Chinese sailors and peddlers visit New York. Chinese American population in U.S. is about 4,000 out of a population of 23.2 million. Chinese in California form associations for mutual protection.

Chronologically, our primary focus has been on the second millennium of Chinese history, spanning the Northern Song (960–1127) to the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911), though some articles extend their ...

The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang on Oct. 10, 1911, ...

Chinese American population in U.S. is 94,414 out of a total population of 92.2 million. Angel Island Immigration Station opens to process potential Asian immigrants. The United States declares ...

A Chinese dynasty and kingdom existed roughly in parallel to the better-known Song Dynasty, but this one ruled by the nomadic Khitans. A fascinating essay on governance, international relations, ...

Chinese historiography generally presents Chinese history through the lens of various dynasties. The earliest historically attested dynasty is the Shang Dynasty, which arose around 1600 B.C.E ...

The vast majority speak and write Chinese. With the near extinction of the Manchu language, a great deal of culture has been lost. The Manchus have a proud history. In 1644 they overran the Ming ...

The Qing dynasty lasted over 250 years. China had been ruled by emperors from other dynasties for over two thousand years. Why did this system suddenly collapse in 1911? This is one of the big ...

he had reigned for 50 years (140 BC-87 BC), being one of the longest-reigning emperors in China 's history. During the reign of Emperor Wu Di, the Han Dynasty was at the height of its power and ...

Have the leaders of the People's Republic broken with centuries of Chinese history -- or are they just the latest of China's emperors? Map: Voyage through the dynasties From the Shang to the Qing ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...