Complex sentence: The Xia dynasty (;; c.2070--c.1600 BC) is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as "Bamboo Annals", "Classic of History" and "Records of the Grand Historian".
Split into simpler sentences: The Xia dynasty (;; c.2070--c.1600 BC) is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese history. It is described in ancient historical chronicles such as the "Bamboo Annals", the "Classic of History" and the "Records of the Grand Historian".