Compare China with South Asia. Both socially and culturally.

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Timeline of Chinese History

Pre-1600 BC, China is charted mainly by legends and prehistoric evidence. The ancient China era was c. 1600–221 BC.

The imperial era was 221 BC – 1912 AD, from hina's Middle Ages saw steady growth through a series of regime changes.

The Grand CanalThe Grand Canal, representing China's huge civil engineering feats, is another feature of China's history.

China went from having four warring kingdoms to being the most culturally sophisticated and technologically developed nation. Finally, it was consumed by the rise and fall of the phenomenal Mongol Empire, which stretched to Europe.

The Sui Dynasty (581–618)

In 581, Yang Jian usurped the throne in the north and, as Emperor Wen, united the rest of China under the Sui Dynasty.