<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> History of China </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> ANCIENT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Neolithic c. 8500--c. 2070 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Xia dynasty c. 2070--c. 1600 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Shang dynasty c. 1600--c. 1046 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Zhou dynasty c. 1046--256 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Western Zhou </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Eastern Zhou </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Spring and Autumn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Warring States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> IMPERIAL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Qin dynasty 221--206 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Han dynasty 206 BC--220 AD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Western Han </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Xin dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Eastern Han </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Three Kingdoms 220--280 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Wei, Shu and Wu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Jin dynasty 265--420 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Western Jin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Eastern Jin </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Sixteen Kingdoms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Northern and Southern dynasties 420--589 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Sui dynasty 581--618 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Tang dynasty 618--907 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> (Second Zhou dynasty 690--705) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907--960 </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Liao dynasty 907--1125 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Song dynasty 960--1279 </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Northern Song </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Western Xia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Southern Song </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Jin </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Yuan dynasty 1271--1368 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Ming dynasty 1368--1644 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Qing dynasty 1644--1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> MODERN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Republic of China 1912--1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> People's Republic of China 1949--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Related articles (show) <Ul> <Li> Chinese historiography </Li> <Li> Timeline of Chinese history </Li> <Li> Dynasties in Chinese history </Li> <Li> Linguistic history </Li> <Li> Art history </Li> <Li> Economic history </Li> <Li> Education history </Li> <Li> Science and technology history </Li> <Li> Legal history </Li> <Li> Media history </Li> <Li> Military history </Li> <Li> Naval history </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> view </Li> <Li> talk </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> History of China </Th> </Tr>

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