Contents
Foreword
A Rare Commodity Worth Hoarding
Zi Chu Escapes from Zhao
Lu Buwei Poisons Himself
Mao Jiao Reproaches the King of Qin
Li Si Envies the Barn Mice
Gan Luo, Who Became Prime Minister at the
Age of 12
Zheng Guo Builds a Canal to Exhaust the
Strength of Qin
Wei Liao-Best-Loved by the King of Qin
Han Fei-Spiritual Guide to the King of Qin
The Qin State Sows Distrust in Zhao
Jing Ke Attempts to Assassinate the King
ofQin
Tang Ju Wins Dignity Before the King of Qin
Wang Jian Makes New Contributions in Bat-
tles Against Chu
The First Huang-Di (Emperor) of China
The Origin of the Wudafu Pine
A Visit to Pucheng City
Rebuilding the Langya Tower
Setting Fire to the Xiangshan Memorial Hall
in a Rage
Craving for Immortality
Qin Shihuang Attacked by an Assassin in Bo-
langsha
Building the Ten-Thousand-Z; Great Wall
Burning the Books and Burying the Scholars
Alive
You Zhan Humorously Pleads with Qin Shi-
huang
The Epang Palace and the Lishan Tomb
The Death of Emperor Qin Shihuang
Li Si Killed in Xianyang
The Destruction of the Qin Dynasty
Why Was Chinese Written from Right to Left
in Ancient Times?
Emperor Qin Shihuang and Goddess Nuwa's
Hot Spring
A Stone Whipped by Emperor Qin Shihuang
Lady Meng Jiangnu Crying at the Foot of the
Great Wall
Qin Shihuang Paints a Cat
The Legend of the Terra-Cotta Army
Qinhuangdao and Other Stories