Chinese history

Chinese history

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Chinese history

The Mogao caves are located in Gansu province, Dunguang in northwest China. Based on records, it is believed that a Buddhist monk had a vision of a thousand Buddha’s and inspired the excavation of ...

terracotta army

History; Chinese history

The terracotta army which literally means “soldier and horse funerary statues” were constructed during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of china. They are of different sizes and have ...

Xin Dynasty

History; Chinese history

The Xin Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty (although strictly speaking it had only one emperor) which lasted from AD 9 to 23. It followed the Western Han Dynasty and preceded the Eastern Han Dynasty. The ...

Jin Dynasty

History; Chinese history

The Jin Dynasty was a dynasty in Chinese history, lasting between the years 265 and 420 CE. There are two main divisions in the history of the Dynasty, the first being Western Jin and the second ...

Yuan Dynasty

History; Chinese history

The Yuan Dynasty, or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting ...

Ming Dynasty

History; Chinese history

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of ...

Qing Dynasty

History; Chinese history

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China. The ...