China history中国历史.ppt

Li Shimin, or Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649), son of Li Yuan, adopted a series of liberal policies, pushing the prosperity of China’s feudal society to its peak. Li Shimin 盛世唐朝（贞观之治） “唐宴春”酒 By the 660s, China’s influence had firmly taken root in the Tarim basins and the Ili River valley, and even extended to many city-states in Central Asia. During this period, extensive economic and cultural relations were established with many countries, including Japan, Korea, India, Persia and Arabia. 唐蕃古道 Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (960 - 1911) The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten States, which succeeded the Tang Dynasty, was one of almost continual warfare. Song Dynasty (960-1279) In 960, Zhao Kuangyin, a general of the State of Later Zhou, established the Song Dynasty (960-1279), historically known as the Northern Song Dynasty. When the Song Dynasty moved its capital to the south, historically called the Southern Song Dynasty, it brought advanced economy and culture to the south, giving a great impetus to economic development. 著名的《清明上河图》反映了宋朝的繁荣 China in the Song Dynasty was in the front rank of the world in astronomy, science and technology and printing technology as evidenced, for example, by Bi Sheng’s inventing movable type printing, a great revolution in printing history. Bi Sheng Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) In 1271, Kublai, a grandson of Genghis Khan, conquered the Central Plain, founded the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and made Dadu (today’s Beijing) the capital. 元朝花瓶 元朝建筑 Kublai wrote finis to the centuries-long situation in which many independent regimes existed side by side, and formed a united country that brought Xinjiang, Tibet and Yunnan under its sway. Kublai four great inventions (Song-Yuan period ) printing papermaking the compass gunpowder During the Song-Yuan period, the “four great inventions” in science and technology of the Chinese people in ancient were further developed, and introduced to foreign countries, making gr