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A significant
aspect of China is its long cultural and national history. Studying and
understanding China history for the past thousands of years is vital
for studying and understanding the human civilization history.
China,
representing one of the earliest civilizations in the world, has
a recorded history of about 3,600 years. It possesses rich historical
documents as well as ancient relics.
Like
other nations, China's development went through different stages,
including primitive society, slave society, and feudal society. In the
19th century, forces from Europe, America and Russian invaded China,
and slowly transformed China into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal
society.
The
founding of the People's Republic in 1949 marked China's entry into the
socialist stage. During the long period of historical development, the
courageous and intelligent Chinese people of all nationalities
collectively created a great civilization. They made great
contributions to all of mankind.
Timeline of China History
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Chinese Dynasties
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Period
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Prehistoric Times
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1.7
million years - the 21st BC |
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Xia Dynasty
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21st
- 16th BC |
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Shang Dynasty
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16th
- 11th BC |
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Zhou Dynasty
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Western Zhou ( 11th century BC - 711 BC ) |
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Eastern Zhou
- Spring
and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC)
- Warring
States Period ( 476 BC - 221 BC )
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Qin Dynasty
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221
BC - 206 BC |
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Han Dynasty
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Western Han
( 206 BC - 24 AD )
Eastern Han
( 25 - 220 )
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Three Kingdoms Period
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220
- 280 |
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Jin Dynasty
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Western Jin
( 265 - 316 )
Eastern Jin
( 317 - 420 )
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Northern and Southern Dynasties
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Northern
Dynasties (386 - 581)
Southern
Dynasties (420 - 589)
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Sui Dynasty
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581
- 618 |
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Tang Dynasty
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618
- 907 |
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Five Dynasties and Ten States
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Five
Dynasties
- Later
Liang ( 907 - 923 )
- Later
Tang ( 923 - 936 )
- Later
Jin ( 936 - 946 )
- Later
Han ( 947 - 951 )
- Later
Zhou ( 951 - 960 )
Ten States (
902 - 779 )
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Song Dynasty
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Northern
Song ( 960 - 1127 )
Southern
Song ( 1127 - 1279 )
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Liao Dynasty
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916
- 1125 |
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Jin Dynasty
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1115
- 1234 |
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Yuan Dynasty
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1271
- 1368 |
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Ming Dynasty
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1368
- 1644 |
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Qing Dynasty
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1644
- 1911 |
There
are a great many official web sites out there that provide condense or
detailed chronology of China history, some of them are sponsored by
government or taken as special projects.
Here
are a list of authoritative web sites about China history:
If you would like
to publish your own study about a specific China history topic, here is
the a great forum to voice your opinion:
http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/
: China History Forum is an online chinese history forum, discussion
board or community for all who are interested in learning and
discussing chinese history from prehistoric till modern times,
including chinese art of war, chinese culture topics
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