In 790. The existence time of the Zhou Dynasty was from 1046 BC to 256 BC, that is, 790 years. Zhou Dynasty is the third Chinese slave dynasty in China history after Shang Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty handed down 32 generations and 37 kings. The Zhou Dynasty inherited Xia and Shang Dynasties, which was the heyday of ancient slave society and the last centralized state in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

The Zhou Dynasty was divided into two periods: the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty was founded by Ji Fa, Zhou Wuwang, with Haojiang as its capital. Built in Zhou, a series of activities were held there to sacrifice and reward courtiers. Later, Zhou Muwang built a palace in Nanzheng, and then Zhou Yiwang moved the capital to Goushan. In 77 1 year BC, Haojing fell and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished. In 770 BC, Pingdong moved eastward, making its capital Zhou. Since then, this period of the Zhou Dynasty has been called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

History books also refer to the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as two weeks. Among them, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is divided into three periods: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. The self-identification and naming of the Chinese nation began in the spring, autumn and summer. The name of Xia has the origin of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The royal family of the Zhou Dynasty called itself Xia, and Xia was a country that shared the etiquette and honor of the Zhou Dynasty. For the first time in the history of China, the concept of inter-clan ethnic groups appeared.