China

  • Jun 7, 1500

    Shang Dynasty Begins.

    Shang Dynasty Begins.
    Was China's first dynasty. It was believed to be the first to leave behined records and solid evidence of existance.
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    Last Dynasty "Qing"

    During its reign the Qing Dynasty became highly integrated with Chinese culture. The dynasty reached its height in the 18th century, during which both territory and population were increased. However, its military power weakened thereafter and, faced with massive rebellions and defeat in wars, the Qing Dynasty declined after the mid-19th century.
  • International Trade

    International Trade
    Britain's Lord Amherst and Lord Napier, like their predecessor Lord Macartney, fail to obtain China's consent to open its markets for international trade.
  • Opium War

    Opium War
    British defeated China in South China and forceed terms of "Treaty of Nanjing"
  • Boxer Rebellionns

    Boxer Rebellionns
    Was a secret society. The Boxers' primary feature is spirit possession, which involved: the whirling of swords, violent prostrations, and chanting incantations to Taoist and Buddhist spirits.
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    Boxer Rebillions

    Was a secret society. The Boxers' primary feature is spirit possession, which involved: the whirling of swords, violent prostrations, and chanting incantations to Taoist and Buddhist spirits.
  • Chinese Revolution

    Chinese Revolution
    The rise and fall of the Second Chinese Revolution of 1925-1927 was one of the most significant political events in the history. This failed revolution ended with the deaths of tens of thousands of communist workers and the total destruction of the Chinese Communist Party as a organised mass movement of the working class.
  • Focoused On Nuclear Techology

    Focoused On Nuclear Techology
    In the late 1950s China starts its secret nuclear program to become the worlds third nuclear power. By the beginning of the 1960s almost all research capacity of the country is focused on this objective
  • Chinas First Nuclear Test.

    Chinas First Nuclear Test.
    China's first nuclear test is undertaken with an Uranium 235 pure-fission device named "596". The device weighs 1550 kg. Now china is a nuclear superpower.
  • One Child Policy.

    One Child Policy.
    The one child family policy was developed and implemented in response to concerns about the social and economic consequences of continued rapid population growth. The main criticism of the policy is its stimulus to discrimination against females, who may be aborted, abandoned, or unregistered
  • Food Security

    Food Security
    China greatly improves food security and sees a significant reduction in rural poverty due to economic reforms, enhanced agricultural production, and opening-up to the global economy. Also, with the increased production of meat, vegetables, fruits and pond-fish, the diet of Chinese people is massively improved.
  • KFC In China

    KFC In China
    KFC leads the way as the first Western-style fast food restaurant to enter China. On 6th October, KFC opens its first outlet in Beijing to a large crowd of Chinese people waiting to taste the world famous American cuisine. Since its arrival there are now over 1,800 stores throughout China.
  • Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project

    Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project
    Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project set out to provide exact dates for events prior to that. There have, however, been several controversies relating to the project. The project correlated radiocarbon dating, archaeological dating methods, historical textual analysis, astronomy, and used other interdisciplinary methods to achieve more temporal and geographic accuracy.
  • Sub Accident

    Sub Accident
    A Chinese conventional submarine on a military training exercise was involved in an accident in which all 70 people aboard were killed.
  • Satalite Down

    Satalite Down
    The US backed reports last week that China had used a ground-based medium-range ballistic missile to destroy a weather satellite. It is the first known satellite intercept test for more than 20 years. Several countries, including Japan, Australia and the US, have expressed concern at the test, amid worries it could trigger a space arms race.