Recent research indicates that approximately 5800 years ago, an accelerated period in the development of Chinese civilization began, marked by the emergence of significant social differentiation across numerous regions of China.

Accelerated Phase in the Origin of Chinese Civilization

A series of discoveries have firmly established the crucial importance of the Hongshan culture in research concerning the beginnings of Chinese civilization.

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A 2018 study by S. Broadberry, H. Guan, and D. Li, titled 'China, Europe and the Great Divergence: A Study in Historical National Accounting', offers a key dataset and analysis for understanding China's long-term economic history. It uses historical national accounts to compare the economic trajectories of China and Europe, contributing to the study of the Great Divergence.

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