A Brief Chronology of Chinese History
Xia Dynasty			2070-1600 B.C.
Shang Dynasty			1600-1046 B.C.
Zhou Dynasty		Western Zhou	1046-771 B.C.
		Eastern Zhou    Spring and Autumn Period    Warring States Period	770-256 B.C.    770-476 B.C.    475-221 B.C.
Qin Dynasty			221-206 B.C.
Han Dynasty		Western Han	206 B.C.-A.D. 25
		Eastern Han	25-220
Three Kingdoms		Wei	220-265
		Shu Han	221-263
		Wu	222-280
Western Jin Dynasty			265-317
Eastern Jin Dynasty			317-420
Northern and Southern Dynasties	Southern Dynasties	Song	420-479
		Qi	479-502
		Liang	502-557
		Chen	557-589
	Northern Dynasties	Northern Wei	386-534
		Eastern Wei	534-550
		Northern Qi	550-577
		Western Wei	535-556
		Northern Zhou	557-581
Sui Dynasty			581-618
Tang Dynasty			618-907
Five Dynasties		Later Liang	907-923
		Later Tang	923-936
		Later Jin	936-947
		Later Han	947-950
		Later Zhou	951-960
Song Dynasty		Northern Song	960-1127
		Southern Song	1127-1279
Liao			907-1125
Kin			1115-1234
Yuan Dynasty			1206-1368
Ming Dynasty			1368-1644
Qing Dynasty			1616-1911
Republic of China			1912-1949
People's Republic of China			Founded on October 1, 1949