"Sichuan Basin" Result

For decades, the history of ancient China was written with a singular focus on the Yellow River Valley. The narrative was clear: the cradle of Chinese civilization lay in the Central Plains, with dynasties like the Shang and Zhou radiating influence

The story of human civilization is often told through the lens of great rivers—the Nile, the Tigris and Euphrates, the Indus, the Yellow River. We imagine cultures flourishing predictably along these fertile banks. Then, there is Sanxingdui. Its disc