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What is the order of dynasties in China?
The order of dynasties in the history of China is as follows:

Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Eastern Zhou Dynasty (Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period), Qin Dynasty, Western Han Dynasty, New Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei, Wu Zhou), Western Jin Dynasty (Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wuhu Sixteen Countries), Southern and Northern Dynasties, Southern Dynasties (Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); Northern Dynasties (Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou), Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Hou Liang, Later Tang Dynasty, Later Jin Dynasty, Later Han Dynasty, Later Zhou Dynasty; Southern Wu, wuyue, Chu, Fujian, Southern Han, Jingnan, Houshu, Southern Tang and Northern Han), Song (Northern Song and Southern Song), Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing.

First, Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the period of slave society in ancient Chinese history. Three dynasties all adopted the enfeoffment system to govern the world. It is worth mentioning that the Xia Dynasty was also the first dynasty in Chinese history.

Second, after the Zhou Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty began to enter the feudal society. Qin abolished the enfeoffment system and adopted the county system to govern the world. This is the first unified dynasty in the history of China. After the Qin Dynasty came the Han Dynasty, from which came the name of the Han Dynasty. Han Dynasty is divided into Western Han Dynasty and Eastern Han Dynasty, and there is a short-lived dynasty established by Wang Mang in the middle, namely the New Dynasty.

Third, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was divided into three kingdoms, which were returned to Jin, while the Western Jin Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty.

Fourth, after the Western Jin Dynasty, it entered a split period, first the sixteen countries in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and then the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Southern Dynasties were replaced by Song, Qi, Liang and Chen. The Northern Dynasties were divided into two puppet dynasties, the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty. Then the Eastern Wei Dynasty was replaced by the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty was officially replaced by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Fifth, after the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty took its place, and the Sui Dynasty went south to destroy Chen, realizing great unification. The Sui Dynasty was followed by the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty, it once again entered the period of division, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou.

Sixth, after the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was the Song Dynasty, which was divided into the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty was also in the same period as the Northern and Southern Liao Dynasties and the Xixia Dynasty. Both Liao and Northern Song Dynasties were destroyed by Jin, and then the confrontation between Southern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty was established.

Seventh, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty and Xixia were all destroyed by Yuan Yuan's predecessor, Mongolia. The Yuan Dynasty was followed by the Ming Dynasty, followed by the Qing Dynasty, which was also the last feudal dynasty in China.