Liu Bang Emperor Gaozu，also known under the name Liu Bang（see Figure 7），was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty（206 BC-24...
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The Qin Dynasty（221-206BC） Qin Shi Huang founded the first Totalitarian Empire-the Qin Dynasty in the year 221 BC.It was ended...
Eastern Zhou（771-256BC） This dynasty is divided into two periods:Spring&Autumn Period（722一481BC）and Warring States Period（403-221BC）. After the capital in Haojing，located around today's...
Western Zhou（1100-771BC） There have been several opinions about when the Chinese Feudalistic society started.The famous Chinese historian Jian Bozan，who compiled...
Shang（1750-1040BC） The Shang continued to develop the slavery system till it reached its peak.There are four things to know about...
From the emergence of the Chinese civilization onwards, Chinese traditional science and technology took the lead in the world for...
Xia（2200-1750BC） China's Dynasty Culture started from the founding of the first dynasty Xia with a remarkable change of the system...
Song Yingxing(1587-1666?),a native of Fengxin of Jiangxi province, was ambitious when he was young. He read a large number of...
Xu Xiake(1587-1641), also known as Xu Hongzu by his courtesy name, was born in Jiangyin of Jiangsu province. From childhood,...
Xu Guangqi (1562-1633) was born in Shanghai county of Songjiang Fu (present-day Shanghai city). Two events, the baptismal ritual and...
Li Shizhen(1518-1593) was born in Qizhou (present-day Qichun county) of Hubei province, and inherited the ancestors' medical knowledge and skills...
The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the architectural history of the world, well-known for its long history,...
China is one of the three major seedbeds of the world's horticulture (the other two are West Asia and Greece)....
China boasts a long history of palatial architectureover 3,600 years. The Erlitou site of Yanshi of Henan province was believed...
China was one of the earliest countries to develop navigation and for a long period before the late ancient time...
Chinese traditional acoustics and temperament are inextricably related. In view of the important status of rites and music in Confucianism,...
IV Accomplishment in Late Ancient Times(1368-1911, Ming and Qing dynasties) Chinese ancient science and technology entered a phase of gradual...
Song and Yuan dynasties were a prime period for development of ancient Chinese science and technology, with scientists and specialists...
The agricultural study of Song and Yuan dynasties,a key period for China's development of agricultural theories and technology, remains an...
Chinese maths in Song and Yuan dynasties was a highlight of al the disciplines of science. In addition, it was...