Neolithic Cultures ( 5900 - 1700 BC )

Xia Shang Zhou ( 21C - 771 BC )

Spring and Autumn ( 770 - 476 BC )

Warring states ( 475 - 221 BC )

Qin ( 221 - 207 BC )

Han ( 206 - 24 BC )

Three Kingdoms ( 221 - 265 AD )

Jin ( 265 - 420 )

Northern and Southern Dynasties ( 386 - 587 )

Sui ( 589 - 617 )

Tang ( 618 - 906 )

Five dynasties ( 907 - 959 )

Liao ( 907 - 1125 )

Song ( 900 - 1279 )

Jin ( 1115 - 1234 )

Yuan ( 1280 - 1368 )

Ming ( 1368 - 1644 )

Qing ( 1644 - 1911 )

Republic of China ( 1911 - 1949 )

People's Republic of China ( 1949 - current )