Some important years of Chinese history(AD)
1.610 AD: - The Grand Canal, built to carry trade between north and south china, is completed; it runs for 1770 km (1100miles)
2. 1000AD: - Science and technology flourished under the Song dynasty.
3. 1275 AD: - Venetian explorer Marco polo arrives at the court of Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor of china
4. 1368 AD: - A Peasant ruler, Zhu Yuangzhang, over throws the Mongols and becomes the first Ming emperor.
5. 1644 AD: - Manchu (Mongolian) warriors seize Bejing and establish the Qing dynasty (Until 1911).
