| Dynasties 王朝 Wángcháo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modern | ||
| People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国 Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó |
1949 - | Beijing |
| Republic of China 中華民國 Zhōnghuá mínguó | 1911 - 1949 | Nanjing |
| Imperial | ||
| Qing Dynasty 清朝 Qīngcháo | 1644 - 1911 | Beijing |
| Ming Dynasty 明朝 Míngcháo | 1368 - 1644 | Beijing |
| Yuan Dynasty 元朝 Yuáncháo | 1271 - 1368 | Beijing |
| Southern Song Dynasty 南宋 Nánsòng | 1127 - 1279 | Lin'an [Zhejiang] |
| Jin Dynasty 晋 Jin | 1115 - 1234 | Beijing |
| Western Xia Dynasty 西夏 Xīxià | 1032 - 1227 | Yinchuan |
| Northern Song Dynasty 北宋 Běisòng | 960 - 1127 | Kaifeng |
| Dali Kingdom 大理國 | 937 - 1254 | Dali |
| Liao Dynasty 遼 | 916 - 1125 | Liaoning |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 | 907 - 960 | Kaifeng |
| Tang Dynasty 唐 | 618 - 907 | Xi'an |
| Sui Dynasty 隋 | 581 - 618 | Xi'an |
| Southern and Northern Dynasties 南北朝 | 420 - 589 | |
| Eastern Jin Dynasty 東晉 | 317 - 420 | Nanjing |
| Western Jin Dynasty 西晉 | 265 - 317 | Luoyang |
| Three Kingdoms 三國 - Wu 孫 | 222 - 280 | Luoyang |
| Three Kingdoms 三國 - Suhan 劉 | 221 - 263 | Chengdu |
| Three Kingdoms 三國 - Wei 曹 | 220 - 265 | Nanjing |
| Eastern Han 東漢 | 25 - 220 | Luoyang |
| Xin Dynasty 新 | 9 - 23 | |
| Western Han 西漢 | 206 BC - 9 | Xi'an |
| Qin Dynasty 秦 | 221 BC - 206 BC | |
| Ancient | ||
| Warring States period 戰國 | 476 BC - 221 BC | |
| Spring and Autumn period 春秋 | 770 BC - 476 BC | |
| Eastern Zhou Dynasty 東周 | 770 BC - 256 BC | |
| Western Zhou Dynasty 西周 | 1046 BC - 771 BC | Xi'an |
| Shang Dynasty 商 | 1600 BC - 1046 BC | Xiangqiu [Henan Province] |
| Xia Dynasty 夏 | 2070 BC - 1600 BC | Xia County [Shanxi Province] |