中国古代的夏、商、周各起止于何年?这三代中的各个统治者在位多少年?这一千古学术悬案自汉代司马迁作《史记》以来,一直困惑着我国学术界。然而,于1996年5月启动的国家“九五”重点科技攻关项目“夏商周断代工程”,终于把这一千古之谜揭开了,并于2000年11月9日在北京召开了新闻发布会,正式公布了《夏商周年表》。 The years of the beginning, the end, and the beginning of each year of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties in China? How many years have each of these three rulers been in power? This ancient academic case has perplexed our academic circles ever since Qian Mian moved to Shiji. However, the project “The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties,” a key scientific and technological project under the Ninth Five-Year Plan launched in May 1996, finally opened the mystery of this eternal past and was held in Beijing on November 9, 2000 Press conference, officially announced “Xia Shang anniversary table.”