The scholars tell the stories most fascinatingly, exploring ancient texts and archaeological finds the origin and the development of Chinese civilization, through its history, geography, and culture. It spoke about figures such as Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor), Fuxi, Shennong, Yao, Shun, and Yu, who have invented technologies and state crafts that allowed society to form, leading to the emergence of civilization in China.
One point that has caught my attention was: The scholars mentioned that in human history, significant cross-cultural interactions usually took place either through trades or wars. That was how we formed new societies.
Working on Cultural Intelligence and Cross-Cultural business, I’ve always wondered, other than migration, how one civilisation may have influenced another along our human journey, but I’ve never given any thoughts about what might have been the cause for human migration. Obviously, now that I think about it, it is natural that migrations happen when we are attracted by better prospects elsewhere, or when we are driven by hardship at our homeland – hence the statement of in trades and warfares make perfect sense.