This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of China, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (9)
Historic cities (20)
- Yinxu (Anyang) · 1300 BCE
- Chang'an (Xi'an) · 1100 BCE
- Haojing · 1046 BCE
- Beijing · 1045 BCE
- Luoyang · 1036 BCE
- Nanjing · 495 BCE
- Handan (Zhao) · 386 BCE
- Hangzhou · 222 BCE
- Nanyue capital (Panyu) · 204 BCE
- Chang'an (Early) · 202 BCE
- Hotan · 200 BCE
- Jianye (Jiankang proto) · 200 BCE
- Dunhuang · 111 BCE
- Jiankang (Nanjing early) · 229 CE
- Datong (Pingcheng) · 398 CE
- Ürümqi · 600 CE
- Lhasa · 637 CE
- Shanghai · 1291 CE
- Kashgar
- Kaifeng
Events on this geography (top 80)
- 1644 CEQing Conquest of China
- 755 CEAn Lushan Rebellion
- 1839 CEFirst Opium War
- 1911 CEXinhai Revolution
- 1989 CE1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1931 CEJapanese Invasion of Manchuria
- 1937 CENanjing Massacre
- 1858 CETreaty of Aigun
- 1862 CEDungan revolt
- 1900 CEBoxer Rebellion
- 1911 CEWuchang Uprising
- 1936 CEXi'an Incident
- 2008 CE2008 Tibetan unrest
- 2009 CEJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
- 2013 CEChina's Belt and Road Initiative Launched
- 2014 CE2014 Kunming attack
- 1894 CEPort Arthur massacre
- 1897 CEJuye Incident
- 1926 CEMarch 18 Massacre
- 1928 CEHuanggutun Incident
- 1937 CETungchow Mutiny
- 1943 CEChangjiao massacre
- 1966 CE12-3 incident
- 1967 CEWuhan incident
- 1990 CE1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions
- 2024 CE2024 Zhuhai car attack
- 1250 BCEShang Oracle Bones
- 221 BCEQin Unification of China
- 221 BCEQin Empire and the Unification of China
- 215 BCEQin General Meng Tian: Northern Campaign and Great Wall
- 214 BCEBeginning of the Construction of the Great Wall of China
- 206 BCEFounding of the Han Dynasty
- 138 BCEZhang Qian's Expedition to the West (Opening of the Silk Road)
- 130 BCEOpening of the Silk Road
- 130 BCEOpening of the Silk Road
- 51 BCEHuhanye Chanyu Submits to Han Dynasty
- 48 CEXiongnu North-South Split
- 91 CENorthern Xiongnu Flees West of the Altai
- 105 CEInvention of Paper
- 227 CEXincheng Rebellion
- 304 CESixteen Kingdoms Period — Steppe Peoples Rule North China
- 304 CELiu Yuan Founds Han-Zhao Kingdom
- 311 CESack of Luoyang — Fall of Western Jin
- 386 CETuoba Founds Northern Wei
- 618 CEEstablishment of Tang Dynasty
- 1074 CEMahmud al-Kashgari
- 1100 CESpread of Gunpowder and Compass
- 1895 CEKucheng Massacre
- 1932 CEPingdingshan massacre
- 1932 CEHongkou Park Incident
- 1949 CEFounding of the People's Republic of China
- 1949 CEEnd of Chinese Civil War
- 1985 CEEight Immortals Hotel murders
- 1989 CETiananmen Square Protests
- 1997 CE1997 Ürümqi bus bombings
- 2008 CE2008 Summer Olympics
- 2009 CEShaoguan incident
- 2011 CEWukan protests
- 2011 CE2011 Kashgar attacks
- 2014 CE2014 Ürümqi attack
- 2020 CECOVID-19 Pandemic
- 2021 CE2021 Guangzhou bombing
- 2024 CE2024 Wuxi stabbing attack
- 2024 CE2024 Suzhou knife attack
- 2024 CE2024 Shenzhen knife attack
- 4800 BCEHemudu Rice
- 3600 BCEEarliest Silk
- 3500 BCELiangzhu Jade
- 1400 BCESteppe-China Contact: Shang Chariot
- 1250 BCEShang Dynasty Capital at Yinxu
- 1046 BCEBattle of Muye — Zhou defeats Shang
- 551 BCEConfucius
- 500 BCEConfucius
- 307 BCEZhao Wuling's Cavalry Reform — Learning from Steppe
- 300 BCEChina-Xiongnu Early Contact: Northern Walls
- 214 BCEUnification of the Great Wall
- 190 BCEHeqin System: Princess, Silk, Tribute
- 33 BCEWang Zhaojun: Beauty Sent to Xiongnu
- 50 CEBuddhism Spreads via Silk Road to Central Asia and China
- 73 CEBan Chao Reopens the Silk Road
Architectural sites (16)
Sıkça sorulan sorular
- Which civilizations lived on the lands of China?
- Han Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, People's Republic of China, Shang Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Tibetan Empire, Yuan Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of China?
- Yinxu (Anyang) (1300 BCE), Chang'an (Xi'an) (1100 BCE), Haojing (1046 BCE), Beijing (1045 BCE), Luoyang (1036 BCE), Nanjing (495 BCE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of China?
- 20 historic cities are recorded within the borders of China.