Download or read book The Dynasties of China written by Bamber Gascoigne and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight remarkable Chinese dynasties are chronicled here, covering 3,500 years of Chinese history from the emergence of the first dynasty in 1600 B.C. to the fall of the last in 1911, providing the necessary background to understanding China's often violent twentieth century history. Original.