Periods of Chinese History
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The following lists the traditional periodization of Chinese history.
Pre-Historic Period
- Yangshao culture (Banpo) - c. 5000-3000 BCE
- Longshan culture - c. 3000-2200 BCE
Legendary Period & The Three Dynasties
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
- Xia Dynasty - c. 2200-1750 BCE
- Shang Dynasty - c. 1750-1100 BCE
- Zhou Dynasty - c. 1100-256 BCE
- Spring and Autumn Period - 771-450 BCE
- Warring States Period - 450-220 BCE
Imperial China
- Qin Dynasty - 221-206 BCE
- Han Dynasty - 206 BCE - 220 CE
- Six Dynasties Period - 220-589
- Three Kingdoms Period - 220-280
- Western Jin - 265-316
- Eastern Jin - 317-420
- Northern and Southern Dynasties - 420-589
- Sui Dynasty - 581-618
- Tang Dynasty - 618-907
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period - 907-960
- Song Dynasty - 960-1279
- Northern Song Dynasty - 907-1127
- Southern Song Dynasty - 1127-1279
- Yuan Dynasty - 1279-1368
- Ming Dynasty - 1368-1644
- Qing Dynasty - 1644-1911
Modern China
- Republican China - 1911-1949 (to present on Taiwan)
- Communist China - 1949-present
