Xi Zhong

Xi Zhong (Chinese: {{lang|zh|{{linktext|奚|仲}}}}) was a legendary Xia dynasty minister claimed to have served Yu the Great《滕县志·古迹》：“薛城，在薛河北，县南四十里，周二十八里，古奚仲所封国。”

credited in traditional Chinese sources with the invention of the chariot during the 2nd millennium BC.Xu Shen, Shuowen Jiezi [https://ctext.org/shuo-wen-jie-zi/che-bu1 "Radical 車"]. quote: "車：輿輪之緫名。夏后時奚仲所造。"Shiben· [https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E6%9C%AC#%E5%A4%8F_3 "Chapter on Inventions (作篇) - Xia (夏)"]. quote: "奚仲作車。"[http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Poetry/guyicongshu.html Guyi congshu] 11, Yupian, vol. 1, Chariot Section (車部). quote: "世本奚仲作車宋忠曰夏禹時人也". [https://ctext.org/library.pl?if=gb&file=88944&page=132 p. 132 of 157] scanned and transcribed by Chinese Text Project Modern archaeological evidence has not found support for that, however, and suggests instead a date closer to 1200 BC for the introduction of small-scale use of chariots.Ebrey, Patricia. East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History, p. 14. Houghton Mifflin Co (Boston), 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-618-13384-0}}.