Culture 仰韶 (5000-3000 BCE) which existed along the Yellow River.
The Earliest Settlements: The earliest known Chinese culture was the relatively sophisticated Yang-shao, whose people lived in simple, bare settlements and hunted for game with carved stone spears. The Yang-shao settled near the Huang He River around 10,000 BCE, over 12,000 years ago.
According to the ROA, it is hypothesized that populations of early modern Homo sapiens migrated from Africa and entered the southern part of China around 60,000 years ago; they then dispersed northward. They replaced totally the indigenous human beings and they are the unique ancestors of the modern Chinese.
The study revealed for the Japanese as a whole, some genetic components from all of the Central, East, Southeast and South Asian populations are prevalent in the Japanese population with the major components of ancestry profile coming from the Korean and Han Chinese clusters.
Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis) is a subspecies of H. erectus which inhabited the Zhoukoudian cave site in modern northern China during the Chibanian. The first fossil, a tooth, was discovered in 1921, and the Zhoukoudian Cave has since then become the most productive H. erectus site in the world.
Though the ancient Chinese rank high among the world's oldest civilisations (2000 BC), the development of a united China came almost 1100 years after the ancient Egyptians (3100 BC). Mesopotamia (4000 BC), Egypt (3100 BC) and the Indus Valley civilisations (3300 BC) all significantly pre-date ancient China.
Iran. Iran is the oldest country in the world founded in 3200 B.C. and has a topography characterized by numerous mountains and mountain ranges. Iran was established as a country in 3200 B.C. It lies between the Middle East and Asia, bordering prominent countries like Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Before the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Huaxia nationality named their motherland Zhongguo, and after that, it developed into a nation of various nationalities, and was then called Zhonghua Nation (known as Chinese Nation). ZhongdenotesChina and Hua is the Huaxia nationality for short.
In addition to the Han majority, the Chinese government recognizes 55 peoples of ethnic minorities. Although the Government of China adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it does not recognize the term Indigenous Peoples, so the Declaration is not implemented in China.
Armenia - 2492 BCE. North Korea - 2333 BCE. China - 2070 BCE. India - 2000 BCE.
Chinese civilization as we know it first developed along the great bend of the Yellow River, where the earth was soft and easily worked by the crude tools of China's Stone Age men who lived before 3000 B.C.
In East Asia, South Korean and Chinese men are now taller than Japanese men. Adults in the South Asian countries of Bangladesh and India have heights that are plateauing, at about 2 to 4 inches (5 cm to 10 cm) shorter than adults in Japan and South Korea.
Proto-Sinitic (Proto-Chinese; until 500 bc), Archaic (Old) Chinese (8th to 3rd century bc), Ancient (Middle) Chinese (through ad 907), and Modern Chinese (from c. the 10th century to modern times).
The 500-‐year Roman Empire was relatively short-‐lived compared to the 3,000 years of Chinese dynastic history.
The possibility that the Chinese copied the invention from the Egyptians has been ruled out as these two ancient civilizations had no contact with each other at this stage. Back then, traveling merchants and couriers were capable of bridging enormous distances of up to 3,000 kilometers.
Iran is not only the oldest country in Asia but is also the oldest in the world. The history of Iran as a country can be traced back to 3200 BCE, the time of the Elamite civilization in the Iranian Plateau.
Born in 1254, Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explore and author. He published a book titled “The Book of the Marvels of the World” which revealed in detail the economic power of China as well as its cities, landscapes, and people.
Scientists have recently named a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis.
Being an important aspect of the Chinese culture, the social or non-religious function of ancestor worship is to cultivate kinship values like filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of the family lineage.
1. South Sudan. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after years of civil war, but violence continues to ravage the world's newest country. Civil War erupted in South Sudan in 2013 and continues today, as political leaders from different ethnic groups vie for power.