A Brief Chinese Chronology
BCE = Before Common Era       CE = Common Era

Xia Dynasty		21 - 16 Century BCE
Shang Dynasty		16 - 11 Century BCE
Zhou Dynasty	Western Zhou Dynasty	11 Century BCE - 771 BCE
	Easter Zhou Dynasty	770 - 256 BCE
	Spring and Autumn Period	770 - 476 BCE
	Warring States	475 - 221 BCE
Qin Dynasty		221 - 207 BCE
Han Dynasty	Western Han	206 BCE - 24 CE
	Eastern Han	25 - 220 CE
Three Kingdom	Wei	220 - 265 CE
	Shu Han	221 - 263 CE
	Wu	222 - 280 CE
Western Jin Dynasty		265 - 316 CE
Eastern Jin Dynasty		317 - 420 CE
Southern Dynasties	Song Dynasty	420 - 479 CE
	Qi Dynasty	479 - 502 CE
	Liang Dynasty	502 - 557 CE
	Chen Dynasty	557 - 589 CE
Northern Dynasties	Northern Wei Dynasty	386 - 534 CE
	Eastern Wei	534 - 550 CE
	Northern Qi	550 - 577 CE
	Western Wei	535 - 556 CE
	Northern Zhou	557 - 581 CE
Sui Dynasty		581 - 618 CE
Tang Dynasty		618 - 907 CE
Five Dynasties		907 - 960 CE
Song Dynasty	Northern Song Dynasty	960 - 1127 CE
	Southern Song Dynasty	1127 - 1279 CE
Liao Dynasty		916 - 1125 CE
Jin Dynasty		1115 - 1234 CE
Yuan Dynasty		1271 - 1368 CE
Ming Dynasty		1368 - 1644 CE
Qing Dynasty		1644 - 1911 CE
Republic of China		1912 CE - Present
People's Republic of China		1949 CE - Present
Long Dynasty		19xx - Present