i took an interest in Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) today & went to do some research abt him. maine says i'm mad, but actually i've long been interested in him ever since i visited his terracotta (Bing Ma Yong). i mean, among all e emperors of China, most of e impressive stuffs r all done by him like a constuction of e Great Wall of China, outlawing Confucianism and buried many of its scholars alive, banning and burning all books, building of the terracotta & most imptly his unification of China.
despite his powerfulness, Qin Shi Huang actually oni rule for a mere 10 yrs & die of swollowing mecury pills made by his court scientists & doctors meant to make him immortal. apparently e scientists during dat era din noe dat mercury is poisonous!
anyway, i think China history is really interesting... maybe i shd research on a dynasty each day! haha...
jun