Xia                             (21-16 cent. BC)      夏

Shang (Yin)                     (16-11 cent. BC)      商 (殷)

Western Zhou                    (11 cent.-771 BC)     西周

Eastern Zhou                    (770 - 221 BC)        东周

   Spring & Autumn Period       (770 - 475 BC)        春秋

   Warring States Period        (475 - 221 BC)        战国

Qin                             (221 - 207 BC)        秦

Western Han                     (206 BC - 24 AD)      西汉

Eastern Han                     (24 - 220 AD)         东汉

Three Kingdoms                  (220 - 280)           三国

   Wei                          (220 - 265)           魏

   Shu                          (221 - 263)           蜀

   Wu                           (221 - 280)           吴

Western Jin                     (265 - 316)           西晋

Eastern Jin                     (317 - 420)           东晋

Southern & Northern Dynasties   (420 - 589)           南北朝

   Southern Dynasties           (420 - 589)           南朝

      Song                      (420 - 479)           宋

      Qi                        (479 - 502)           齐

      Liang                     (502 - 557)           梁

      Chen                      (557 - 589)           陈

   Northern Dynasties           (386 - 581)           北朝

     Northern Wei               (386 - 534)           北魏

     Eastern Wei                (534 - 550)           东魏

     Western Wei                (535 - 557)           西魏

     Northern Qi                (550 - 557)           北齐

     Northern Zhou              (557 - 581)           北周

Sui Dynasty                     (581 - 618)           隋

Tang Dynasty                    (618 - 907)           唐

Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms   (907 - 979)           五代十国

   Five Dynasties               (907 - 960)           五代

      Later Liang               (907 - 923)           后梁

      Later Tang                (923 - 936)           后唐

      Later Jin                 (936 - 946)           后晋

      Later Han                 (947 - 950)           后汉

      Later Zhou                (951 - 960)           后周

   Ten Kingdoms                 (902 - 979)           十国

      Former Shu                (907 - 925)           前蜀

      Later Shu                 (934 - 965)           后蜀

      Wu Yue                    (907 - 978)           吴越

      Min                       (909 - 945)           闽

      Chu                       (927 - 951)           楚

      Wu                        (902 - 937)           吴

      Jing Nan (Nan Ping)       (924 - 963)           荆南 (南平)

      Southern Han              (917 - 971)           南汉

      Southern Tang             (927 - 975)           南唐

      Northern Han              (951 - 979)           北汉

Song Dynasty                    (960 - 1279)          宋

   Northern Song                (960 - 1127)          北宋

   Liao (Khitan)                (916 - 1125)          辽 (契丹)

   Southern Song                (1127 - 1279)         南宋

Western Xia (Xixia)             (1038 - 1227)         西夏

   Kin                          (1115 - 1234)         金

Yuan Dynasty                    (1271 - 1368)         元

Ming Dynasty                    (1368 - 1644)         明

   Hong Wu                      (1368 - 1398)         洪武
   Jian Wen                     (1399 - 1402)         建文
   Yong Le                      (1403 - 1424)         永乐
   Hong Xi                      (1425)                洪熙
   Xuan De                      (1426 - 1435)         宣德
   Zheng Tong                   (1436 - 1449)         正统
   Jing Tai                     (1450 - 1456)         景泰
   Tian Shun                    (1457 - 1464)         天顺
   Cheng Hua                    (1465 - 1487)         成化
   Hong Zhi                     (1488 - 1505)         弘治
   Zheng De                     (1506 - 1521)         正德
   Jia Jing                     (1522 - 1566)         嘉靖
   Long Qing                    (1567 - 1572)         隆庆
   Wan Li                       (1573 - 1620)         万历
   Tai Chang                    (1620)                泰昌
   Tian Qi                      (1621 - 1627)         天启
   Chong Zhen                   (1628 - 1644)         崇祯

Qing Dynasty                    (1644 - 1911)         清

   Shun Zhi                     (1644 - 1661)         顺治
   Kang Xi                      (1662 - 1722)         康熙
   Yong Zheng                   (1723 - 1735)         雍正
   Qian Long                    (1736 - 1795)         乾隆
   Jia Qing                     (1796 - 1820)         嘉庆
   Dao Guang                    (1821 - 1850)         道光
   Xian Feng                    (1851 - 1861)         咸丰
   Tong Zhi                     (1862 - 1874)         同治
   Guang Xu                     (1875 - 1908)         光绪
   Xuan Tong                    (1909 - 1911)         宣统

The Republic of China           (1911 - 1949)         中华民国

The People's Republic of China  (founded in 1949)     中华人民共和国