Like most other great civilizations of the world, China can trace her culture back to a blend of small original tribes which have expanded till they became the great country we have today. Most historians agree that civilization occurred sometime around 2000 BCE along the Yellow River. China was home to one of the four early civilizations found around the world.
The history of the island of Taiwan dates back tens of thousands of years to the earliest known evidence of human habitation.
However, China is different from the other civilizations. Ancient China gave rise to some of history's most powerful dynasties, such as the Tang Dynasty, the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, which began building the Great Wall of China. Ancient China history reveals historical national focus on industry, trade and commerce, and agriculture, as key economic activities. It is difficult to be sure about China’s early ancient history. China, one of the countries that can boast of an ancient civilization, has a long and mysterious history - almost 5,000 years of it! Introduction of advanced farming methods, such as cast iron tools and irrigation technologies, in 700 BC and their progressive patronization by successive dynasties reveals Chinese focus on economic security.
Archaeologists working on the famed Terra Cotta Army in China now believe their lifelike appearance could have been modeled on ancient Greek sculptures. Here "insiders", that is, members of a family or the ruler and his household, would receive people from the outside. Temples, palaces, and houses in early China and throughout its history were walled on the outside, and the first buildings encountered after entering the gate were the more public ones where men conducted their business.
Despite its long history, the Great Wall of China as it is exists today was constructed mainly during the mighty Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
The sudden appearance of a culture based on agriculture around 3000 BC is believed to reflect the arrival of the ancestors of today's Taiwanese indigenous peoples.