@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000331, author = {XU, Chaolong}, journal = {Nichibunken Japan review : bulletin of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies}, month = {Jan}, note = {In regards to Chinese history, the so-called Yellow River civilization has always been considered as the birthplace of Chinese civilization and the only core responsible for more than 4000 years of cultural development in the country. However, recent archaeological activities in the Yangtze River valley have brought forth the strong possibility that the above-mentioned notion has been based on a virtual image. Evidence proves that the rise of Chinese civilization took place in the Yangtze River Valley 5000 years ago and that the people in the valley enjoyed preeminence in China for more than 1000 years before the political center shifted to the Yellow River Valley. Thus, history is to be reversed in the coming 21st century and the result will definitely affect not only China itself but the whole world.}, pages = {205--222}, title = {Viewing the Reconstruction of the Framework of Chinese Civilization}, volume = {9}, year = {1997} }