Unofficial Histories and Legends

"If you wish to know what goes on at court, ask a hermit in the mountains."

Before the Xia dynasty, China had three emperors: Yao, Shun, and Yu. In the people's eyes, they were all wise rulers.

After the Xia came the Shang and Zhou dynasties, followed by the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Then Qin Shi Huang unified the six states.

Next, Liu Bang raised an uprising with a three-foot sword, slaying a snake along the way. In three years he destroyed Qin, and in five he defeated Chu, thus unifying the land!