April 2023

Overview Chinese Name: 秦朝 English Name: Qin Dynasty; Qin Chao Other Name: Ying Qin 嬴秦; Duration: About 221 BC – 207 BC King: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng 秦始皇嬴政; Qin Er Shi Hu Hai 秦二世胡亥; Territory Map in Qin Dynasty 秦朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Qin Dynasty 秦朝 (221-207 BC) was the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history developed from the […]

The first half of the Eastern Zhou 东周 period Overview Chinese Name: 春秋 English Name: Spring and Autumn period; ChunQiu period Duration: About 770 BC – 476 BC King: The Royal family of Zhou Dynasty vassal states: Qi 齐, Song 宋, Jin 晋, Qin 秦, Chu 楚, Wu 吴, Yue 越, Zheng 郑, Ba 巴, Shu 蜀, etc The distribution

The second half of the Eastern Zhou 东周 period Overview Chinese Name: 战国 English Name: Warring States period; zhan Guo period Duration: About 476 BC – 221 BC King: Kings of the vassal states Vassal states: Qi 齐, Qin 秦, Chu 楚, Yan 燕, Han 韩, Zhao 赵, Wei 魏 vassal states in the Warring States period 战国时期诸侯国 Brief Introduction

Overview Chinese Name: 西周 English Name: Western Zhou Duration: About 1046 BC – 771 BC King: King Wu of Zhou 周武王; King Cheng of Zhou 周成王; King Kang of Zhou 周康王; King You of Zhou 周幽王; Culture of the Western Zhou 西周文化 Brief Introduction In about 1046 BC, King Wu joined forces with other tribes to attack the tyrant King

Overview Chinese Name: 商朝 English Name: Shang Dynasty; Shang Chao Other Name: Yin Shang 殷商; Yin 殷 Duration: About 1600 BC – 1046 BC King: Cheng Tang 成汤; Pan Geng 盘庚; Wu Ding 武丁; Di Xin (Zhou) 帝辛(纣) Territory Map of Shang Dynasty商朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Shang Dynasty 商朝, the second Dynasty in Chinese history, is the first dynasty in

Overview Chinese Name: 夏朝 English Name: Xia Dynasty; Xia Chao Other Name: Xi Yi Xia 西邑夏; Xi Yi 西邑; You Xia 有夏 Duration: About 2070 BC – 1600 BC King: Yu the Great 大禹; Qi of Xia 夏启; Tai Kang 太康; Shao Kang 少康; Jie of Xia 夏桀 Territory Map of Xia Dynasty夏朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Xia Dynasty 夏朝 is

The Han State of three kingdoms period 三国时期 Overview Chinese Name: 蜀汉 English Name: Shu Han, The Han State Other Name:Shu 蜀，Liu Shu 刘蜀，Ji Han 季汉 Duration: About 221 AD – 263 AD King: Liu Bei 刘备，Liu Shan 刘禅 Shu Han group 蜀汉集团 Brief Introduction Shu Han (May 15, 221 – 263), was one of the separatist regimes during

The Wu State of three kingdoms period 三国时期 Overview Chinese Name: 孙吴 English Name: Sun Wu, The Wu State Other Name:The Eastern Wu 东吴, Wu 吴 Duration: About 229 AD – 280 AD King: Sun Quan 孙权, Sun Hao 孙皓 Sun Wu 孙吴 Brief Introduction The state of Wu (May 23, 229 to May 1, 280), was one of

Overview Chinese Name: 西晋 English Name: Western Jin Dynasty, Xi Jin Other Name: Jin 晋, Sima Jin 司马晋, Zhong Chao 中朝 Duration: About 265 AD – 317 AD King: Sima Yan 司马炎, Sima Zhong 司马衷, Sima Chi司马炽, Sima Ye 司马邺 Western Jin Dynasty 西晋 Brief Introduction The Western Jin Dynasty 西晋 (265-317) was the unified dynasty after the Three Kingdoms period

Overview Chinese Name: 北朝 English Name: Northern Dynasties, Bei Chao Duration: About 386 AD – 581 AD King: Tuoba Yu 拓跋珪, Gao Yang 高洋, Yu wen Jue 宇文觉 Dynasties: Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏, Eastern Wei Dynasty 东魏, Northern Qi Dynasty 北齐, Western Wei Dynasty 西魏, Northern Zhou Dynasty 北周 Territory Map of Northern Dynasties 北朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Northern Dynasties