Books released by the Chinese Academy of History at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday show that history can offer references for modernization with Chinese characteristics.
The Making of the Chinese Civilization was published in early February with the aim of informing readers overseas how Chinese history and civilization have evolved over the past 8,000 years through archaeological studies.
Archaeologists believe a huge Neolithic site found in the Gansu province represents a type of Chinese civilization and is among the largest known human settlement complexes of its time.
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