Kuan Ti -- e Protector of Buddhism  



of gratitude for favours rendered and to seek his continued pro-
tection for the coming year.
ynasties of hina
Mythical 2697­2206 BC Legendary
Hsia
Shang
2205­1766 BC With the Chou, known as "San
(Yin)
1783­1122 BC Tai" or "ree Dynasties".
e classic period; Ch'un Ch'iu
Chou
1122--222 BC period 722­481; Chan Kuo
period 403­221.
Ch'in
221--206 BC China reunified.
Han
206 BC-AD 219 "Eastern Han" (from AD 25)
Wei
220­264
e "ree Kingdoms" (Wei,
Wu and Shu) from AD 200
Eastern Ch'in from 317.
Ch'in
265­419
Barbarian kingdoms in North
China 304­439.
NORTH & SOUTH
Sung
420­478
With the Wu and
Ch'i
479­501
Eastern Chin, known
Liang
502­556
as the "Six Dynasties"
Ch'en
557­588
of southern culture.
Sui
589­617
China reunified.
T'ang
618­906
Period of Spiritual Development.


WU TAI
Liang
907 -- 922
Known as "Wu Tai';
T'ang
923 -- 935
or "Five Dynasties"
Chin
936 -- 946
to distinguish them
Han
947 -- 950
from other dynasties
Chou
951 -- 959
similarly named.
"Southern Sung" from 1127 with
Sung
960­1280
Northern China under Manchus
and Mongols.
Yuan
1280­1368
Mongolian rule.
Ming
1368­1643
Chinese rule restored.
1368­1398
Hung­Wu
1399­1402
Chien Wen
1403­1424
Yung­Lo
1425­
Hung­Hsi
1426­1435
Hsuan­Te
1436­1449
Cheng­Tung
1450­1457
Ching Tai
1457­1464
Tien Shun
1465­1487
Cheng­Hua
1488­1505
Hung­Chih
1506­1521
Cheng­Te
1522­1566
Chia­Ching
1567­1572
Lung­Ching
1573­1620
Wan­Li
1620­
Tai­Chang
1621­1627
Tien­Chi
1628­1644
Chung­Chen


Ch'ing 1644­1911
Manchurian rule.
1644­1661
Shun­Chih
1662­1722
K'ang­Hsi
1723­1735
Yung­Cheng
1736­1795
Chien Lung
1796­1821
Chia Ch'ing
1821­1850
Tao­Kuang
1851­1861
Hsien­Feng
1862­1873
Tung­Chih
1875­1908
Kuang­Hsu
1908­1912
Hsuan­Tung
Republic
of China 1912­1949
People's
Republic 1949­

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