Chinese History

Chinese Dynasties From the 21st century B.C. untill 1911, China was a monarchy. Many kings and emperors ruled the country within different dynasties until th...

Beijing's Bid for the Olympic Games 2008

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Chinese Dynasties

21st century B.C. - 17th century B.C.: Xia Dynasty17th century B.C. - 1025 B.C.: Shang (Yin) Dynasty1025 B.C. - 722 B.C.: Eastern Zhou-Dynasty770 B.C. - 256...

Chinese History Articles

The Peoples Rebublic of China

Before the Establishment of the People’s Republic of China: Before talking straight away about the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) in 19...

The Silk Road

The History of the caravan route, whose name is connected still today with one of the most precious fabrics of the world, goes back to over 5000 years. At th...

Great Wall of China

The “Great Wall of China” extends over more than 6700 kilometers leading from the Shanhaiguan pass at the east coast up to the Jiayuguan pass in the Gobi Des...