The Six Dynasty Period refers to dynasties in the time periods of the eastern Wu dynasty (222-280), Jin dynasty (265-420), Liu dynasty (420-479), southern Qi dynasty (479-502), Liang dynasty (502-557), and the Chen dynasty (557-589). The Six Dynasties and Kingdoms in China includes the Three Kingdoms period (220-280), Jin Dynasty (265-420), the Southern Dynasty, and
The Nanjing Massacre, when hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians and soldiers were killed by Japanese forces in and around China’s former capital. Seventy years ago, on December 13, the Imperial Japanese Army began the capture of Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. In December 1937, during this war, the Japanese army invaded
The Han Dynasty ended the civil war and reunified China in 202 BC, ushering in a golden age of peace and prosperity during which cultural progress and development took place. Key Points China began to weaken and split towards the end of the 2nd century AD. Between the middle and the end of the second
The Open Door Policy was an important foreign policy statement of the United States issued in 1899 and 1900 aimed at protecting the rights of all countries to equal trade with China and reaffirming the multinational recognition of China’s administrative and territorial sovereignty. US Secretary of State John Hay developed an open door policy in
According to traditional historical records, the Xia Dynasty was upgraded from Dayu to Xia up to 1/4 – from the mythical Emperor Shun. Traditional Chinese stories tell of the Xia Dynasty before the Shang Dynasty. With or without dynasties and states, China’s advanced agriculture and social organization can be traced back thousands of years before
The Shang Dynasty is the first ruling dynasty of China established in human history, although it was preceded by other dynasties. The Shang Dynasty was, according to traditional Chinese lore, the second dynasty of ancient China, ruling from 1766 B.C. until 1122 BC The Shang Dynasty ruled a well-organized and civilized state in northern China
Yiguandao is a Chinese folk religion that originated in the 19th century from the Xiantiandao tradition. Like many sects, Yiguandao combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion. Since the focus is on the primordial deity superior to all other gods, Xiantiandao sects claim to represent a Way (Dao) that is superior to
The Second Opium War, Second Anglo-Chinese War, Second Chinese War, War of Arrows or Anglo-French Expedition to China was a war in which the British Empire and the Second French Empire opposed the Qing Empire. Dynasty of China that lasted from 1856 to 1860. The roots of the Opium War (or the First Chinese War)
In 1964, coupled with the deepening rift between China and the Soviet Union, a large left-wing faction of the CPI leadership, based in the states of Kerala and West Bengal, broke away from the party and formed the Communist Party of India (CPI-M). In 1964, ideological differences stemming from the Soviet-Chinese communist split in the
When Qing extended its power beyond the Great Wall of China in the final years of the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci’s son and successor Hong Taiji added mirrored Mongolian and Han banners to the eight-banner system. As the power of Qing increased past the Great Wall in the last years of the Ming dynasty, Kurhazi’s son