# Asia for Educators, ‘Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d. > [!cite] > Asia for Educators. ‘CHINA—Timeline of Historical Periods.’ With Amy Vladeck Heinrich and Michael Tsin. Columbia University, n.d. Accessed 2 April 2026. [https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/china_timeline.htm#song](https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/china_timeline.htm#song). --- ![[Asia for Educators, ‘CHINA—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d. Prepared by Dr. Amy Vladeck Heinrich, Columbia University.png]] [[Asia for Educators, ‘China—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d.|(Heinrich with Asia for Educators n.d., n.p.)]] Buddhism was introduced to China during the Three Kingdoms Period (220–265 CE). [[Asia for Educators, ‘China—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d.|(Asia for Educators n.d., n.p.)]] ^400e29 ‘Capital: (present-day Hangzhou)’ [[Asia for Educators, ‘China—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d.|(Heinrich with Asia for Educators n.d., n.p.)]] ^2c358d ‘Communist government. The drive for remaking society ended in disasters such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.’ [[Asia for Educators, ‘China—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d.|(Tsin with Asia for Educators n.d., n.p.)]] ^24931b ‘Economic reform and political retrenchment since around 1978.’ [[Asia for Educators, ‘China—Timeline of Historical Periods’, n.d.|(Tsin with Asia for Educators n.d., n.p.)]] ^516700