Xia Dynasty (Xià Cháo 夏朝)|Xià Cháo 夏朝 (Xia Dynasty)
Charles C. KOLB Statue at the Yellow River Visitor’s Center depicting the legendary Yu, the first ruler of the Xia
Southern and Northern Dynasties (Nán-Běi Cháo 南北朝)|Nán-Běi Cháo 南北朝 (Southern and Northern Dynasties)
Charles C. KOLB A pictorial brick of the Southern Dynasties unearthed in Dengxian County of Henan province. It depicts the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (Wǔdài Shíguó 五代十国)|Wǔdài Shíguó 五代十国 (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period)
Charles C. KOLB Two Horsemen, a silk scroll painted for the Khitan nobility by an anonymous artist. The Khitan were
Sixteen Kingdoms (Shíliù Guó 十六国)|Shíliù Guó 十六国 (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Unryu SUGANUMA The Sixteen Kingdoms was a violent era during the third and early fourth centuries CE when five tribes
Zhou Dynasty (Zhōu Cháo 周朝)|Zhōu Cháo 周朝 (Zhou Dynasty)
Constance A. COOK A bronze vessel from the Zhou dynasty. The Zhou were noted for the sophistication of their bronze-casting
Yuan Dynasty (Yuán Cháo 元朝)|Yuán Cháo 元朝 (Yuan Dynasty)
Elizabeth ENDICOTT Gateway called Kuo-chieh-t’a (“Tower which Bestrides the Road,” also known as the “Cloud Terrace”), in Hebei Province. Inscribed
Tang Dynasty (Táng Cháo 唐朝)|Táng Cháo 唐朝 (Tang Dynasty)
JIANG Yonglin Detail of the painting Emperor Taizong Receiving Tibetan Envoy by Yan Liben. Ink and color on silk. The
Qing Dynasty (Qīng Cháo 清朝)|Qīng Cháo 清朝 (Qing Dynasty)
JIANG Yonglin Woman dressed in Qing dynasty style, in Changde. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. The Qing dynasty, founded in
Qin Dynasty (Qín Cháo 秦朝)|Qín Cháo 秦朝 (Qin Dynasty)
Dallas L. McCURLEY The Terracotta Army at Xi’an, built for the tomb of the first Qin emperor Shi Huangdi (also
Jurchen Jin Dynasty (Nǚzhēn Jīn Cháo 女真金朝)|Nǚzhēn Jīn Cháo 女真金朝 (Jurchen Jin Dynasty)
Paul D. BUELL Detail of a scroll from the Jurchen Jin dynasty, titled Admonitions of the Instructress to the Palace