China is a multi-millenary civilization that has survived throughout its troubled history demonstrating that tradition and culture reinforce the national values and keep alive the social body. The paper analyzes the period of the Chinese dynasties, which reformed the management system and influenced the economic development, but without taking into account the human and natural potential of the country. The Chinese leaders’ desire to impose their power and domination over the native population generated an undemocratic society and influenced the mentality of the people who accepted tyranny quite easily.