å¤å•†å‘¨ : first 3 dynasties (very colourful mythical stories here; å°ç¥žæ¦œ is a novel that describes the transition from the 商 to 周 dynasty
春秋战国 : warring states period (lots of very nice æˆè¯ stories come from this period; as a kid, I loved reading a couple of books that told these stories)
秦汉 : Ch'in & Han dynasties, China united
三国晋统一 : 3 Kingdoms period, reunited under 晋; ironically reunification wasn't by any of the 3 main families (刘, å™, 曹); well, technically speaking, they were reunited under Cao's armies but the eventual ruler was from the Sima family - the Cao's forced the Han emperor to abdicate, the Sima's eventually returned the favour and seized the throne from the Cao's (karma is a nasty thing)
å—æœåŒ—æœ: more luan periods, I don't know too much about these (
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/12132182.html?fr=qrl3)
éš‹å”: Sui and Tang dynasties
五代åˆå国: more luan periods, I don't know too much about these (
http://baike.baidu.com/view/22638.htm)
宋元明清: 4 dynasties; 2 of which (元 & 清) are under non-Han descendants
å¸çŽ‹ä¼‘: end of monarchy system; the republic is born