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History of China

China, representing one of the earliest civilizations in the world, has a recorded history of about 3,600 years. It possesses rich historical documents as well as ancient relics. Like other nations, China, in its development, passed through the stages of primitive society, slave society, and feudal society. During the middle decades of the 19th century, capitalist forces of foreign countries invaded China, and China was slowly transformed into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The founding of the People's Republic in 1949 marked China's entry into the socialist stage. During the long period of historical development, the industrious, courageous, and intelligent Chinese people of all nationalities collectively created a great civilization. They made great contributions to all of mankind.

The following is a list of the dynasties:

· Prehistoric Times (1.7 million years --- 21st century BC)
· Xia Dynasty (21st --- 16th century BC)
· Shang Dynasty (16th --- 11th century BC)
· Zhou Dynasty (11th --- 221 BC)
  o Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC --- 711 BC)
  o Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 --- 221 BC)
· Qin Dynasty (221 --- 206 BC)
· Han Dynasty (206 BC --- 220 AD)
  o Western Han (206 BC --- 24 AD)
  o Eastern Han (25 --- 220)
· Three Kingdoms (220 --- 280)
· Jin Dynasty (265 --- 420)
  o Western Jin Dynasty (265 --- 316)
  o Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 --- 420)
· Northern and Southern Dynasties (386 --- 589)
· Sui Dynasty (581 --- 618)
· Tang Dynasty (618 --- 907)
· Five Dynasties (907 --- 960)
  o Later Liang (907 --- 923)
  o Later Tang (923 --- 936)
  o Later Jin (936 --- 946)
  o Later Han (947 --- 951)
  o Later Zhou (951 --- 960)
· Song Dynasty (960 --- 1279)
  o Northern Song Dynasty (960 --- 1127)
  o Southern Song Dynasty (1127 --- 1279)
· Liao Dynasty (916 --- 1125)
· Jin/kin Dynasty (1115 --- 1234)
· Yuan Dynasty (1271 --- 1368)
· Ming Dynasty (1368 --- 1644)
· Qing Dynasty (1644 --- 1911)