China's Geography

  • China's coast runs for 7,440 miles.
  • Major ports include: Guangzhou (formerly Canton) and Shanghai which have been gateways to the Pacific Ocean for centuries.
  • China has been dominated by two major rivers: Yellow River in the north and the Yangtze in south.
Time Periods

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NEOLITHIC PERIOD C. 6000 - C.1700 B.C.
Hongshan C. 3500 - C.2500 B.C.
Liangzhu C. 3000 - c. 2000 B.C.

SHANG C. 1600 - C. 1050 B.C.

ZHOU C. 1050 - 221 B.C.
Western Zhou C. 1050 - 221 B.C.
Eastern Zhou 770 - 475 B.C.
Spring and Autumn 770 - 475 B.C.
Warring States 475 - 221 B.C.

 QIN 221 - 206 B.C.

HAN 206 B.C. - 220 A.D.

SIX DYNASTIES 220 - 589

SUI 581 - 618

TANG 618 - 907

JIN 1115 -1234
 SONG 960 - 1279

YUAN 1279 - 1368

MING 1368 - 1644

CHING 1644 - 1911
 
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