Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇, 259 BCE -210 BCE) was an ancient Chinese politician, strategist and a reformer. He defeated the six Warring States (Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi) and completed the political unification of China for the first time. For the first time in Chinese History, he established a unified, multi-ethnic country with the centralized power. As a founder of the powerful Qin Dynasty (221 BCE -207 BCE), he was the first monarch in China to be called an emperor. The so-called "first emperor", Qin Shi Huang Di, laid the basic structure of China's political system for the coming two thousand years.
The book, Chinese History 4, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview of the life of Qin Shi Huang. In the accompanied book chapters, you'll learn the life and legacies China's first emperor. The volume, 14th in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.
The book has 10 chapters in the following order:
Chapter 1: Early Life of Qin Shi Huang (第一章：秦始皇的早期生活)
Chapter 2: Basic Facts about Qin Shi Huang (第二章：关于秦始皇的基本事实)
Chapter 3: Ying Zheng Becomes the King of Qin (第三章：嬴政成为秦王)
Chapter 4: Early Reign of Qin Shi Huang (第四章：早期统治)
Chapter 5: Consolidation of Powers (第五章：权力合并)
Chapter 6: China's Unification (第六章：中国统一)
Chapter 7: Qin Shi Huang's Pursuit of Immortality (第七章：秦始皇对永生的追求)
Chapter 8: The Fall of the Qin Dynasty (第八章：秦朝的沦陷)
Chapter 9: Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (第九章：秦始皇陵)
Chapter 10: The Mysterious Tomb (第十章：神秘墓)
