Encyclopedia - Zhou Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Zhou Dynasty
Timeline of Chinese history Dynasties in Chinese history Military history of China The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhou Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhou Dynasty - Western And Eastern Zhou
Initially the Ji family was able to control the country firmly. In 771 BC, after King You had replaced his queen with a concubine Baosi, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhou Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhou Dynasty - Western And Eastern Zhou
Initially the Ji family was able to control the country firmly. In 771 BC, after King You had replaced his queen with a concubine Baosi, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Sovereign: Encyclopedia - Chinese Sovereign
The king or wang (王 wáng) was the Chinese head of state from the Zhou to Qin dynasties. After that, wang (sometimes translated "prince...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Chen Dynasty
Song Qi Liang Chen Northern Wei Eastern Wei Western Wei Northern Qi Northern Zhou Chen Dynasty 陳朝 (557-589) was the fourth and the la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Wei Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Western Wei Dynasty
Song Qi Liang Chen Northern Wei Eastern Wei Western Wei Northern Qi Northern Zhou The Western Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well-field System: Encyclopedia - Well-field System
Well-field system (Chinese: 井田制度; Hanyu Pinyin: Jǐngtián zhìdù) was a Chinese land distribution method since at least 9th cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xi'an: Encyclopedia - Xi'an
Location of Xi'an Xi'an (Chinese: 西安; Hanyu Pinyin: Xī'ān; Wade-Giles: Hsi-An; literal meaning: "Western Peace"), is the capital o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Ming Dynasty
To see the Ming dynasty emperors on a separate page, check here. (short form) most commonly known 朱元璋 高帝 太祖 洪武 朱允�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Han Dynasty
Yuánguāng(元光) Yuánshuò (元朔) Yuánshòu (元狩) Yuándǐng (元鼎) Yuánfēng (元封) Tàichū (太初) Tiānhàn (天漢) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Three Kingdoms Period
Qinglong (青龍 qing1 long2) 233-237 Jingchu (景初 jing3 chu1) 237-239 Jiaping (嘉平 jia1 ping2) 249-254 Ganlu (甘露 gan1 lu4) 256...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Northern And Southern Dynasties
Huangshi (皇始 huang2 shi3) 396-398 Tianxing (天興 tian1 xing1) 398-404 Tianci (天賜 tian1 ci4) 404-409 Shenrui (神瑞 shen2 rui4)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Tang Dynasty
Xianqing (顯慶 xian3 qing4) 656-661 Longshuo (龍朔 long2 shuo4) 661-663 Linde (麟德 lin2 de2) 664-665 Qianfeng (乾封 qian2 feng1)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Five Dynasties And Ten Kingdoms
Qianhua (乾化 qian2 hua4) 911-912 Zhenming (貞明 zhen1 ming2) 915-921 Longde (龍德 long2 de2) 921-923 Changxing (長興 chang2 xing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Liao Dynasty
Tianzan (天贊 Tiānzàn) 922-926 Tianxian (天顯 Tiānxiǎn) 926 Huitong (會同 Huìtóng) 938-947 Datong (大同 Dàtóng) 947 Qianh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Song Dynasty
Qiande (乾德 Qiándé) 963-968 Kaibao (開寶 Kāibǎo) 968-976 Yongxi (雍熙 Yōngxī) 984-987 Duangong (端拱 Duāngǒng) 988-989 C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Western Xia
(景宗) (武烈帝) (李元昊) Kāiyùn (開運) 1034 Guǎngpíng (廣平) 1035-1036 Dàqìng (大慶) 1036-1038 Tiānshòulǐfǎyánzu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Yuan Dynasty
Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1264-1294 Dade (大德 Dàdé) 1297-1307 Yanyou (延祐 Yányòu) 1314-1320 Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328 Zhishu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Sovereign: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Sovereign - How To Read The Titles Of A Chinese Sovereign
All sovereigns are denoted by a string of Chinese characters. Examples: Hàn Gāo Zǔ Liú Bāng (漢 高祖 劉邦) Táng Tài Zōng L�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Sixteen Kingdoms Period
Yongfeng (永鳳 yong3 feng4) 308-309 Herui (河瑞 he2 rui4) 309-310 Jiaping (嘉平 jia1 ping2) 311-315 Jianyuan (建元 jian4 yuan2) 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Jin Dynasty
Miao Hao 廟號 miàohào Shi Hao 諡號 shìhào   姓名 xìngmíng Reign Nian Hao 年號 niánhào and Years 太祖 完顏阿骨�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dynasties In Chinese History: Encyclopedia Ii - Dynasties In Chinese History - Overview
In most cases the dates given in the table are the commonly used conventional dates marking the generally agreed point at which power in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wanzhou District: Encyclopedia Ii - Wanzhou District - History
The district was part of Wanxian (万县) Prefecture, then the prefectural Wanxian City. It was renamed to Wanzhou in late 1990s. It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pangu: Encyclopedia Ii - Pangu - Possible Origins Of This Myth: 1
Senior Scholar Wei Juxian states that the Pangu story is derived from Western Zhou Dynasty stories 1000 years earlier. He cites the story...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin The Sixteen Kingdoms And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin, The Sixteen Kingdoms, And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin The Sixteen Kingdoms And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hegemony: Encyclopedia Ii - Hegemony - Hegemonies In History
The word "hegemon" originated in ancient Greece, and derives from the word hegeisthai (meaning "to lead"). An early example of hegemony d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shandong: Encyclopedia Ii - Shandong - History
Shandong is located on the eastern edge of the North China Plain, and felt the influence of Chinese civilization since its very beginning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Mongols And The Yuan Dynasty
The Jin Empire was defeated by the Mongols, who then proceeded to defeat the Southern Song in a long and bloody war, the first war where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Mongols And The Yuan Dynasty
The Jin Empire was defeated by the Mongols, who then proceeded to defeat the Southern Song in a long and bloody war, the first war where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Ching: Encyclopedia Ii - I Ching - Western View
In the past 50 years a "Modernist" history of the I Ching has been emerging, based on context criticism and research into Shang and Zhou ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Examples Of Feudalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Examples Of Feudalism - China
In People's Republic of China, official views of history are based on Marxism, and attempts have thus been made to describe Chinese histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hephthalite: Encyclopedia Ii - Hephthalite - Expansion
Throughout the 5th century, it was the Huer who managed to succeed to the Central Eurasian Hun heritage in a campaign which spread from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia - China
China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Capital Of China: Encyclopedia - Historical Capital Of China
The Chinese phrase Four Great Ancient Capitals of China (Traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; Simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Variations Of Hanfu In Different Dynasties
Han Chinese clothing - Men's Hanfu. According to legend, the first ruler of the Chinese nation and the ancestor of the Chinese people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Description Of Hanfu
[1] Shenyi (深衣) is a kind of full-length, one-piece robe which links the Yi and Chang together to wrap up the body. It is cut separat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - History Of Hanfu
According to Chinese tradition, Hanfu can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor, a great sage king of ancient China whom legend says ruled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Main article: Ethnic groups in Chinese history Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Hanfu Accessories And Related Garments
Han Chinese clothing - GuanHat. Han Chinese clothing - Shiwu decoration. ... See also:Han Chinese clothing, Han Chinese clothing - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Variations Of Hanfu In Different Occasions
Han Chinese clothing - Ordinary Life. Han Chinese clothing - Ceremony. ... See also:Han Chinese clothing, Han Chinese clothing - Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Hanfu And Chinese Culture
Han Chinese clothing - Hanfu and I Ching. According to the I Ching, an ancient work on divination, the Yellow Emperor made Hanfu in ana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Territory
China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - The Influences Of Hanfu On Non-chinese Nations And States
Xiaowen (孝文帝) (467 - 499) was the king of the Northern Wei dynasty of Xianbei Kingdom from 471 to 499. (In other words, his nation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of numbers, however, the pre-eminent ethnic group in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Political History
Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Political History
Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Territory
China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article