The Jin Empire was defeated by the Mongols，who then proceeded to defeat the Southern Song in a long and bloody...
The Impression of China
In 960，the Song Dynasty（960-1279）gained power over most of China and established its capital in Kaifeng，starting a period of economic prosperity，while...
The period of political disunity between the Tang and the Song，known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period，lasted more...
In May 618，Li Yuan took the throne and became Emperor Gaozu.The Tang Dynasty（618一907）was established，which opened a new age of prosperity...
By the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties，China had undergone disunity and chaos for about 270 years.In 577，the Northern...
At the end of the Three Kingdoms Period，Sima family became prominent in the Wei（220-265）.In 265，Sima Yan（236-290），a descendant of the great...
The Han Dynasty（206 BC-220 AD）emerged in 206 BC.It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism，which became the...
Historians often refer to the period from the Qin Dynasty（221-207 BC）to the end of the Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）as imperial China.Though the...
After further political consolidation，seven prominent states remained by the end of the 5th century BC，and the period in which these...
In the 8th century BC，power became decentralized during the Spring and Autumn Period（770-476BC），named after the influential Spring and Autumn Annals.In...
By the end of the 2nd millennium BC，the Zhou Dynasty（1046-256BC）began to emerge in the Yellow River Valley，overrunning the Shang.The Zhou...
Sima Qian's account dates the founding of the Xia Dynasty to 4，000 years ago，but this date has not been confirmed.Some...
China was inhabited，possibly more than a millon years ago，by Homo erectus. The excavations at Yuanmou and later Lantian show early...
The Daoist philosopher Laozi，who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period（770-476 BC），said，"One should govern a large country as one would...
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM in short) originated in ancient China. It is a science studying the human life process as...
Floating bridge is a kind of bridge that floats on the water. It usually uses boats or pontoons as its...
The Tomb of the Fragrant Concubine is one of Kashgar’s major famous sights. The name “Fragrant Concubine” comes from Rong...
The Longmen Waterfall (also Dragon’s Gate Waterfall瀑) is a wonder of Mount Emei, one of China’s four famous Buddhist mountains...
Yueyang Tower The Yueyang Tower stands magnificently on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall, looking down at the...
The Western Xia Imperial Tombs cover an area of 40 square kilometers, located 30 kilometers west of Yinchuan, capital of...