What should everyone know about Chinese history?

Chinese invented paper, paper currency, printing, gunpowder, bombs, rotary fans for cooling, compass, noodles, fork, and 100s of others. List of Chinese inventions; China is among the top 4 oldest civilizations in the world - along with Mesopotamia, Egypt and India. read more

Chinese History is intensely interesting and informative, but I think what many people in the West should know is that Chinese history is over. There is a Chinese present and a Chinese future. As some Quorans of Chinese background have pointed out, China is a modern nation. read more

2. The forbidden city that many of you know is not built by Han Chinese. 3. China was a democratic country from 1912-1916. It was a mess. 4. At one point of Chinese history, there was a female emperor, Wu Zetian, who ruled china for fifteen year, and she did so by killing her husband，her daughter and two sons of her own. read more

9. Ancient Chinese Civilizations. China has been occupied by human ancestors for more than a million years. The earliest known Chinese civilization is the Xia dynasty, which ruled from around 2100 B.C. and lasted approximately 500 years. Xia was succeeded by the Shang dynasty, which is supported by more archaeological evidence. read more