Map of Imperial China -- The Early Empires 221 BC-AD 220. Qin Shihuangdi unifies feudal states thus creating the Chinese empire; the Qin dynasty collapses; the Han re-establish, expand and consolidate the imperial system; the decline and fall of the Han dynasty. -- The Great Wall -- The Terracotta Army of the first emperor of China -- Western Han tombs -- Stone sculpture -- The silk roads -- Tomb figurines. -- Confusion, Reunification, and the Golden Age AD 220-907. The Three Kingdoms and the start of the "Period of Disunion" in which China is divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties; Southern Dynasties at Nanjing fend off northern invaders; the reunification of north and south under the Sui and the Tang. -- Buddhism -- The northern dynasties -- The Grand Canal -- Horses -- Tang Mausolea -- Chang'an -- Buddhist art and architecture. -- Chaos, Diplomacy, and Invasion AD 907-1368. Half a century of instability during the Five Dynasties period; peace and intense intellectual and artistic activity under the Song; the Jin kingdom invades northern China forcing the Song south; Mongol Mongol incursions; Khubilai Khan becomes emperor of China. -- Northern Song imperial tombs -- Song painting -- The Mongols. -- Revival and Collapse AD 1368-1911. The Ming Dynasty restores the Chinese imperial tradition; imperial capital moved to Beijing, the Forbidden City built; Manchus invade Beijing after Ming dynasty collapses; Manchus establish the last imperial dynasty, the Qing; European contact, internal rebellion and the fall of imperial China. -- The Forbidden City in Beijing -- Maritime expeditions -- The Temple of Heaven -- The Ming tombs -- Jesuits in China -- Ming porcelain -- The Jesuits and the Summer Palace -- Commercial trade and expansion -- Macartney's embassy -- The Opium War --The Boxer Rebellion.

"This book traces the history of China from 221 B.C. through 1911 A.D., describing the political and social challenges and contributions of each ruler. Spanning over 2,000 years, from the great 'First Emperor', buried with his terracotta army in the 3rd century BC, to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City in 1911, Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors details the fascinating lives and personalities of all 157 Chinese emperors. In addition to timelines detailing the major events of every reign, this book includes each emperor's name in Chinese calligraphic script, and a datafile for each emperor listing key information, such as name at birth and imperial wives and concubines."--OCLC note.

"For tables of China's rulers with, for example, their names and also families of empresses and names of offspring, see Zhongguo diwang huanghou qinwang gongzhu shixilu 中國帝王皇后親王公主世系錄 (Genealogical records of Chinese emperors and kings, empresses, princes, and princesses)..." Cf. E. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 110.

Gift of Professor and Mrs. F.Y. Wu 伍法岳, 張青芝.

第1卷. Yuangu Dong-Han 遠古東漢 / bianzhu Zhu Xuexi, Zhang Shaoxiu, Zhang Xikong 編著朱學西，張習孔 -- 第2卷. Sanguo liang-Jin Nan-Bei Chao Sui Tang 三國兩晉南北朝-隋唐 / bianzhu Zhang Fuyou, Liu Zhanwu 編著張福裕 -- 第3卷. Wudai shiguo Song Liao Xia Jin 五代十國宋遼夏金 / bianzhu Liu Zhanwu 編著劉佔武, Yin Jingfang 尹敬坊 -- 第4卷. Yuan Ming 元明 / Deng Ke 鄧珂, Zhang Jingfen bianzhu 張靜芬編著 -- 第5卷. Qing jindai 清近代 / bianzhu Yan Chongnian, Tian Jue, Han Hengyu 編著田珏等.

Gift of Professor and Mrs. F.Y. Wu 伍法岳, 張青芝

Gift of Professor and Mrs. F.Y. Wu 伍法岳, 張青芝.

“Zhongguoshi liri he Zhong-Xi liri duizhao biao 中國史歴日和中西歷日對照表 (Chinese historical calendar days and a calendrical concordance of Chinese and Western days) .... The compilers have made good use of earlier calendrical concordances, the mistakes in eight of which are noted at the dates where they occur. They have also taken into account recent archaeological discoveries. Throughout all the tables, the format is the same: four years to the page with the first day of each of the three 10-day periods (xun 旬) of each lunar month shown (there is a table listing the 60 ganzhi on page 880 to assist finding the ganzhi for other days). Part I covers the years 841 to 1 BC with the date (year, month, day) in the Chinese calendar and the ganzhi equivalents, Appendixes contain a daily concordance for the Yin calendar covering 1384 to 1112 BC; for the Western Zhou calendar for the years 1111 to 842 and for the Former Han (Yin) calendar for the years AD1-1949, but adds the Western calendar month and day equivalents. The dates of the accession and adoption of nianhao are noted. The Taiping calendar is given. An appendix covers the years 1949-2000 with the Western calendar as the base. There is an index of nianhao by stroke count.” – Cf. E. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, pp. 190-191.