Does China Really Have a 5,000-Year-Old History?

Published: July 5, 2017, 7 a.m.

Few will dispute that China has one of the most ancient cultures on earth, but is there any truth to the claim\u2014made by many residents of China\u2014that there is a 5,000-year-long line of continuity in its culture? Would an inhabitant of present-day China...