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Qin Dynasty
The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Dynasty Historians often refer to the period from Qin Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty as Imperial China. Though the unified reign of the Qin Emperor lasted only 12 years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core of the Han Chinese homeland and to unite them under a tightly centralized Legalist government seated at Xianyang (close to modern Xi'an). The doctrine of legalism that guided the Qin emphasized strict adherence to a legal code and the absolute power of the emperor.
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty emerged in 202 BC. It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism, which became the ideological underpinning of all regimes until the end of imperial China. Under the Han Dynasty, China made great advances in many areas of the arts and sciences. Han Dynasty is the first opening of trading connections between China and the West, the Silk Road.

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Jin Dynasty
The three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 278 by the Jin Dynasty.

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Tang Dynasty
A Chinese Tang Dynasty tri-colored glaze porcelain horse.Main article: Tang Dynasty On June 18, 618, Gaozu took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty was established, opening a new age of prosperity and innovations in arts and technology. Buddhism, which had gradually been established in China from the first century, became the predominant religion and was adopted by the imperial family and many of the common people.