Chinese
Dynasties Timeline
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Name |
Chinese |
Period |
Xia |
夏 |
2100–1600 BC |
Shang |
商 |
1600–1050 BC |
Zhou |
周 |
1050–256 BC |
Qin |
秦 |
221–206 BC |
Han |
漢 |
206 BC–AD 220 |
The Three Kingdoms |
三國 |
220–280 |
Jin |
晉 |
265–420 |
The Sixteen Kingdoms |
十六國 |
304–439 |
The Northern & Southern Dynasties |
南北朝 |
420–589 |
Sui |
隋 |
581–618 |
Tang |
唐 |
618–907 |
The Five Dynasties |
五代十國 |
907–960 |
Song |
宋 |
960–1279 |
Liao |
遼 |
907–1125 |
Jin |
金 |
1115–1234 |
Yuan |
元 |
1206–1368 |
Ming |
明 |
1368–1644 |
Qing |
清 |
1616–1911 |
The Republic of China |
中華民國 |
1912–49 |
The People's Republic of China |
中華人民共和國 |
1949– |
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History of China, Stephen G. Haw |
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Soup, Always Soup
Chinese rarely sit down to a lunch or dinner that does not include soup (in the case of noodle soup, soup is the meal). Unlike the Western custom of having soup before the main course, Chinese prefer to eat soup during or towards the end of a meal. At a casual meal people tend to pick up the bowl and drink directly from it … more
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