Chunqiu Period
770 B.C. - 476 B.C. |
In a divided China, many ducal states started to build walls along their boundaries. |
Zhanguo Period
476 B.C. - 221 B.C. |
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Qin Dynasty
221 B.C. - 206 B.C. |
After unification, Qin linked and extended the walls of three northern states and formed
the first Ten Thousand Li Great Wall (2 li = 1 km). |
West Han Dynasty
206 B.C. - 25 A.D. |
Han further extended the Great wall to over 10,000 km. |
East Han Dynasty
25 A.D. - 220 A.D. |
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Three Kingdoms Period
220 A.D. - 280 A.D. |
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West Jin Dynasty
265 A.D. - 316 A.D. |
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East Jin Dynasty
317 A.D. - 420 A.D. |
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South and North Dynasty
420 A.D. - 589 A.D. |
The states in the north continued to build the Great Wall. |
Sui Dynasty
581 A.D. - 618 A.D. |
Sui also built the Great Wall. |
Tang Dynasty
618 A.D. - 907 A.D. |
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Five Dynasties
907 A.D. - 960 A.D |
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North Song Dynasty
960 A.D. - 1127 A.D. |
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South Song Dynasty
1127 A.D. - 1276 A.D. |
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Yuan Dynasty
1271 A.D. - 1368 A.D. |
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Ming Dynasty
1368 A.D - 1644 A.D. |
Ming rebuilt the Great Wall, the length totalled over 6,000 km. |
Qing Dynasty
1644 A.D. - 1911 A.D. |
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