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The Qin Empire Ⅰ (2009)

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Original title
大秦帝国
Genre
historical drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
4 seasons, 217 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows Duke Xiao of Qin as he works to strengthen his state during the Warring States period in ancient China. It shows the political maneuvering and military campaigns that helped Qin rise to power.

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What happens

The Qin Empire is a 2009 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same title which aired on China Central Television. It romanticises the rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period under the leadership of Duke Xiao of Qin. It was produced in 2006 and first aired on television channels in China in December 2009. It was followed by three sequels: The Qin Empire II: Alliance (2012), The Qin Empire III (2017) and The Qin Empire IV (2019), which were also based on Sun Haohui's novels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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