Which is right, a long history or a long history?

"It has a long history" is an idiom in China, which means that the source of a river is far away and the current is very long. People often compare it with a long history and profound origins. From the Tang Dynasty Bai Juyi's "Epitaph of Pei Jun's Lady Shi Li": "The husband is long, and the roots are deep."

A sentence with a long history:

1. China has a long history of calligraphy.

The Chinese nation has a long history.

The New Year bell has rung, and a happy life goes back to ancient times.

4. Witnessed the long-standing friendship among China, Japan and South Korea.

Buddhism has a long history, and its classics are vast, depending on how you understand it.