Main articles: History of the Republic of China and History of the People's Republic of ChinaHistorians agree that the fall of the Qing dynasty demarcated the modern era in Chinese history. Scholars, ...
Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC)Qin Shi HuangMain article: Qin DynastyCapital: Xianyang Historians often refer to the period from Qin Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty as Imperial China. Though the unified ...
Xia Dynasty (c. 2100 – c. 1600 BC)Main article: Xia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty of China (from c. 2100 to c. 1600 BC) is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Sima Qian's ...
PaleolithicSee also: List of Paleolithic sites in ChinaWhat is now China was inhabited by Homo erectus more than a million years ago. Recent study shows that the stone tools found at Xiaochangliang si ...
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the cradle of Chinese civ ...
