Zhao Haitao is the leader of the Erlitou Task Force of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He recently accepted an exclusive interview with China News Agency's "East-West Question" to explain why the Er litou site is called "the earliest China" Zhao Haitao: "The earliest China " refers to the earliest capital city and its central area located "under heaven" The culture of honoring the dragon in the Er Litou culture can be called the most direct and orthodox root of the dragon totem of the China nation.