Dynasty

Dates

Xia Dynasty

About 2070 BC - 1600 BC

Shang Dynasty

About 1600 BC - 1046 BC

Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou Dynasty

About 1046 BC - 771 BC

Eastern Zhou Dynasty

About 770 BC - 256 BC

Spring and Autumn Period

About 770 BC - 476 BC

Warring States

About 475 BC - 221 BC

Qin Dynasty

221 BC - 206 BC

Han Dynasty

Western Han

202 BC - 8 AD

Eastern Han

25 AD - 220 AD

Three Kingdoms

Wei

220 AD - 265 AD

Shu

221 AD - 263 AD

Wu

222 AD - 280 AD

Jin Dynasty

Western Jin Dynasty

265 AD - 316 AD

Eastern Jin Dynasty

317 AD - 420 AD

Sixteen Kingdoms

304 AD - 439 AD

Northern and Southern Dynasties

Northern Dynasties

386 AD - 581 AD

Southern Dynasties

420 AD - 589 AD

Sui Dynasty

581 AD - 618 AD

Tang Dynasty

618 AD - 907 AD

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

907 AD - 979 AD

Song Dynasty

Northern Song Dynasty

960 AD - 1127 AD

Southern Song Dynasty

1127 AD - 1276 AD

Liao Dynasty

916 AD - 1125 AD

Western Xia Dynasty

1038 AD - 1227 AD

Jin Dynasty

1115 AD - 1234 AD

Yuan Dynasty

1271 AD - 1368 AD

Ming Dynasty

1368 AD - 1644 AD

Qing Dynasty

1644 AD - 1911 AD

Republic of China

1912 AD - 1949 AD

People's Republic of China

Founded on Oct.1, 1949