Who first put forward the 5-year history of China?

"Up and down for five thousand years" is a popular saying, which has become a fixed format.

Just like idioms, people generally don't modify idioms or common sayings. This kind of problem is just like "time flies" in the past. Why not rename it "time flies" now?

Originally, this proverb originated from the myth of Nu Wa, which was catchy and then spread. In fact, in the era of underdeveloped archaeology, no one can verify the specific year of The goddess patching the sky. Therefore, there is no starting point, and the folk saying has not been put forward. How can we add the extra hundreds of years? ~

Your statement reminds me of a joke. A curator of the museum and a visitor said, "This clay pot has a history of 15,2 years." The visitor asked, "How do you know it is so accurate?" The administrator proudly said, "Two years ago, an archaeologist said it had a history of 15, years, so it should be 15,2 years now."