Imperial China (also called the Empire of China or the Chinese Empire) may refer to the history of China from 221 BC to AD 1912, or to the government of China in that period. See:
- Imperial era of Chinese history
- Early Imperial China
- Mid-Imperial China
- Late Imperial China
- Empire of China (1915–1916), the short-lived dynasty proclaimed by Yuan Shikai
Famous quotes containing the words imperial and/or china:
“Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Riot in Algeria, in Cyprus, in Alabama;
Aged in wrong, the empires are declining,
And China gathers, soundlessly, like evidence.
What shall I say to the young on such a morning?—
Mind is the one salvation?—also grammar?—
No; my little ones lean not toward revolt.”
—William Dewitt Snodgrass (b. 1926)