• c. 1570: First imports of New World silver

• 1615 - 1627: Donglin Faction active
• 1644: Manchus conquer China

• 1793: Macartney mission to Qianlong emperor

• 1840 - 1842: Opium War
• 1866: Birth of Sun Yat-sen
• 1893: Birth of Mao Zedong
• 1898 - 1900: Boxer Rebellion

• c. 1500: Jingdezhen porcelain flourishes

• 1791: Publication of Story of the Stone

• 1601: Matteo Ricci goes to Beijing

Created By: Kristen Roth '06, Mimi Lai '06
Maintained By: Jack Chen
Date Created: June 30, 2004
Last Modified: December 11, 2004
Expires: August 31, 2005