." ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁the ▁T urt le : ▁M yth , ▁Art , ▁and ▁Cos mos ▁in ▁Early ▁China , ▁Sarah ▁All an ▁noted ▁that ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁X ia ▁are ▁simply ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁tra its ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁the ▁Shang ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁The ▁imp lied ▁dual ism ▁between ▁the ▁Shang ▁and ▁X ia , ▁All an ▁arg ues , ▁is ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁Shang ▁represents ▁fire ▁or ▁the ▁sun , ▁birds ▁and ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁X ia ▁represent ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁myth ical ▁X ia , ▁All an ▁arg ues , ▁is ▁a ▁necessary ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Z hou ▁dynast y , ▁who ▁justify ▁their ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Shang ▁by ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁Shang ▁had ▁supp l anted ▁the ▁X ia . ▁However , ▁this ▁claim ▁that ▁Z hou ▁dynast y ▁invent ed ▁X ia ▁dynast y ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁direct ▁evidence ▁or ▁support ▁either . ▁It ▁remains ▁merely ▁as ▁a ▁conject ure . ▁ ▁Other ▁sch ol ars ▁also ▁argue ▁that ▁Shang ▁rem n ants ▁still ▁existed ▁during ▁early ▁Z hou ▁dynast y , ▁Z hou ▁r ul ers ▁couldn ' t ▁simply ▁justify ▁their ▁succession ▁to ▁pac ify ▁Shang ▁rem n ants ▁if ▁it ' s ▁entirely ▁fabric ated ▁since ▁they ▁wouldn ' t ▁believe ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁powerful ▁Song ▁kingdom ▁during ▁the ▁Z hou ▁dynast y ▁was