Ancient China Xai Dynasty The Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; pinyin: Xià Cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsia-Ch'ao; IPA: [ɕiâ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯]; ca. 2070 BC–ca. 1600 BC) the first dynasty China described ancient historical chronicles such as Records the Grand Historian and Bamboo Annals...