| 新石器時代 | early 1st millenium BC | NEOLITHIC |
| 商 | 1050 BC | SHANG DYNASTY |
| 周 | 1050-221 BC | ZHOU DYNASTY |
| 秦 | 221-206 BC | QIN DYNASTY |
| 漢 | 206 BC-AD 220 | HAN DYNASTY |
| 三國 | AD 220-265 | THREE KINGDOMS |
| 晉 | AD 265-420 | JIN DYNASTY |
| 南北朝 | AD 420-589 | SOUTHERN & NORTHERN DYNASTY |
| 隋 | AD 581-618 | SUI DYNASTY |
| 唐 | AD 618-907 | TANG DYNASTY |
| 五代 | AD 907-960 | FIVE DYNASTIES |
| 遼 | AD 907-1125 | LIAO DYNASTY |
| 宋 | AD 960-1179 | SONG DYNASTY |
| 北宋 | AD 960-1127 | Northern Song |
| 南宋 | AD 1127-1279 | Southern Song |
| 西夏 | AD 1038-1227 | XIXIA DYNASTY |
| 金 | AD 1115-1234 | JIN DYNASTY |
| 元 | AD 1279-1368 | YUAN DYNASTY |
| 明 | AD 1368-1644 | MING DYNASTY |
| 洪武 | AD 1368-1398 | Hongwu |
| 建文 | AD 1399-1402 | Jainwen |
| 永樂 | AD 1403-1424 | Yongle |
| 洪熙 | AD 1425 | Hongxi |
| 宣德 | AD 1426-1435 | Xuande |
| 正統 | AD 1436-1449 | Zhengtong |
| 景泰 | AD 1450-1456 | Jingtai |
| 天順 | AD 1457-1464 | Tianshun |
| 成化 | AD 1465-1487 | Chenghua |
| 弘治 | AD 1488-1505 | Hongzhi |
| 正德 | AD 1506-1521 | Zhengde |
| 嘉靖 | AD 1522-1566 | Jiajing |
| 隆慶 | AD 1567-1572 | Longquing |
| 萬曆 | AD 1573-1619 | Wanli |
| 泰昌 | AD 1620 | Taichang |
| 天啟 | AD 1621-1627 | Tianqi |
| 崇禎 | AD 1628-1644 | Chongzhen |
| 清 | AD 1644-1911 | QING DYNASTY |
| 順治 | AD 1644-1661 | Shunzhi |
| 康熙 | AD 1662-1722 | Kangxi |
| 雍正 | AD 1723-1735 | Yongzheng |
| 乾隆 | AD 1736-1795 | Qianlong |
| 嘉慶 | AD 1796-1820 | Jiaqing |
| 道光 | AD 1821-1850 | Daoguang |
| 咸豐 | AD 1851-1861 | Xianfeng |
| 同治 | AD 1862-1874 | Tongzhi |
| 光緒 | AD 1875-1908 | Guangxu |
宣統 |
AD 1909-1911 | Xuantong |