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artsDigital artTypesAbstractArt historyArt movementListFigurativeFuneraryNaïveNarrativeNaturalistvte.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}Part of a series on theHistory of ChinaTimelineDynastiesHistoriographyPrehistoricPaleolithicNeolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BCE)Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilizationAncientXia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BCE)Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BCE)Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BCE)Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)Eastern Zhou (771–256 BCE)Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BCE)Warring States (475–221 BCE)ImperialQin (221–207 BCE)Han (206 BCE – 220 CE)Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)Xin (9–23 CE)Eastern Han (25–220 CE)Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)Wei, Shu, and WuJin (266–420)   Western Jin (266–316)Eastern Jin (317–420)Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439)Northern andSouthern dynasties (420–589)Sui (581–618)Tang (618–907)   Five Dynasties andTen Kingdoms (907–979)Song (960–1279)Northern Song (960–1127)Southern Song (1127–1279)Liao (916–1125)Western Xia (1038–1227)Jin (1115–1234)Yuan (1271–1368)Ming (1368–1644)Qing (1636–1912)ModernRepublic of China (mainland, 1912–1949)   People´s Republicof China (1949–present)Republic of China (Taiwan,1949–present)Related articlesArt historyEconomic historyEducation historyLegal historyJewish historyLGBT historyMedia historyMusic historyTimelineMilitary historyNaval historyScience and technology historyArchaeologyCartographyDiscoveriesInventionsTransport historyWomen´s historyvteChinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture, heritage, and history. Early "Stone Age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures. After that period, Chinese art, like Chinese history, was typically classified by the succession of ruling dynasties of Chinese emperors, most of which lasted several hundred years. The Palace Museum in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taipei contains extensive collections of Chinese art.