Dunhuang mogao

Beyond the Mediterranean: Ancient Libraries in China and India

By raitalin
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • 1401 BCE

    Earliest Chinese Libraries

    Earliest Chinese Libraries
    Discovered in the 19th century, there is extensive evidence that the collection of information by the Chinese began as early as the 15th century BCE. These collections consisted of etched "oracle bones" and tortoise shells.
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

  • Period: 770 BCE to 221 BCE

    Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 220 to 280

    Three Kingdoms

  • Period: 265 to 420

    Jin Dynasty

  • Period: 420 to 589

    Southern and Northern Dynasties

  • Period: 581 to Feb 11, 618

    Sui Dynasty