Who is Qin Shi Huang?

Introduction

     

     Undisturbed and buried under a hill in China lies and emperor whose name was Qin Shi Huang. He died on September 10, 210 B.C. He built a series of highways and commishined the firt wall of China.Qin Shi also started standardized writing. Surrounding his tomb are thousands among thousands of soldiers. Archers, charierteers, and foot soldiers gaurd his tomb. It took over 36 years to complete! That is a long time. The army outside of his burial faces east. Each person has a different hairstyle, facial feature and other small details.

My Opinion

       In my opinion, I don't really like Qin Shi Huang. He built a series of highways and commishined the first Wall of China. According to the video above, " Qin Shi Huang was not a popular ruler." He had high taxes for his citizens and he made standardized writing. Qin Shi Huang was disliked by many people. He outlived numerous assasins. He wanted more immortality in the world. I thought there was enough.

10 Amazing Facts by the video, "TerraCotta Army (China) Travel - Ten Amazing Facts"

1. " An Army of 8,000 clay soldiers accompany Emperor Qin in afterlife."
2. " Sculptures are over 2,200 years old."
3. " Discovered by local farmers while digging for water."
4. " Each face is unique."
5. " The height and uniform also varies by rank."
6. " Over 650 horses are art of the army."
7. " It is believed that the soldiers held real weapons."
8. " Over 700,000 people employed for construction."
9. " Experts suggest that the emperor's contains simulated rivers."
10. " But that tomb has not been dug yet."

Conclusion

       I think Qin Shi Huang is an interesting person to learn more about. Post in the comments what you think of Emperor Qin.

           Here are some additional links to find out more about Qin Shi Huang...

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AJjp1S6A96M
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RsUE-ZtcUFg