* [http://www.chinaknowledge.org/History/Ming/ming.html Timeline, with maps and short histories from prehistoric era to present]
* [http://www.chinaknowledge.org/History/Ming/ming.html Timeline, with maps and short histories from prehistoric era to present]
* [http://www.academylink.com/et/CurriculumCenter/NHAHistoryInteractive/CHI/CHI_Index.html ancient and feudal China]
* [http://www.academylink.com/et/CurriculumCenter/NHAHistoryInteractive/CHI/CHI_Index.html ancient and feudal China]
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*[https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi A MARITIME OIL BLOCKADE AGAINST CHINA] ''Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed'', Naval College Review, Gabriel Collins, 2018.