The Grand Maritime Expedition of 221 BCE In the early summer of 221 BCE, the imperial procession of Qin Shi […]
The Strategic Context of the Southern Expedition In the late second lunar month, the imperial procession of Emperor Qin Shi […]
The Historical Context of Qin Shi Huang’s Grand Tours Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, was renowned for his relentless […]
The Emperor’s Startling Discovery In the winter of his reign, Emperor Qin Shi Huang returned from Fuyang to summon his […]
The Imperial Itinerary: Origins of Qin Shi Huang’s Inspection Journeys The practice of imperial tours, known as xunshou (巡狩), traced […]
The Rise of a Military Dynasty The Wang family stood as one of the most formidable military dynasties during Qin’s […]
The Ancient Roots of Autumn Executions In the eighth lunar month of 212 BCE, as the first autumn winds began […]
The Gathering Storm in the Emperor’s Study In the third year after Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s return to Xianyang, a […]
The Decline and Unexpected Revival of Confucianism For generations after Confucius’s death, his political philosophy had struggled to gain traction […]
The Ominous Silence of Xianyang The winter of 213 BCE descended upon the Qin capital with unusual severity. Snow blanketed […]
The Gathering Storm: Qin’s Northern Frontier Under Threat In the autumn of 215 BCE, as the funeral rites for his […]
The Historical Backdrop: Qin’s Southern Expansion The early 3rd century BCE marked the zenith of the Qin Dynasty’s territorial ambitions. […]
The Fertile Plains of Yingchuan In early May, the endless wheat fields of Yingchuan Commandery shimmered between green and gold, […]
A Fateful Summons from the Emperor In the waning years of the Qin dynasty’s unification of China, a pivotal moment […]
The Ambitious Blueprint of a Unified China In the waning days of a snow-laden winter, Emperor Qin Shi Huang found […]
The Visionary Blueprint of a New Empire In the wake of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s unification of China in 221 […]
A Monarch’s Birthday in the Whirlwind of Empire On the first day of the first lunar month, as heavy snow […]
From County Clerk to Prisoner: The Origins of a Strange Case In the turbulent years when the Qin state was […]
The Historical Context: A Fractured Land in Need of Unity When Ying Zheng, later known as Qin Shi Huang, first […]
The Gathering Storm in the Hall of Scholars On that fateful afternoon, an electric tension filled the Hall of Scholars. […]
The Fateful Dispatch from the South On the third day of the fifth lunar month, a desperate message reached Xianyang […]
The Weight of Victory: A King’s Exhaustion The moment should have been triumphant. As Ying Zheng, the King of Qin […]
