Dear blog readers,
you can download a copy of the Chinese history TIMELINE (of the kings and emperors of China) compiled by self-learned Elaine when she was age of 15.
It was a result of my ingenious idea to make it a home-schooling project for Elaine to do. That was my way of Elaine to learn more about Chinese history as I was the one home-schooling her!
It took her many months and 3 phases to complete it. She referred to Wikipedia (in Mandarin); Baidu as well Chinese history books I bought for her at Kinokuniya bookstore.
In phase 1, she compiled all the emperors starting from Emperor Qin Shi Huang who unified China in 221BC to the last emperor Puyi
In phase 2, she worked hard to compile the kings BEFORE the times of Emperor Qin Shi Huan who unified China.
And the hardest phase was in phase 3, where she had to painstakingly compiled the queens of the kings & emperors.
As a parent, I feel proud that she managed to finish my assigned project for her.
The process of this compilation really got her to know much more about the kings, emperors and queens in Chinese history. That also stimulated her interest in Chinese history, and made her looking forward to all the trips to China.
Do bring your children to travel to China. I find that this is the BEST way to interest children to know about about China as well as learning about China’s history!!
My simple thinking is that, one must have a good idea of the timeline of the Chinese dynasties; periods as well as the famous kings & emperors in Chinese history so that one can APPRECIATE more when visiting & traveling in China as China has a very long history!
I like to SHARE (with the consent of Elaine) this file with all of you and I am sure you all will benefit from Elaine’s compilation!! Happy traveling in China and enjoy understanding more about Chinese history!
It is not 100% comprehensive as she omitted some time periods (numerous wars), but is is still a very useful guide for those who like to have rough guide of the time periods in China. The file is in Mandarin, but the names of the kings/emperors in English are included. (total: 100 pages)
Click the link below top download: