• 589: Sui reunification of China

• 630 - 645: Tang control Silk Road
• 653: Completion of the Tang Code
• 690: Wu Zetian founds Zhou dynasty

• 755 - 763: An-Shi Rebellions

• 801: Du You writes first history of institutions

• 605: Completion of Sui canal system

• 718 - 729: Symbol for zero transmitted to China

• 868: First known woodblock printed book

• 701: Birth of Li Bai
• 712: Birth of Du Fu

• 629: Xuanzang begins pilgrimage to India

• c. 700: Huineng, 6th Patriarch of Chan, active

• 819: Han Yu denounces Buddhism
• 842 - 845: Widespread suppression of foreign faiths

Created By: Kristen Roth '06, Mimi Lai '06
Maintained By: Jack Chen
Date Created: June 30, 2004
Last Modified: August 5, 2004
Expires: August 31, 2005