The State of China's Cities

China is a country with 5,000-year-long civilization
and a long and rich history. The compass,
gunpowder, art of paper-making and block
printing invented in China have made great contributions to
the progress of mankind. The Great Wall, Grand Canal and
other projects built by the Chinese people are engineering
feats in the world.

The history of Chinese cities can be traced back to
Longshan Culture in the Yellow River Valley about 4,000
years ago. The records written in words started in the Shang
Dynasty (16th-11th century BC). China, a farming society
for more than 3, 000 years, began to decline to become a
semi-colonial and semi-feudal society from the Opium War
in 1840. In the Revolution of 1911, the Chinese people
put an end to the feudal and monarchic rule what lasted
for more than 2,000 years in China. On October 1, 1949,
Chairman Mao Zedong declared solemnly to the world the
founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. This
was the new starting point for the great revitalization of the
Chinese nation.