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Ancient Chinese History By Alex Clark, Davan Groom, and Cody Kachowski The Chinese people consider the time before the 21st century B.C. to be the `legendary` period. They believe that this was a time in which immortals and dragons roamed free. Ancient Chinese belief is that one of these creatures became human and started the Xia dynasty. Although there is no written proof of this dynasty existing, it was said to have started in 2205 B.C. and was ended with the arrival of the Shang Dynasty (1766-1766 B.C) of which there is proof. The people of the Shang Dynasty used bones and tortoise shells, as they had no paper. The discovery of iron allowed the Chinese people to invent farming tools and other helpful items. Resources: Chinese dragon- [|www.washingtonpost.com] Shang Dynasty vase- [|www.econ.iastate.edu] Ferroa, Peggy Grace. //China//. New York: M. Cavendish, 1994. Print.