The Unification of China under Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Construction of The Great Wall
In the annals of history, few figures loom as large as Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the visionary ruler whose remarkable reign marked the unification of China and the commencement of one of the most ambitious architectural feats ever undertaken—the construction of the Great Wall. From 221 BCE to 206 BCE, Qin Shi Huang’s transformative rule…