a brief chinese history from the tang dynasty to the qing dynasty
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A Brief Chinese History
From the Tang Dynasty to
the Qing Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.)
The second golden EraCapital city: Chang’an (a center for
international trade) Founder: Li Yuan
Reflection of mirror correct your dressing;Reflection of history tell you boom-and-bust;Reflection of criticism correct your mistake.
The golden era during the reigns of Tai Zong
The firstfemale monarch in Chinese history624-705
The An Lushan Rebellion
Religions
Islam from Arabia,
Nestorian Christian sect of Syria,
Zoroastrianism from Persia
Tang Poetry (Men of letters)Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Han Yu, Liu
Zongyuan Calligraphers Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan
Five Dynasties &Ten States (907-960)
Five Dynasties in the north: (907-960)
Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou succeeded each other
Ten States in the south (902-979)
Northern Song (960-1127)
Southern Song (1127-1279)
Liao (907-1125) Western Xia (1032-1227) Jin (1115-1234) Manchus
(Nvzhen)
Song Dynasty
Northern Song
Founder: Zhao Kuangyin The movable printing----
Bi Sheng Gunpowder used in war The compass employed in navigation Song Ci (Su shi)
the highest glory of literature
The Southern Song Capital city: Hangzhou
(a highly developed commercial, political
& cultural center) Neo-Confucianism (Zhu Xi) Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji, Lu You the first blue and white porcelain
Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes(1206 -1215) Founder : Kublai Khan (1271) The reign title changed into Yuan (Beijing)
The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) Marco Polo The first records of travel by Westerners to China The first foreigner to give a detailed account of the country China under the Mongols with unrivaled splendor and power
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Founder: Zhu Yuanzhang Capital City: Nan Jing
Emperor Yongle Zhu Di ( 明成祖 )
Capital: Beijingthe Forbidden City
Yongle Encyclopedia
Zheng He (Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca)
Journey to the West --- Wu Cheng’enThe Romance of the Three Kingdoms
---Lou
GuanzhongOutlaws of the Marsh ----Shi Nai’an
The eunuchs dominated the politics The eunuchs’ interference in state affairs led to the corruption, chaos and destruction of the country.
1643 Li Zicheng founded new government
and overthrew the Ming Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) 1616 Nurhachi united
Manchu tribes and re-established the Jin Kingdom
1636 the Jin Kingdom changed into Qing
Emperor Shun Zhi (Beijing in 1644)
The last feudal dynasty The consolidation and
strengthening of central power.
The prosperous period during the reigns of the three emperors (1663-1796)
During the 18th century, China was the largest, richest and most influential country in the world.
Achievements in Literature (Novels)
The Dream of Red Mansions
Caoxueqin The Scholars
Wu Jingzi Strange Tales from a Scholar’s Studio
Pu Songling
A Series of Events 1840 the first Opium War (Semi-colonial &semi-
feudal) 1851-1864 the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 1856-1860 the second Opium War 1883-1885 The Sino-French War 1894-1895 The Sino-Japanese War 1898 Wu Hsu Reform (the Hundred-day
Reform) 1899-1900 the Boxer Uprising 1900 the invasion of eight imperalist countries 1911 the 1911 Revolution (Provisional Government in Nanjing)
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