Period of Chinese rule
Neolithic/Archaic Period - 10,000 B.C to 1600 B.C
Ancient Period - 1600 B.C to 220 A.D
Medieval Period - 220 A.D to 1644 A.D
Ching Dynasty (Early) - 1645 A.D to 1799 A.D
Ching Dynasty (Later) - 1800 A.D to 1911 A.D
Republic Period - 1912 A.D to 1960's A.D
Modern Period - 1960's A.D to Present
See Chinese History for more details
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