In 221 BC, Ying Zheng, first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, put an end to the 250 ... He standardized the written script, weights and measures, and currency, and established the system of prefectures ...

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his ... Emperor Qinshihuang spared neither labor nor money to construct his huge Epang Palace.

The statue, discovered at the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, under which China was unified after centuries of political turmoil, is the first of its kind to be ...