Chronicle traces 6,000 years of Chinese history

Updated: 2014-07-17 16:06

By Xing Yi (chinadaily.com.cn)

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Chronicle traces 6,000 years of Chinese history

The book, Zhong Hua Shi Biao, dates back to 4464 BC.

A chronicle of Chinese history dating back to 4464 BC has been published after 30 years of research by a team of experts.

The book, Zhong Hua Shi Biao, starts with the mythological figure of Pangu and ends with Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor.

The authors say it provides the names, titles and precise dates of the reigns of 1,262 rulers.

The team was led by Luan Guiming, a researcher at the Institute of Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.

The historians studied a wide range of ancient Chinese literature, including Di Wang Shi Ji – the records of the Chinese emperors – and Zhu Shu Ji Nian, which are chronicles written on bamboo slips.

Zhang Haiou, editor-in-chief of the publisher, New World Press, said the company had reached an initial agreement with Global China Press to publish the chronicle in Britain later this year.

Chronicle traces 6,000 years of Chinese history

Chronicle traces 6,000 years of Chinese history

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