The Shang Dynasty: One Of The Chinese Dynasties In China

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The Shang dynasty is one of the Chinese dynasties and a great one also. The Shang dynasty is the oldest proven dynasty but Chinese people think that there was one before called the Xia dynasty. The Xia dynasty was believed to be started by Yu the Great. Chinese stories say that Yu the Great solved flooding problems in china. The Xia dynasty is important to the Chinese because the stories about the Xia dynasty told of kings working together. The Shang dynasty was also referred to as the Yin dynasty because Yin was the last Capital City in the Shang dynasty. During the Shang dynasty, China had more than just one capital city. The Shang dynasty had over 30 emperors starting with Tāng Shang who was military leader. The Shang dynasty was famous