At OriginOrient our interest in Chinese Wood Buddha and other Asian cultural treasures grew from our love of the rich 5000 year old culture of China. Please take a few moments and read about some of China’s history from the Xia Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Like us, the more you learn about China the more you will enjoy it.

• Xia Dynasty About 1994 BCE - 1766 BCE
• Shang Dynasty 1766 BCE - 1027 BCE
• Zhou Dynasty 1122 BCE -256 BCE plus suppliment
• Qin Dynasty 221 BCE - 206 BCE
• Early Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 9 AD
• Xin Dynasty 9 AD - 24 AD
• Later Han Dynasty 25 AD - 220 AD
• Three Kingdoms - Period of Disunion 220 AD - 280 AD
• Sui Dynasty 589 AD - 618 AD
• Tang Dynasty 618 AD - 907 AD
• Sung Dynasty 969 AD - 1279 AD
• Yuan Dyansty 1279 AD - 1368 AD
• Ming Dynasty 1368 AD - 1644 AD
• Manchu or Qing Dynasty 1644 AD - 1912 AD