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The Chinese Person's True Spiritual Roots in the Eternal God Shang-ti 上帝 Biblical and Western History

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AD

Old Testament Prophecies Concerning the Promised Messiah Tower of Babel: Confusion of Languages The Fall of Man

Global Flood Abraham Melchizedek, king of Salem

Noah

Jesus Christ Comes to Earth!

Jacob

You are here Nation of Israel Enters Egypt

Aristotle Buddha Plato

Mohammed

Moses Creation of the Universe Approx. 4000

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2600 2400 King Yao 堯

The Beginnings of Recorded Hisotry

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Laozi 老子

King Yu 禹 King Shun 舜

Mencius

King Wu Yi 武乙 Legendary Shang 商 Dynasty Period Xia/Hsia (1751 – 1111 BC) 夏 Dynasty (2183 – 1751 BC)

According to The World Almanac and Book of Facts(1998, pp.551), recorded history begins approximately 4000 B.C.

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Buddhism Enters China

Chinese History

The Beginnings of Chinese History

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Temple/Altar 天壇 of Heaven Built

孟子 Confucius 孔夫子 Burning of the Books (213 BC)

Warring 戰國 States Period (453 – 221 BC)

Ming 明 Dynasty

Han 漢 Dynasty

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2000

Emperor Kang Xi

Qing (Ching) 清 Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty Song (Sung) Dynasty Tang Dynasty Sui (Swei) Dynasty Six Dynasties Three Kingdoms

Zhou 周 Dynasty (1111 – 221 BC) Western Zhou Eastern Zhou

1600

康熙

Former Later Han Han For over 1,000 years, there was no known record of the Chinese ever fashioning any idol images.

400

Qin/Chin 秦 Empire (221 – 207 BC)

People's Republic of China