Ch'in Dynasty

This link is to an article about the Ch'in (Qin) Dynasty. The Ch'in dynasty was the emperor's dynasty in the movie. The Ch'in established the land mass of what is present day China, and following dynasties used its administrative system to develop their own. Between the third and second century BC, the Ch'in began to centralize power under a central government and slowly began to expand by conquering neighboring territories. "To rule this vast territory, the Ch'in instituted a rigid, authoritarian government; they standardized the writing system, standardized the measurements of length and weight and the width of highways, abolished all feudal privileges, built the Great Wall, and in 213, to halt subversive thought, ordered all books burned, except those on such utilitarian subjects as medicine." The harsh methods and staggering taxes for expansive and drawn out wars lead to rebellion and in 206 BC the dynasty was overthrown by the Han dynasty.




One of the Ch'in Dynasty's lasting legacies to China and the world.

Qin Dynasty

The movie Hero takes place during the time period of the Qin Dynasty. This Wikipedia page about the Qin Dynasty talks about this time period and the emperors that ruled. In the movie, Qin Shi Huang was the emperor shown. Qin Shi Huang was the first ruler during the Qin Dynasty, and the unification of China under Huang "marked the beginning of imperial China." An accomplishment the Qin achieved was when they built The Great Wall of China to fend of intruders and barbarians. After the downfall of the Qin Dynasty, and new dynasty came about, the Han Dynasty.

Qin Dynsaty

The movie Hero takes place during the rule of the Qin Dynsaty. This website discusses the Qin dynasty and how Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China. He came to be known as a tyrant, but he also is acknowledged for unifying China. He unified the currency and the language, and started the Great Wall of China to prevent enemies from attacking in the North. It was a brutal time in a sense during the Qin dynasty because the emperor was so harsh on such issues and burned many books and killed many in the pursuit of unifying the warring states of China.