Historical Periods

Browse Chinese ancient architecture by historical periods

35 periods · 80 articles

Xia

c. 21st-17th BCE

Shang

c. 17th-11th BCE

Western Zhou 1

11th-771 BCE

Spring & Autumn

770-476 BCE

Eastern Zhou

770-256 BCE

Warring States

475-221 BCE

Qin

221-207 BCE

Western Han

206 BCE-8

Xin

9-23 (Gengshi 23-25)

Eastern Han 5

25-220

Cao Wei

220-266

Shu Han 1

221-263

Eastern Wu

222-280

Western Jin 1

266-316

Eastern Jin 1

317-420

Sixteen Kingdoms 2

304-439 Zhao Cheng Han Liang Yan Qin Hu Xia

Liu Song

420-479

Northern Wei 5

386-534

Southern Qi

479-502

Southern Liang

502-557

Western Wei

535-557

Eastern Wei 1

534-550

Southern Chen

557-589

Northern Zhou 1

557-581

Northern Qi 1

550-577

Sui 3

581-619

Tang 19

618-907

Tubo 2

618-842

Nanzhao 1

738-902

Later Liang

907-923

Ten Kingdoms 2

907-979 Yang Wu-S. Tang Min Wuyue Former/Later Shu Jingnan Chu S. Han N. Han

Liao 4

916-1125 W. Liao 1124-1218

Later Tang

923-936

Later Jin

936-947

Later Han

947-951

Later Zhou 1

951-960

Northern Song 9

960-1127

Western Xia

1038-1227

Jin

1115-1234

Dali

937-1254

Southern Song 1

1127-1279

Yuan 1

1271-1368

Ming 12

1368-1644

Qing 6

1636/1644-1912

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