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China was first united under a single imperial state by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC. Orthography, weights, measures, and law were all standardized. Shortly thereafter, China entered its classical era with the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), marking a critical period.

This is a timeline of Chinese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events, see History of China .

The Warring States period in Chinese history (c. 475 – 221 BC) comprises the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 – 256 BC), which were characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation.

China has over 3,000 years of history, based on the earliest written records. China's timeline shows the rise and fall of the main 15 Chinese dynasties, and modern era governments. This table shows the timeline of Chinese history. Read on for the years of China's dynasties and coexisting kingdoms with their founders and capitals.

China is one of the world's four ancient civilizations, and the written history of China dates back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), over 3,000 years ago. It had the only female emperor. Printing, the compass, and gunpowder were invented. Most of the Great Wall today was built or repaired during the Ming Dynasty.

2019年7月29日 · 206 BC - 220 AD - Han Dynasty: first durable state governing the entire Chinese heartland, ushers in first Chinese cultural "golden age", growth in money economy, and the promotion of...

One of the largest cities in the ancient world, the roughly rectangular Chang’an has walls 15 miles long and houses numerous palaces, administrative and residential buildings, and two bustling marketplaces. (“martial emperor”), China temporarily expands its boundaries as far west as the Pamir Mountains and as far east as the northern part of Korea.

2024年4月29日 · China’s Pre-History to 2100 BC. Circa 500,000 BC: In 1918, Swedish paleontologist J.G. Anderson discovers a group of fossils near Beijing (known collectively as Peking Man). Though not a direct ancestor of the Chinese, skulls indicate a …

4 天之前 · Sources from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the British Library, London, provide a wide variety of original materials detailing China's interaction with the West from Macartney's first Embassy to China in 1793, through to …