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250 ce: Buddhism is introduced to China.

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609 ce: Grand Canal is completed.

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868 ce: Wood block printing is used in China to print a book called the Diamond Sutra.

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1041: Moveable type for printing is invented.

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1044: This is the earliest date that a formula for gunpowder is recorded.

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1088: The first description of the magnetic compass.

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1200: Genghis Khan unites the Mongol tribes under his leadership.

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1271: Marco Polo begins his travels to China.

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1279: The Mongols under Kublai Khan defeat the Song Dynasty. Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan Dynasty.

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1405: Chinese explorer Zheng He begins his first journey to India and Africa. He will establish trade relationships and bring back news of the outside world.

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1405: The Chinese begin construction on the Forbidden City.

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1420: Beijing becomes the new capital of the Chinese Empire replacing Nanjing.

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1517: Portuguese traders first arrive in the country.