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1050 BCE
Chou Dynasty Established
Chou dynasty is established and institutes feudalism -
868 BCE
Diamond Sutra was published
Diamond Sutra, the first book with a printed date, is published -
771 BCE
Nomads capture Hao
Nomads from the north capture and plunder Hao, the Chou dynasty capital, and local warlords battle one another -
712 BCE
Tu Fu is born
Birth of Tu Fu; Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. -
701 BCE
Li Po is born
Birth of Li Po; Li Bai, also known as Li Bo or Li Taibai, was a Chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and a romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights -
699 BCE
Wang wei is born
Birth of Wang wei, painter and poet -
690 BCE
Poetry writing is included in the civil service examination
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500 BCE
Chinese Cast Iron
The Chinese begin to cast iron -
475 BCE
Warring States Begins
Warring States period begins -
365 BCE
T'ao Ch'ien is born
Birth of T'ao Ch'ien, important early lyric poet -
221 BCE
First Emperor of China
Shih Huang Ti becomes first emperor of China -
214 BCE
Great Wall begins
First Great Wall is begun -
206 BCE
Silk Trade
Silk routes opened up for trade during the Han dynasty -
106 BCE
Pan Chao writes first book
Pan Chao- a scholarly widow, sister of Pan Ku and imperial historian after his death-writes Lessons for Women -
100 BCE
First Chinese Dictionary
The first Chinese dictionary is compiled -
54 BCE
Pan Ku writes first book
Pan Ku writes History of the Former Han dynasty
