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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
History Of China
The History Of China From 1400-2012 -
Dec 12, 1415
Grand Canal Restored
The Grand Canal is the longest canal or artificial river in the world. The canal is 1,400 miles long, the canal starts at Beijing and runs to Hangzhou. During wartime the canal was purposely broken to stop the enemies from advancing forward. The Canal was later repaired to ship goods back to china. -
Dec 13, 1556
Shaanxi Earthquake
The Deadliest Earthquake on Record,killing over 800,000 people.More than 97 counties in the provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu and Anhui were affected by the quake. In some counties 60% of the population was killed. After the earthquake aftershocks continued miultiple times a month for half a year. -
Battle of Sarhu
In 1619 The Ming Court claimed to assemble 200, 00 troups to and were ready to launch an attack on Hetu Ala. Their motive was to take over the city and destroy the power of Nuzhen.The Late Jin had a military force of only about 70,000 and was no match for the Ming court -
Kaifeng Flood
One of the Deadliest Single Acts of War in History,The flood is referred to as a natural disaster because of the role of the Huang He river and is now listed as the 7th deadliest natural disaster in history with 300,000 deaths. -
The Great Wall Of China
The Great Wall was one of the greatest wonder of the world. The wall is 5,500 miles long streaching from east to the west of China, although some parts of the wall are destroyed it is still one of the most cherished wonders of the world. -
Third Pandemic in China
The Third Pandemic was a major plague that began in Yunnan province in China. The plague spread through the continent and killed more than 12 million people in India & China alone.The pandemic was considered active until 1959 when deaths dropped to 200 a year worldwide. -
Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin was signed on june 9th 1885, it officialy ended the Sino French War. The treaty in 10 articles said that the main provisions of the Tientsi accord. This day saved multiple lives from dying. -
Interpretations on The Hundred Days' Reform
The Hundred Days' Reform was a failed 104-day national cultural, political and educational reform movement from 11 June to 21 September 1898 in late Qing Dynasty China. Views of the Hundred Days' Reform have became more complex over the years. The traditional view explains the reformers as heroes and the conservative elites. Especialy the Empress Dowager Cixi, as villains unwilling to reform because of their own selfish needs. -
China Floods
The Most Devastating Flood of the 20th Century. The 1931 Central China floods are series of floods that occured during the Nanjing Decade. It is considered the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded. The human casualties are estimated from 3.7 million to 4 million. -
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was the first attempt of Japan to take the city of Changsha during the second Japanese War.The war had already reached a stalemate after two years of fighting.The Japanese launched the attacks on September 17 when their forces in northern Jiangxi attacked westward toward Henan. -
History of The National Day of China
On October 1st in 1949 the chinease people declared victory in war of liberation.The ceremony for the founding of Peoples Republic of China was held on this day in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. 300,00 people and soldiers gathered at the square for the ceromony. -
Battle of Triangle Hill
The battle of Triangle hill was known as Operation Showdown.The battle was part of American attempts to gain control of The Iron Triangle. The battle took place from October 14th- November 25th.
