1. Shaan’xi History Museum Produced by Yangfei Makun Ningjie

2. A Brief Chinese Chronology Xia Dynasty 夏 Shang Dynasty 商 Western Zhou Dynasty 西周 Eastern Zhou Dynasty 东周 Spring and Autumn Period 春秋 Warring States Period 战国 Qin Dynasty 秦 Western Han Dynasty 西汉 Eastern Han Dynasty 东汉 Three Kingdoms (Wei,Shu,Wu) 三国 Western Jin Dynasty 西晋 Eastern Jin Dynasty 东晋 Southern and Northern Dynasties 南北朝 Sui Dynasty 隋 Tang Dynasty 唐 Five Dynasty 五代 Liao Dynasty 辽 Northern Song Dynasty 北宋 Southern Song Dynasty 南宋 Western Xia Dynasty 西夏 Jin Dynasty 金 Yuan Dynasty 元 Ming Dynasty 明 Qing Dynasty 清 21st—16th century B.C 16th—11th century B.C 1100 B.C—770 B.C 770—476 B.C 476—221 B.C 221---206 B.C 206 B.C—24 A.D 24 –220 220—280 265—317 317—420 420—589 581—618 618—907 907—960 916—1125 960—1127 1127—1279 1032—1227 1115—1234 1271—1368 1368—1644 1644—1911

3. Introduction Shaanxi History Museum is a state-level large- scale modernization of the museum is a magnificent Tang-style building, covers an area of about 70,000 square meters, construction area of over 50,000 square meters. It brings together the culture of Shaanxi, shows the development of Chinese civilization, Shaanxi Province in China in view of the history of the status of the state to invest a total of 144,000,000 yuan for the construction of the Shaanxi Museum of History, in June 1991 completion and opening. Flavor Architecture Museum, unique. It classical Chinese palace architecture and garden architecture closely together, coordinating colors, reflecting the traditional Chinese architectural style, at the same time with local characteristics and the spirit of the times. Museum of Shaanxi Province unearthed antiques 113,000 (Group) showroom area of 1100 square meters, at the prehistoric, Zhou, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties most of the seven, the image display system from 115 Million years ago until the year 1840, Shaanxi's history. In Chinese history, there have been 11 dynasties established their capitals in Shaanxi Province and will last for 1,000 years, is the capital of China's most Dynasty, the longest of the capital region, from a certain point, the ancient history of Shaanxi is China's history Enrichment.

5. The Preface Hall NO.1 lion in China Hukou waterfall of the Yellow River “No Words” preface hall

6. The Prehistoric Age The Paleolithic period ( 旧石器时代） The Neolithic period ( 新石器时代）

8. 蓝田人头盖骨 刻画符号 – 汉字雏形

9. Zhou Dynasty  The Slave Society  The Bronze Age in Chinese history,it spans Xia,Shang,Zhou,Spring and Autumn. 青铜牛尊

10. Qin Dynasty Yingzheng—he unified with the other six dukes and established a feudal society in Chinese history. The Bronze sword The Terracotta Warriors and horses The Great Wall

11. Han Dynasty  The first peak of Chinese ancient feudal society  It was divided into western Han and Eastern Han

12. Wei, Jin, the South and North Dynansty It was the most turbulent period in ancient times. There were wars of unification and national division.

13. Sui and Tang Dynasty  The most prosperous period.  It’s a golden time of Shaan’xi history development.  The Tang Dynasty get high marks for its economy,politics,cultur e and so on. 兽首玛瑙杯

14. 三彩骆驼载乐俑 三彩天王俑

15. Song,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasty The Song capital moved away Henan province;Yuan,Ming,Qing’s capital moved away from Nanjing and Beijing. After Song Dynasty,the Shaan’xi province lost the capital position,but it remained a place of military importance for the feudal dynasties.