Major Chinese Periods
Han dynasty (206 b.c.-a.d. 220)
Six Dynasties (220-589)
Sui dynasty (589-618)
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Five Dynasties (907-960)
Northern Sung dynasty (960-1127)
Southern Sung dynasty (1127-1279)
Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1279-1368)
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)