Talk:China, history

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 Definition:  covers the History of China from 2000 BC to the present. [d] [e]
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Several comments

Why is this "China, history" rather than "History of China". Is there a policy for such names?

I object strongly to the title "pre-imperial period (to 221 BCE)". The Xia dynasty is debatable, possibly only a legend. However the Shang and Zhou Dynasties are historically attested. It strikes me as absurd to call them "pre-imperial". "Pre-unification", perhaps.

The Liangzhu culture around Lake Tai probably deserves mention, a fairly developed culture contemporary with the Shang but South of them. Sandy Harris 01:44, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

The title you mention came about as the result of a one-man editor decision some time ago. There is no such policy and a few contributors have since started renaming such articles. You would certainly find support for renaming it history of China but that redirect will need to be marked for deletion first. John Stephenson 03:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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