
| Chinese Dynasties | Period |
| Prehistoric Times | 1.7 million years - the 21st century BC |
| Xia Dynasty | 21st - 16th century BC |
| Shang Dynasty | 16th - 11th century BC |
| Zhou Dynasty | Western Zhou (11th century BC - 771 BC) |
| Eastern Zhou Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC) Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC) |
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| Qin Dynasty | 221 BC - 206 BC |
| Han Dynasty | Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) |
| Eastern Han (25 - 220) | |
| Three Kingdoms Period | 220 - 280 |
| Jin Dynasty | Western Jin (265 - 316) |
| Eastern Jin (317 - 420) | |
| Northern and Southern Dynasties | Northern Dynasties (386 - 581) |
| Southern Dynasties (420 - 589) | |
| Sui Dynasty | 581 - 618 |
| Tang Dynasty | 618 - 907 |
| Five Dynasties and Ten States | Five Dynasties Later Liang (907 - 923) Later Tang (923 - 936) Later Jin (936 - 946) Later Han (947 - 951) Later Zhou (951 - 960) |
| Ten States (902 - 979) | |
| Song Dynasty | Northern Song (960 - 1127) |
| Southern Song (1127 - 1279) | |
| Liao Dynasty | 916 --- 1125 |
| Jin Dynasty | 1115 --- 1234 |
| Yuan Dynasty | 1271 --- 1368 |
| Ming Dynasty | 1368 --- 1644 |
| Qing Dynasty | 1644 --- 1911 |
| New-Democratic Revolution | 1919-1949 |
| People's Republic of China |
1949-Now |
| Chinese Dynasties | Period |