Prehistoric Period f1700th millennium-21st century BC) 1 Pan Gu Shi(shi mearit mister) A Legendary Hero Cutting open Earth and Sky 2 Fu Xi Shi(shi meant mister) An Ancestor Created Chinese Earliest Civilization 3 NvWa(nvmeantfemale) A Heroin Patching up the Sky 4 YanDi＆Huang Di(dimeantking) Founders of a Unified Nation of China 5 Chang’e＆HouYi A Couple Important to Chinese Culture 6 Yao＆Shun Two Wise Emperors Founding Eadiest Dynasties 7 Yu Yu the Great Conquered the Flood Shang Dynasty(1600―1046 BC) The Appearance ofEarliest Letters＆Bronze Wares 8 EmperorZhou A Notorious Tyrant in Early Era Zhou Dynasty West Zhou Dynasty(1046。771 BC) Made China as a Nation"Upholding Proprieties and Ethics" 9 EmperorWu Founder of Zhou Dynasty East Zhou Dynasty The Spdng&Autumn Period(770 476 BC) An lmportant Period for the Making of Chinese Traditional Culture 10 Confucius A Most Important Philosopher in Chinese History 11 Laozi Founder of Taoism School 12 GuanZhong&BaoShuya Set a Shining Example on Honest＆Faithful Friendship 13 SunWu A Strategist Wrote the Book Sun’s Military Strategy 14 Gou Jian Yue's Emperor Known for His Unthinkable Revenge 15 XiShi The First Beauty In Chinese History 16 Fan Li A Tycoon in Ancient Era 17 BianQue An Earliest Known Physician 18 Yu Boya＆ZhongZiqi Two"Friends of Know―Music East Zhou Dynasty The Warring States Pedod(475-221 BC) Also a Period Important for the Making of Chinese Traditional Culture 19 Mencius The Most Impodont Successor of Confucius School 20 Zhuangzi I aozi’s Successor …… Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) Initiated a Centralized Power System in China Han Dynasty West Han (or Former Han) Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) Made China an Unprecedented Powerful and Prosperous Country Made Great Success on Politics, Military and Culture Latter Han (East Han) Dynasty (25-220) Kept the Prosperity of Former Han The Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) The Trilateral Struggles Made the Appearance of Numerous Household Names of Heroes and Their Stories Jin Dynasty West Jin Dynasty (265-371) A Corrupted and Short-Lived Regime The South & North Dynasties (420-589) The Period Ethnic Minority Powers Continued to Occupied North China Tang Dynasty (618-907) Chinese Feudal Society Reached Its Heyday The Five & Ten States Period (907-960) A Short-Time Separation between Tang and Song Dynasties Song Dynasty North Song Dynasty(960-1127) Appeared Prosperity of Culture,But NationalStrengthturned a Downfall South Song Dynasty (1127-1279) A Regime Founded by Song Family Members in the South Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) An Ethnic Mongolian Regime The Minority for the First Time Founded a Unified Country in China Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) China's Feudal Society Reached Its Later Stage Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) An Ethnic Manchu Regime Appeared Powerful in Early years, But Became Corrupted to the Core in Late Stage
