| Dynasty | Time |
| Xia Dynasty | approx. 21st century BC 16th century BC |
| Shang Dynasty | approx. 16th century BC 11th century BC |
| Zhou Dynasty(Western Zhou Dynasty and Eastern Zhou Dynasty) | approx. 11th century 771 BC |
| Spring and Autumn Period | 770 BC 476 BC |
| Warring States Period | 475 BC 221 BC |
| Qin Dynasty | 221 BC 206 BC |
| Han Dynasty | 206 BC-220 |
| Western Han Dynasty | 206 BC AD 24 |
| Eastern Han Dynasty | 25- 220 |
| Three Kingdoms | 220-280 |
| Wei | 220- 265 |
| Shu Han | 221- 263 |
| Wu | 222- 280 |
| Jin Dynasty | 265-439 |
| Western Jin Dynasty | 265- 316 |
| Eastern Jin Dynasty | 317- 420 |
| Sixteen Kingdoms | 303- 439 |
| Southern and Northern Dynasties | 386-589 |
| Northern Dynasty | 386- 581 |
| Southern Dynasty | 420- 589 |
| Sui Dynasty | 518- 618 |
| Tang Dynasty | 618- 907 |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms | 907- 979 |
| Song Dynasty | 960-1279 |
| Northern Song Dynasty | 960-1127 |
| Southern Song Dynasty | 1127 -1279 |
| Liao Dynasty | 916-1125 |
| Western Xia | 1032- 1227 |
| Jin Dynasty | 1115-1234 |
| Yuan Dynasty | 1271 -1368 |
| Ming Dynasty | 1368 -1644 |
| Qing Dynasty | 1644 -1911 |
| Republic of China | 1912 -1949 |
| People's Republic of China | 1949 |
Last Updated on 10/23/98
By China Data Center