Man rewrites story of first emperor
By Ma Lie in Xi'an | China Daily | Updated: 2015-07-23 07:39
Noodle restaurant owner heard tales of Qin Shihuang at teahouse and finally penned a book
Controversy has always surrounded Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), who has been viewed as a tyrant throughout history.
But a restaurant owner has devoted 30 years of study in his spare time to prove that Qin Shihuang was not a tyrant, but in fact an enlightened ruler.
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