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Chinese History (Part I), The Three Dynasties are the first known Chinese…
Chinese History (Part I)
Mythologial China
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According to Daoist myth, the universe wasn't created, it simply happened and was put in order by Pan Gu, the first man, who separated Heaven and Earth with his knowledge of Yinyang.
Another legend says that the universe came from his corpse and that humans evolved from his parasites. All of them date from the 3rd to the 6th centuries.
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The Three Dynasties are the first known Chinese dynasties: Xia, Shang and Zhou, though there's little evidence that Xia existed
The longest reigning dynasty, contemporaries of Greece, they were the age of philosophy (Confucius), the classical and heroic age (Sun Tzu)
Archeological sites show evidence of a civilazation called Erligang between 1510 and 1460 BC, and some argue the were actually the Shang
To justify their rule, the Zhou created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven in which the gods favoured a ruler and would support him as long as he ruled well, otherwise they would support another dynasty. This concept would remain until the Chinese Revolution.
The Duke of Zhou is a national hero credited for ending the Wu Geng Revolt (1042-1039), a major Shang succession crisis, and consolidating the Zhou rule at the hands of his nephew, King Cheng, even though he had the chance of usurping the throne 
The stone cattle road was built by Qin under the pretext of improving commerce with the kingdom of Shu, but was actually used for an invasion, doubling its territory and making it the dominant warring state
When King Zheng came to power in 238 BC, Qin was already the most powerful state, and could easily beat its opponents.
The four years of chaos after the Qin collapse were named Eighteen Kingdoms, though only Han and Chu had any real chance of success.
Gauzo died only 7 years after taking the throne, and spent these years suppressing rebellions.
The term wuwei in Confucian tradition means "doing nothing", as the emperor was supposed to simply set an example instead of handle daily affairs.
In 111BC, the Han conquered the state of Nanyue, which nowadays is mostly Vietnam, and it would remain under their control until 938AD during the Tang collapse.
Since eunuchs are little mentioned prior to the Later Han, it is often assumed that their prominence was in fact a product of the period.
The escape of the brothers is the starting point of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the four classics of Chinese literature