Chinese History
Anchoring dynastic shifts across ages to bridge the unbroken lineage of cultural legacy.
Xia Dynasty
-2070 ~ -1600
Primordial foundations of dynastic governance
Shang Dynasty
-1600 ~ -1046
Bronze metallurgy and oracle bone inscriptions
Zhou Dynasty
-1046 ~ -256
Feudal hierarchies and the Hundred Schools of Thought
Qin Dynasty
-221 ~ -207
Unification of empire and standardization of systems
Han Dynasty
-202 ~ 220
Imperial consolidation and Silk Road diplomacy
Three Kingdoms & Southern Dynasties
220 ~ 589
Fragmentation and cultural synthesis
Sui Dynasty
581 ~ 619
Reunification and the Grand Canal integration
Tang Dynasty
618 ~ 907
Cosmopolitan peak and golden age of classical arts
Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms
907 ~ 979
Transition and regional military commands
Song Era
960 ~ 1279
Commercial revolution and neo-Confucian scholarship
Yuan Dynasty
1271 ~ 1368
Pax Mongolica and continental trade networks
Ming Dynasty
1368 ~ 1644
Maritime expeditions and commercial restoration
Qing Dynasty
1636 ~ 1912
Final imperial integration and modern collision