Qin dynasty

dynasty that ruled in China from 221 to 206 BC

collection of ancient Chinese military statues

Xianyang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of the main urban agglomerations in northwestern China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants. Its built-up area, consisting of 2 urban districts (Qindu and Weicheng), had 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of .

mausoleum

event that occurred in ancient China

archaeological site

18 states created by Xiang Yu in China in 206 BCE

thumb|Bronze mold for Mint (facility)|minting banliang coins, [[Warring States period (221 BC), state of Qin, from an excavation in Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi]]

Chinese family name (秦)

capital of Qin

12 metal statues ordered by Emperor Qin Shi Huang

aspect of Chinese history

thumb|page=32|A page from a modern copy of Yandanzi The Yandanzi or Yan Danzi () is an ancient Chinese text composed between the Qin and Han dynasties. Although some scholars favors a pre-Han dating for the text, others date the work to the early Han. Yandanzi has achieved considerable fame by the 2nd century BC. The anonymous text is a narrative tale regarding the attempted assassination of Qin Shi Huang.