From the Book - Di 3 ban.
The dawn of Chinese history: The Pre-Qin Period
The period of great feudal unity: The Qin and Han Dynasties
The division of China once more and the intermingling of ethnic groups: The Three Kingdoms, The Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties
The hayday of feudal society: The Sui and Tang Dynasties
The continued development of feudal society and the co-existence of ethnic regimes: The Five Dynasties and the Liao, Song, Xia, Jin and Yuan Dynasties
Further development of the unitary multiethnic country and the decline of feudal society: The Ming and Qing Dynasties (before the Opium War of 1840)