Definition of "Hsia"

In February, the newly elected mayor of Taipei, Chiang Wan-an, welcomed a delegation from the Shanghai branch of the Taiwan Affairs Office. Andrew Hsia, a Kuomintang vice chairman, went to China and met with Wang Huning and Song Tao, two key figures in Beijing’s Taiwan strategy.

2023 March 27, Chris Horton, “Taiwan’s Ex-President Heads to China in Historic and Closely Watched Visit”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2023-03-27, Asia Pacific‎

China’s traditional history begins with the Hsia dynasty, ca. 2000 BCE.

2013, Earle Rice Jr., The Yangtze River (Rivers of the World)‎, Hockessin, Delaware: Mitchell Lane Publishers, page 19

Tyrant Chieh or Robber Chih: according to tradition, Chieh was an evil ruler who brought down the great Hsia Dynasty.

2015, Hsün Tzu, “Man's Nature Is Evil”, in Michael Austin, editor, Reading the World: Ideas that matter‎, 3rd edition, W. W. Norton & Company, page 89

Chinese historical tradition has it that the semi-historical rulers, Yao and Shun, and the first official dynasty, the Hsia dynasty ruled over parts of China with a centre in southern Shansi.

2022 January 3, Dishan Joseph, “Understanding Chinese heritage and culture”, in Daily Mail‎, archived from the original on 02 January 2022