Excerpt from The General History of China, Vol. 2: Containing a Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Political and Physical Description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea and Thibet; Including Exact and Particular Account of Their Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Religion, Art and Sciences; T
Concerning the Origin of this Empire the Learned amongst them are divided betwixt two Opinions, for they are far from resting satisfied with that vulgar Chimera, which, on the Credit of some Apocryphal Books, places the Rise of it in imaginary Ages before the Creation of the World: Their best Historians distinguish their Chronology into the Fabulous, the Doubtful, and the Certain; and all agree that the Ages preceding Fo hi can be reduced to no certain Standard, but ought to be looked upon as entirely fabulous.
These Authors therefore consider Fo hi as the Founder of their Monarchy, who about two hundred Years after the Deluge, according to the Vernon of the Seventy, reigned at first in the Confines of the Province of Chen si, and afterwards in the Province of Ho nan, which is situate almost in the Heart of the Empire where he employed himself in clearing all that Tract of Land that extends to the Eastern Ocean.
In this Opinion are most of their Learned, and indeed it is so well supported by a constant Tradition, and the Authority of their most ancient Historians, that it's generally look'd upon as incontestable.
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