The First Emperor of China

by R.W.L. Guisso, C. Pagani, David Miller

More than 2000 years after the death of the first emperor, Qin Shihuang, the Chinese have released thousands of documents and artefacts from his reign, which recreate in detail the palaces, the clothes, the weapons and the armour of the period. Qin's achievements were superhuman. He unified China; set 30,000 people to the task of building the Great Wall of China, burying countless of thousands on the way; and created the Chinese language. This is a biography of one of the world's great military and political leaders, who, until now, has remained an enigma.

Genres: China

216 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Megan Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introductory text on Qin Shihuang, with gorgeous full-color photographs of artifacts, paintings, and sites in China relating to the emperor and his rule. It examines his life with as little bias as possible, given the lack of complimentary resources on him. Though the book was written in 1989, it is still useful for some basic information on the man who first unified China.

4/5 on here, 8/10 for myself