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551 BCE
551 BC
Birth of the philosopher Confucius -
221 BCE
221 Bc
Qin Shi Huangdi, the ruler of the kingdom Qin, conquers neighbouring kingdoms and becomes the first Emperor of China. Work begins on the Great Wall of China -
210 BCE
210 BC
Death of Qin Shi Huangdi -
202 BCE
202 BC
Rise of the Han Dynasty (until AD 220) -
Jan 1, 750
AD 750
The Chinese invent block printing -
Jan 1, 1050
1050
The Chinese invent moveable print -
Jan 1, 1092
1092
The first mechanical clock, the Su Song clock, is built -
Jan 1, 1271
1271
Marco Polo arrives in China -
Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368
1279-1368
The Yuan Dynasty -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
1368
The Ming Dynasty -
Jan 1, 1405
1405
The first voyages of the great treasure of Admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He) -
1974
Discovery of the terracotta army guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi