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This book uses different historical materials to observe the hidden and unprinted historical facts in the myths of Xia, Shang and Zhou from various angles. The author focuses on the history of China's Bronze Age, compares unearthed materials with handed down historical materials, and rethinks the process of early state formation. The first part, "The Origins of Multiple Civilizations and Centralization," explores the formation of China's centralized government based on archaeological facts, including the memory of China before the Yin and Shang Dynasties and the founding of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and analyzes the attributes of the Yin and Shang royal families, as well as their lifestyles and beliefs; the middle part " Regime inherits the past and connects the future: The relationship between the royal family of Yin and Zhou Dynasty", which explores the relationship between the royal family of Shang and Zhou Dynasty and the historical stages of the two countries from archaeological and handed down documents; the second part "A Study of the Formation of Historical Concepts in Shang and Zhou Documents" focuses on the formation of ancient historical concepts.