Professor Xu Hong, one of directors of Chinese Archaeological Society,works at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His masterpieces include East Asian Bronze in the Pre-Oracle Period, Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China, The Earliest China: The Rise of Erlitou Civilization, and so on.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Preface – The Rise and Fall of Taosi Material Culture – The Rise of Cultures Around Mount Song – The Genesis of Xinzhai – The Great Capital: Erlitou – The Central Plain and China – Conclusion.

Professor Xu Hong, one of directors of Chinese Archaeological Society,works at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His masterpieces include East Asian Bronze in the Pre-Oracle Period, Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China, The Earliest China: The Rise of Erlitou Civilization, and so on.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Preface – The Rise and Fall of Taosi Material Culture – The Rise of Cultures Around Mount Song – The Genesis of Xinzhai – The Great Capital: Erlitou – The Central Plain and China – Conclusion.

Professor Xu Hong, one of directors of Chinese Archaeological Society,works at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His masterpieces include East Asian Bronze in the Pre-Oracle Period, Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China, The Earliest China: The Rise of Erlitou Civilization, and so on.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Preface – The Rise and Fall of Taosi Material Culture – The Rise of Cultures Around Mount Song – The Genesis of Xinzhai – The Great Capital: Erlitou – The Central Plain and China – Conclusion.