Travel to Beautiful and old Unique culture and arts The China, Fly and finds hotel in China. China is one of the world's 
oldest continuous civilizations. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and has been the source of some of the world's great inventions. China is most commonly called Zhōngguó in Mandarin Chinese. The term can be literally translated into English as "Central Kingdom" or "Central Country", the less accurate translations can be Middle Kingdom. In ancient times the name referred to the "Central States" along the Yellow River valley and was not associated with any single political entity. The nomenclature gradually evolved to mean the lands under direct imperial rule.Ancient China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization.
oldest continuous civilizations. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and has been the source of some of the world's great inventions. China is most commonly called Zhōngguó in Mandarin Chinese. The term can be literally translated into English as "Central Kingdom" or "Central Country", the less accurate translations can be Middle Kingdom. In ancient times the name referred to the "Central States" along the Yellow River valley and was not associated with any single political entity. The nomenclature gradually evolved to mean the lands under direct imperial rule.Ancient China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently, the others being Mesopotamia, Indus Valley Civilization, Maya Civilization, Ancient Greece (Minoan Civilization), and Ancient Egypt.Culture of China, Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout most of Imperial China's history, and mastery of Confucian texts was the primary criterion for entry into the imperial bureaucracy. China's traditional values were derived from various versions of Confucianism. A number of more authoritarian strains of thought have also been influential, such as Legalism. There was often conflict between the philosophies. the Song Dynasty Neo-Confucians believed Legalism departed from the original spirit of Confucianism. Examinations and a culture of merit remain greatly valued in China today. In recent years, a number of New Confucians (not to be confused with Neo-Confucianism) have advocated that democratic ideals and human rights are quite compatible with traditional Confucian "Asian values".
