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TIMELINE OF CHINESE HISTORY
2070 BC
1600 BC
1046 BC
771 BC
475 BC
221 BC
206 BC
8 AD
25
220
280
317
420
960
534
589
618
1127
1279
1368
1234
1125
907
1949
1911
1644
Yu the Great
lead people
overcame a
massive flood
Bronze Age;
Walled City;
Early forms of
writing system.
Mandate of
Heaven; Zongfa
and Fenfeng
systems.
Barbarians
attacked the capital
city.
Five Hegemons
Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou
Warring States
Eastern Han
Xin
Spring and Autumn
Western Jin
Eastern Jin
Northen Wei
Eastern Wei
Western Wei
Northen Qi
Northen Zhou
Chen
Liang
Southern Qi
Liu Song
Wei
Shu Han
Wu
Southern Song
Northen Song
Western Han
Seven Prominent
States
Shan Yang's
reforms in
State Qin
Qin Shi Huang,
the first emper-
or of China
First Imperial
Exams
Reform of
Emperor
Xiaowen
Uprising of
Five Barbarians
Expeditions of
Zhuge Liang
King Wu of Zhou over-
threw Shang dynasty
Riot of capital residents
Confucius
Great Wall
Battle of
Red Cliffs
Sailings of Zheng He;
Construction of Forbidden City
Red Turbans
Rebellion
Paper-making
Technology
Emperor Wu of Han: Defeated
Xiongnu; made the Confucianism
the official ideology;
Creation of Silk Road
Yellow Turbans
Rebellion
Paper currency
Yue Fei
Wars of Eight
Princes
Jingkang Incident
Battle of Fei River
SIXTEEN KINGDOMS
JURCHEN JIN
Reform of Wang
Anshi
Huang Chao's
Uprising
Budhism spread
out in China
Grand Canals
Reign of Zhenguana
under Emperor
Taizong of Tang
The peak of Tang
Empress Wu
Zetian's Reign
An Lushan's
Rebellion
Factional struggle
between Niu and
Li cliques
Manned space
missions
The Great Leap For-
ward Movement
Tian'anmen Incident
Death of Mao Zedong
Cultural Revolution
Deng Xiaoping's
Economic Reforms
Republic of China
relocated to Taiwan
The Chinese Civil War
Xinhai
Revolution
First Sino-Japa-
nese War
Seccond Opium
War
First Opium War
Li Zicheng's
Uprising
Zhang Juzheng's Reforms
Return of Hong Kong
Reign of Zhenguana
under Emperor
Taizong of Tang
Gun powders;
Compass;
Improved Printing
Technology
May 4th Movement
Boxers Rebellion;
Invasion of Eight
Allied Forces
Neo-Confucianism
Hundred Days; Reform
Self-Strengthen
Movement
Resing of Kangxi
Emperor
Taiping
Rebellion
The Conquest of
Mongols
Oversea trading
is banned
Tumu Fortress
Incident
Invasion of Jap-
anese Pirates
Est. of Communist Party
Long March of Red Army
Seccod Sino-Japanese War
KHITAN LIAO
TEN KINGDOMS
XIA SHANG ZHOU
QIN
SOUTHERN AND NORTHEN DYNASTIE
JIN
TANG
SONG
YUAN
FIVE DYNASTIES
REPUBLIC
OF CHINA
THREE
KINGDOMS
HAN
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
QING
MING
SUI
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