Historical portraits of Chinese emperors of Qin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty ...

The life of the last emperor of China, Henry P'u Yi or Puyi; books about the last emperor.

Main | Other Chinese Web Sites Chinese Cultural Studies: A Brief Chinese Chronology The traditional way of dividing Chinese history is in terms of dynasties. The use of this system is so widespread that it is the usual way to refer to the Chinese past (people refer to Tang poetry or Ming vases for instance.) But this system of periodization presents several problems:- 1. Dynastic chronology ...

The life of Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi (or Cixi), who started as a concubine and ended up ruling China.

Chinese dynasties timeline. Hyperlinked to definitions of Chinese characters and to English translation.

Chinese Coins & Dynasties Dates Dynasty ca. 2000-1500 B.C. Xia 1700-1027 B.C. Shang 1027-771 B.C. Western Zhou 770-221 B.C. Eastern Zhou 770-476 B.C. -- Spring and Autumn period 475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period 221-207 B.C. Qin 206 B.C.-A.D. 9 Western Han A.D. 9-24 Xin (Wang Mang interregnum) A.D. 25-220 Eastern Han A.D. 220-280 Three Kingdoms 220-265 -- Wei 221-263 -- Shu 229-280 -- Wu A.D.