中华民族是世界上最古老的民族，中华文明是世界上最悠久的文明之一。中国有文字记载的历史近5000年之久，从公元前841年开始，有文献可考的编年史从未间断，至今已近3000年，这在人类历史的长河中是绝无仅有的。世界四大文明古国中，只有中国的历史始终传承有序，从未中断。 ( The Chinese nation is the world’s oldest nation and the Chinese civilization is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The written records of China could date back to nearly 5,000 years ago, from 841 BC and the chronicle to be examined has never stopped for nearly 3,000 years, which is unique in the history of mankind. Among the world’s four ancient civilizations, only China’s history has always been an orderly and never been interrupted. )