The Xia dynasty ( Chinese : 夏朝 ; pinyin : Xià Cháo ; Wade-Giles : Hsia-Ch ` ao ; IPA : ( ɕiâ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯ ) ; c. 2070 - c. 1600 BCE ) 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 .
Xia dynasty ( Chinese : 夏朝 ; Pinyin : xià cháo ; Wade-Giles : Hsia-ch ` ao ) is the first dynasty of China .