Qin Shi Huang

Author: Zhang Jingzhi
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Publishing Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This book vividly recreates the tumultuous life of China's first emperor—Qin Shi Huang—through rich and profound brushwork. From his difficult childhood to ascending the throne as a young king and gaining favor from fate, growing up in court struggles and defeating all opponents, including his own biological parents, to seize absolute power, the young Qin King Ying Zheng, with extraordinary energy and ambition, ultimately accomplished the ancient and magnificent feat of conquering the six states and unifying the world. However, his journey of conquering the world and even life and death did not stop there: abolishing the feudal system, consolidating the prefecture-county system, building the Grand Canal, touring the empire, constructing the Great Wall, driving out the Xiongnu, starting the Lishan Mausoleum, and building the Palace of Fragrance. He sought immortality in vain, hoping to secure the eternal stability of his empire. The story of burning books and burying the dead remains a heavy legacy, with a grand and powerful narrative, climax after climax, and an ending that lingers in the heart. This book skillfully portrays a tragic history with a humanistic touch, successfully depicting the extraordinary and rich emotional world of the protagonist, who is buried in the dust of history. The same-name television series adapted from this book has been produced at great expense by China Central Television and will be officially launched soon.