Scientists discover Emperor Yao's capital

The first kingdom with the name China was located in Shanxi province at a site that traces its history back 4,200 years, archaeologists announced on Thursday.

Taosi, sitting at the foot of Chongshan Mountain in Linfen's Xiangfen county, has been shown to be the capital of the Yao period kingdom, said Wang Wei of the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

"The site has the earliest kingdom relics we've found in the middle reaches of the Yellow River," Wang said. "Yao was one of the sage emperors living in the area. We believe Taosi is the empire's capital."