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Qin Shi Huang (2007)

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Original title
秦始皇
Directed by
Yan Jian Gang
Cast
Zhang Feng Yi, Ying Zheng / Qin Shi Huang, Wang He Yu, Gao Ming, Lu Bu Wei, Song Jia, Liu Wei, Li Si
Genre
historical drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 32 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

How it feels

This series follows the life of Qin Shi Huang, the ruler who conquered rival states and became the first emperor to unite all of China under one dynasty. It shows his political maneuvers, battles, and efforts to consolidate power during the founding of the Qin dynasty.

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What happens

Qin Shi Huang is a Chinese historical drama television series based on the life of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor who unified China under the Qin dynasty, in 221 BC. The series was filmed between 1999 and 2000 and first released in 2001 in Hong Kong and Thailand, and in 2002 in Singapore. In China, the series was edited and altered by historians and experts before it was approved for broadcast on CCTV-1, in 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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