Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng tōngcháng bèi kànzuò Zhōngguó jìndàishǐ de kāiduān.
The Opium War is usually seen as the start of China's modern history.
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For China, 近代史 usually runs from the Opium War of 1840 to the May Fourth Movement of 1919, followed by 现代史 up to 1949 and 当代史 after it. Many historians now let 近代史 run all the way to 1949. Everything before 1840 is 古代史.
