Chinese imperial ... last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, enthroned 1818 B.C. – 1766 B.C.). Yi Yin had been a famous cook before he became prime minister. Yi Yin, whose original name was Ah Heng ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient ... Xia dynasty in the Battle of Mingtiao. The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by Wu of Zhou. The earliest known ...

According to Chinese tradition, Chinese civilization is 5,000 years old, though the ancient China of the Xia ... Yu is therefore credited with founding the Xia Dynasty, as upon his death, he ...

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Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient ... Xia dynasty in the Battle of Mingtiao. The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by Wu of Zhou. The earliest known ...