Timelines tagged “east-asia”
2 timelines
- Imperial Examination
China's civil service examinations, from Han dynasty precursors in 134 BCE and the Sui founding around 605 to their abolition in 1905, including their adoption in Korea and Vietnam and their influence on Western civil services.
- Tea
Tea from the Shennong legend and tomb finds of the 5th to 2nd centuries BCE through Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea", Japan's tea ceremony, the European and Russian tea trade, colonial plantations and the tea bag to bubble tea and a UNESCO listing in 2023.