Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	Yellow emperor
Ances-name	Gōngsūn (公孫)
Given-name	Xuānyuán (軒轅)
Title1	One of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
Reign1	2696–2598 BCE
Off-title1	Yellow Emperor (黃帝)
Temple-name	None.
Post-name	None.
Notes	}}

Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero presented in Chinese mythology. He is said to be the ancestor of all Huaxia Chinese. According to many sources he was one of the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697–2597 BCE or 2696–2598 BCE. He is regarded as the founder of Chinese civilization.

Name of Yellow emperor

In the first annal of the Records of the Grand Historian, the opening few words of the first paragraph give the identity of the Yellow emperor. Sima Qian, author of the records, gave considerable weight to the historicity of the emperor. For example, the Three Sovereigns has Fu Xi, Nüwa, and Yan emperor/Shennong, but he carefully chose to begin with the Yellow Emperor. He refrained from beginning the records with any of the other legendary figures of claimed greater antiquity.

The Yellow emperor's surname was Gōngsūn (公孙/公孫), while his first name was Xuānyuán (轩辕/軒轅). His full name was Gōngsūn Xuānyuán (公孫軒轅). He also used the assumed names of Xuānyuán-shi (轩辕氏/軒轅氏) and Youxiong-shi (有熊氏). Xuānyuán is said by some to be the name of a village. Youxiong was a name taken from his heredity. The color Yellow was given to his name because of the Five elements, earth was associated with his ruling era at the time. Yellow is associated with earth. The correlation of the colors in association with different dynasties were mentioned in the Lüshi Chunqiu.

Early years

The Yellow emperor and the Yan emperor were both leaders of a tribe that benefited from the proximity of the Yellow river. According to the tradition, the Yellow emperor's birth place is believed to be in Shou Qiu, today on the outskirts of the city of Qufu in Shandong Province. Early on, he lived with his tribe in the northwest near the Ji river (姬水), later migrating to Zhuolu in modern day Hebei Province (涿鹿). He then became a farmer and tamed six different special beasts, the bear (熊), brown bear (罴/羆), the ''pí'' (貔) and ''xiū'' (貅) which later combined to form the mythical Pixiu with its appetite for gold and silver, the ferocius ''chū'' (貙) and the tiger (虎). The Yan emperor hailed from a different area.

Both emperors lived in a time of warfare. The Yan emperor was unable to control the disorder within his realm thus the Yellow emperor began taking up arms to establish his domination over various warring factions.

Achievements

Described as a great inventor, the Yellow Emperor improved the livelihood of the nomadic hunters. He taught people how to build shelters, to tame wild animals and to grow the five Chinese cereals. He also invented carts, boats and clothing. At the Yellow Emperor's request, historian Cāng Jié created the first Chinese character writing system, changing the way history was recorded in the following dynasties through the use of Oracle bone script. The system later became the basis for many scripts. The Yellow Emperor's principal wife Léizǔ taught people how to weave silk from Bombyx mori silkworms and to dye clothes.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon on internal medicine, supposedly the oldest medical book, forms the basis of traditional Chinese medicine. (The Yellow Emperor may not have written the work himself: his physician minister Qibo may have collaborated on the text; or it may date from a much later period in between the Zhou and Han dynasties.

Other inventions credited to the emperor include the Diadem (冠冕), palace rooms (宮室), bow sling, early Chinese astronomy, the Chinese calendar, calculations, sound laws (音律), football. He is also said to have played a part in the creation of the Guqin musical instrument, together with the Fuxi and Yan emperors. It is also recorded that at that time Ling Lun created music, whilst the Yan emperor created the requisite musical instruments.

At one point in his reign the Yellow Emperor allegedly visited the mythical East sea and met a talking beast called the Baí Zé who taught him the knowledge of all supernatural creatures. This beast explained to him there were 11,522 existing types of supernatural creature, though some sources claim 1,522 types.

Epic battles

When the Yan emperor was leading his tribe, he met a force of nine Li barbarian tribes (九黎) led by Chi You whereupon the two groups immediately became enemies. According to legend, Chi You had a bronze head and metal forehead. He is said to be unbelievably fierce and possessed 81 brothers, each having four eyes and six arms that wielded terrible sharp weapons in every hand. Their head was also that of a bull with two horns, but the body was that of a human.

The Yan emperor stood no chance and lost the fight. He escaped and later ended up in Zhuolu begging for help from the Yellow emperor. At this point the epic Battle of Zhuolu between Chi You and the forces of the Yellow emperor began. The Yellow emperor rallied his army along with the six types of special beasts that he had tamed. Legend also claims that Chi You breathed out a thick fog and obscured the sunlight. The battle dragged on for days while the emperor's side was in danger.

The Yellow emperor's army fell into disarray and could not find their way out of the battlefield. At this critical moment the emperor invented the South Pointing Chariot, and ordered its construction on the battlefield. With the device he was able to lead his army out of the fog. Chi You then conjured up a heavy storm. The Yellow emperor then called upon the drought demon Nuba, who blew away the storm clouds and cleared the battlefield. Chi You and his army could not hold up and was later killed off by the Yellow emperor. While this battle was a victory, the Yellow and Yan emperors had a conflict with each other. Thus began the Battle of Banquan at a place called Banquan (阪泉) which the Yan emperor would eventually lose. The ancient place was then renamed "Huangdiquan" (黃帝泉). After this battle, he officially replaced Yan emperor as the official ruler.

Legacy

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Family of the Yellow emperor

The Yellow emperor's father was Shaodian (少典), whilst his mother was Fu Pao (附寶). The emperor himself had a total of 25 sons, 14 of whom began their own surnames and clans. His first wife, Léi Zǔ from Xiling bore him two sons. The oldest was Shaohao, known in the Record of Grand Historian as Xuanxiao (玄囂), who lived in Qingyang by the Yangtze River. Changyi, the younger, lived by the Ruo river (若水). He died and was succeeded by Changyi's son, Zhuanxu. The Yellow emperor had a total of four wives. His other three wives were his second wife Fanglei (封嫘), third wife Tongyu (彤魚) and fourth wife Momu (嫫母).

Ancestry

According to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in modern day Shaanxi, the Yellow emperor shares ancestry with that of a Zhongyuan race that went by the surname Ji (姬), which came from the Ji river. Three eras of emperor kings were all direct descendants of the Yellow emperor.

:# Zhuanxu, Diku, Tang Yao, Yu Shun :# Xia dynasty :# Shang dynasty

Only after the Yellow emperor did people begin to get a better idea of the earliest ancient ancestors of the ''Zhōnghuá Mínzú'' or Chinese ethnic groups. Since then, the Yellow emperor is said to be the ancestor of all Huaxia Chinese. Modern day Chinese people generally refer to this ancestral connection as the "Descendants of Yan & Huang Emperors" (炎黃子孫). Other minority groups in China may have their own myths or do not count as descendants of the emperor. The Yellow emperor and a number of other main tribal leaders at the time formed part of the Yuanshi society.

Grand exit

When the Yellow emperor lived for over a hundred years, he arranged his worldly affairs with his ministers, and prepared for his journey to the Heavens. The close of Yellow emperor's long reign was made glorious by the appearance of a phoenix and a mysterious animal known as the Qilin as tokens of his administration. Two tombs were built in Shaanxi within the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, in addition to others in Henan, Hebei and Gansu provinces. The Yellow Emperor has been commemorated every year since the Spring and Autumn Period.

Societal influence

Dynasty eras

In religion, Laozi, from a later period, is generally regarded as the founder of Taoism - but the Yellow Emperor formulated some of the religion's precepts. Other texts associated with the emperor include the Four classics of the Yellow emperor or the Yellow Emperor's Hidden Talisman Classic.

The fortune-telling almanac the Tong sing includes a section titled ''The Yellow emperor's four seasons poem'' (軒轅黃帝四季詩日). This work supposedly allows readers to make predictions. It is certain that the emperor himself did not write this poem, but the compiler of the Tong sing assumed mentioning his name would be useful, since the emperor was closely associated with divine beings and the forces of nature.

"Xuanyuan 12" (轩辕十二/軒轅十二), derived from the Yellow emperor's personal name, is also the Chinese star name for Gamma Leonis in the Leo constellation.

King Ying Zheng of the later Qin state hoping to appropriate some of the Yellow emperor's divine status, named himself Qin Shi "Huang", first emperor of Qin dynasty on his unification of China in 221 BCE.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing's Forbidden City there is a mirror called the "Xuanyuan Mirror" (轩辕宝镜/軒轅寶鏡).

Modern significance

The former People's Republic of China politician Deng Xiaoping argued for Chinese reunification with reference to "Taiwan is rooted in the hearts of the descendants of the Yellow emperor." The PRC also acclaimed a Chinese American astronaut (Taylor Wang) as the first of the Yellow emperor's descendants to travel in space.

After the Chinese Civil War in 1949 the Kuomintang and the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan island. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek made it a rule for the Republic of China to pay homage from Taiwan to the Yellow emperor on Tomb Sweeping day on April 4, 1949. But he never paid homage nor did his son Chiang Ching-kuo.

On April 4, 2009 Ma Ying-jeou became the first Taiwan president to pay respect to the emperor at the Taipei Martyrs' Shrine, while Lien Chan and his wife Lien Fang-yu paid homage at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Huangling Yan'an in mainland China.

Research Professor Ye Shuxian (葉舒憲) associated the Yellow emperor with the bear legends amongst northeast Asia people as well as the Dangun legend. According to Western writer Louis Crompton's book on homosexuality, the eminent bibliographer Ji Yun, in his popular ''Notes from the "Yue-wei" Hermitage'' in (1800) said the Yellow Emperor was also the first to take male bedmates.

Popular culture

The emperor appears as a god in the strategy game Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom made by Sierra Entertainment, (owned by Vivendi until 2008). In the game he is a patron of hunting and has the skills needed for leading men into battle.

The emperor serves as the hero in Jorge Luis Borges' story, "The Fauna of the Mirror". British fantasy writer China Miéville used this story as the basis for his novella "The Tain", which describes a post-apocalyptic London. "The Tain" was included in Miéville's short-story collection "Looking For Jake" (2005).

The popular Chinese RPG series for the PC, Xuanyuan Jian, revolves around the legendary sword used by the emperor.

The emperor is an important NPC in the action RPG ''Titan Quest'', whom the Player must reach in the Jade Palace and learn the truth of Typhon's imprisonment from.

See also

Chinese folk religion

Emperor of China

Leizu

All under heaven

Bibliography

Cotterell, Maurice. ''The Terracotta Warriors''. Rochester, Vermont: Bear and Company, 2004.

Wu, K. C. (1982). ''The Chinese Heritage''. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-54475X.

References

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	Qin Shi Huang
Ances-name	Ying (嬴)
Clan-name	Zhao¹ (趙) or Qin²
Given-name	Zheng (政)
Title1	King of the State of Qin
Reign1	7 May 247 BC – 221 BC
Off-title1	King of Qin (秦王)
Title2	First Emperor of China
Reign2	221 BC – 10 September 210 BC
Off-title2	First Emperor (始皇帝)
Temple-name	None.
Post-name	None.
Notes	1. ''As appears in the ''Records of the Grand Historian''by Sima Qian. Apparently, the First Emperor being bornin the State of Zhao where his father was a hostage, he lateradopted Zhao as his clan name (in ancient China clan namesoften changed from generation to generation), but this isnot completely certain.''2. Based on ancient Chinese naming patterns, we can infer thatQin was the clan name of the royal house of the State of Qin,derived from the name of the state. }}

|j=ceon4 ci2 wong4|altname=Ying Zheng|c2=嬴政|p2=Yíng Zhèng|j2=jing4 zing3}} Qin Shi Huang () (259 BC – 210 BC), personal name Ying Zheng (嬴政), was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BC to 221 BC during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BC. He ruled until his death in 210 BC at the age of 49.

Calling himself the First Emperor (始皇帝) after China's unification, Qin Shi Huang is a pivotal figure in Chinese history, ushering nearly two millennia of imperial rule. After unifying China, he and his chief advisor Li Si passed a series of major economic and political reforms. He undertook gigantic projects, including the first version of the Great Wall of China, the now famous city-sized mausoleum guarded by a life-sized Terracotta Army, and a massive national road system, all at the expense of numerous lives. To ensure stability, Qin Shi Huang outlawed and burned many books and buried some scholars alive.

Name of Shi Huangdi

Title meaning

During the preceding Zhou Dynasty (700 BCE-221 BCE), later rulers of the independent states of China by convention used the title “King” (|p=Wáng}}). Following his defeat of the last of the Warring States in 221 BC, King Zheng of Qin became ''de facto'' ruler of all China. To celebrate this achievement and consolidate his power base, King Zheng created a new title calling himself the ''First Sovereign Qin Emperor'' (|p=Qín Shǐ Huángdì|w=Ch'in Shih Huang-ti}}), often shortened to Qin Shi Huang (|p=Qín Shǐ Huáng|w=Ch'in Shih-Huang}}).

The character (始) means “first”. The first emperor's heirs would then be successively called "Second Emperor", "Third Emperor" and so on down the generations. The characters "皇帝" () come from the mythical Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Era (|p=Sān Huáng Wŭ Dì}}) (3^rd Century BC), from which the two characters (皇帝) are extracted. By adding such a title, Qín Shǐ Huángdì hoped to appropriate some of the previous Yellow Emperor's (黃帝) divine status and prestige. Additionally, the character "Huáng" (皇) literally means "shining" or "splendid" and was "most frequently used as an epithet of Heaven."

Usage

Both names, "Qin Shi Huangdi" (秦始皇帝) and "Qin Shi Huang" (秦始皇), appear in the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' written by Sima Qian. The longer name "Qin Shi Huangdi" (秦始皇帝) appears first in chapter 5, though the shorter name "Qin Shi Huang" (秦始皇) was the name of chapter 6 (秦始皇本紀). However, the name Qin Shi Huangdi is believed to be the correct one since Ying Zheng joined together the words Huang (Imperial) and Di (ruler), to create Huangdi (emperor).

Family history and birth

A rich merchant in the State of Han, named Lü Buwei, met Master Yiren (公子異人). Lü Buwei's manipulation helped Yiren become King Zhuangxiang of Qin. At the time, King Zhuangxiang of Qin was a prince of Qin blood, who took residence at the court of the State of Zhao as a hostage to guarantee an armistice between the two states.

According to the ''Records of the Grand Historian'', the first emperor was born in 259 BC as the eldest son of King Zhuangxiang of Qin. King Zhuangxiang of Qin saw a concubine belonging to Lü Buwei, and she bore the first emperor. At birth, he was given the personal name Zheng (政). Because Zheng was born in Handan, capital of the enemy state of Zhao (趙), he thus had the name ''Zhao Zheng''. Zhao Zheng's ancestors are said to have come from Gansu province.

Birth controversy

According to the ''Records of the Grand Historian'', written by Sima Qian during the next dynasty and avowedly hostile to Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor was not the actual son of King Zhuangxiang of Qin. By the time Lü Buwei introduced the dancing girl Zhao Ji (趙姬, or the Concubine from Zhao) to the future King Zhuangxiang of Qin, she was allegedly Lü Buwei's concubine and had already become pregnant by him. According to translations of the Annals of Lü Buwei the woman gave birth to the future emperor in the city of Handan in 259 BC, the first month of the 48th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. The idea that the emperor was an illegitimate child added to the negative view of him for most of the next 2000 years after his death. Today there is skepticism amongst some scholars about this claim as recorded by Sima Qian. There is some inconsistency between the date of birth and the theory of Lü Buwei being the real father of the first emperor. In the view of some scholars, the length of the pregnancy, lasting a full year if the accusation is true, is impossible according to modern medicine. Professors John Knoblock and Jeffrey Riegel, in their translation of Lü Buwei's ''Spring and Autumn Annals'', call the story "patently false, meant both to libel Lü and to cast aspersions on the First Emperor."

King of the Qin state

Teenage years

In 246 BC, when King Zhuangxiang died after a short reign of just three years, he was succeeded to the throne by his 13-year-old son. At the time, Zhao Zheng was still young, so Lü Buwei acted as the regent prime minister of the State of Qin , which was still waging war against the other six states.

Lao Ai's attempted coup

As King Zheng grew older, Lü Buwei became fearful that the boy king would discover his liaison with his mother Zhao Ji (趙姬). He decided to distance himself and look for a replacement for the queen dowager. He found a man named Lao Ai (嫪毐). According to ''the Record of Grand Historian'', Lao Ai was disguised as a eunuch by plucking his beard. Later Lao Ai and queen Zhao Ji got along so well they secretly had two sons together. Lao Ai then became ennobled as Marquis Lao Ai, and was showered with riches. Lü Buwei's plot was supposed to replace King Zheng with one of the hidden sons. But during a dinner party drunken Lao Ai was heard bragging about being the young king's step father. In 238 BC the king was traveling to the ancient capital of Yong (雍). Lao Ai seized the queen mother's seal and mobilized an army in an attempt to start a coup and rebel.

A price of 1 million copper coins was placed on Lao Ai's head if he was taken alive or half a million if dead. Lao Ai's supporters were captured and beheaded; then Lao Ai was tied up and torn to five pieces by horse carriages, while his entire family was executed to the third degree. The two hidden sons were also killed, while mother Zhao Ji was placed under house arrest until her death many years later. Lü Buwei drank a cup of poison wine and committed suicide in 235 BC. Ying Zheng then assumed full power as the King of the Qin state. Replacing Lü Buwei, Li Si was also now the new chancellor.

Jing Ke's assassination mission

King Zheng and his troops continued to take over different states. The state of Yan was small, weak and frequently harassed by soldiers. It was no match for the Qin state. So Crown Prince Dan of Yan plotted an assassination attempt to get rid of King Zheng, begging Jing Ke to go on the mission in 227 BC. Jing Ke was accompanied by Qin Wuyang in the plot. Each was supposed to present a gift to King Zheng, a map of Dukang and the decapitated head of Fan Wuji.

Qin Wuyang first tried to present the map case gift, but trembled in fear and moved no further towards the king. Jing Ke continued to advance toward the king, while explaining that his partner "has never set eyes on the Son of Heaven", which is why he is trembling. Jing Ke had to present both gifts by himself. While unrolling the map, a dagger was revealed. The king drew back, stood on his feet, but struggled to draw the sword to defend himself. At the time, other palace officials were not allowed to carry weapons. Jing Ke pursued the king, attempting to stab him, but missed. King Zheng drew out his sword and cut Jing Ke's thigh. Jing Ke then threw the dagger, but missed again. Suffering eight wounds from the king's sword, Jing Ke realised his attempt had failed. Both Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang would be killed afterwards. The Yan state was conquered by the Qin state five years later.

Gao Jianli's assassination mission

Gao Jianli was a close friend of Jing Ke, who wanted to avenge his death. As a famous lute player, one day he was summoned by King Zheng to play the instrument. Someone in the palace who had known him in the past exclaimed, "This is Gao Jianli". Unable to bring himself to kill such a skilled musician, the emperor ordered his eyes put out. But the king allowed Gao Jianli to play in his presence. He praised the playing and even allowed Gao Jianli to get closer. As part of the plot, the lute was fastened with a heavy piece of lead. He raised the lute and struck at the king. He missed, and his assassination attempt failed. Gao Jianli was later executed.

First unification of China

In 230 BC, King Zheng unleashed the final campaigns of the Warring States Period, setting out to conquer the remaining independent kingdoms, one by one.

The first state to fall was Han (韓; sometimes called Hann to distinguish it from the Han 漢 of Han dynasty), in 230 BC. Then Qin took advantage of a natural disaster, the 229 BC Zhao state earthquake, to invade and conquer Zhao where Qin Shi Huang had been born. He now avenged his poor treatment as a child hostage there, seeking out and killing his enemies.

Qin armies conquered the state of Zhao in 228 BC, the northern country of Yan in 226 BC, the small state of Wei in 225 BC, and the largest state and greatest challenge, Chu, in 223 BC.

In 222 BC, the last remnants of Yan and the royal family were captured in Liaodong in the northeast. The only independent country left was now state of Qi, in the far east, what is now the Shandong peninsula. Terrified, the young king of Qi sent 300,000 people to defend his western borders. In 221 BC, the Qin armies invaded from the north, captured the king, and annexed Qi.

For the first time, all of China was unified under one powerful ruler. In that same year, King Zheng proclaimed himself the "First Emperor" (始皇帝), no longer a king in the old sense and now far surpassing the achievements of the old Zhou Dynasty rulers.

In the South, military expansion continued during his reign, with various regions being annexed to what is now Guangdong province and part of today's Vietnam.

First Emperor of the Qin dynasty

Division and politics

In an attempt to avoid a recurrence of the political chaos of early imperial China, the conquered states were not allowed to be referred to as independent nations. The empire was then divided into 36 commanderies (郡), later more than 40 commanderies. The whole of China was now divided into administrative units: first commanderies, then districts (縣), counties (鄉) and hundred-family units (里). This system was different from the previous dynasties, which had loose alliances and federations. People could no longer be identified by their native region or former feudal state, as when a person from Chu was called "Chu person" (楚人). Appointments were now based on merit instead of hereditary rights.

Economy

Qin Shi Huang and Li Si unified China economically by standardizing the Chinese units of measurements such as weights and measures, the currency, the length of the axles of carts to facilitate transport on the road system. The emperor also developed an extensive network of roads and canals connecting the provinces to improve trade between them. The currency of the different states were also standardized to the Ban liang coin (半兩). Perhaps most importantly, the Chinese script was unified. Under Li Si, the seal script of the state of Qin was standardized through removal of variant forms within the Qin script itself. This newly standardized script was then made official throughout all the conquered regions, thus doing away with all the regional scripts to form one language, one communication system for all of China.

Identification

Qin Shi Huang also followed the school of the five elements, earth, wood, metal, fire and water. It was believed that the royal house of the previous dynasty Zhou had ruled by the power of fire, which was the color red. The new Qin dynasty must be ruled by the next element on the list, which is water, represented by the color black. Black became the color for garments, flags, pennants. Other associations include north as the cardinal direction, winter season and the number six. Tallies and official hats were six inches long, carriages six feet wide, one pace (步) was 6 ft (1.8 m).

Zhang Liang's assassination attempt

In 230 BC, the state of Qin had defeated the state of Han. A Han aristocrat named Zhang Liang swore revenge on the Qin emperor. He sold all his valuables and in 218 BC, he hired a strongman assassin and built him a heavy metal cone weighing 120 jin (roughly 160 lb or 97 kg). The two men hid among the bushes along the emperor's route over a mountain. At a signal, the muscular assassin hurled the cone at the first carriage and shattered it. However, the emperor was actually in the second carriage, as he was traveling with two identical carriages for this very reason. Thus the attempt failed. Both men were able to escape in spite of a huge manhunt.

North: Great wall

The Qin fought nomadic tribes to the north and northwest. The Xiongnu tribes were not defeated and subdued, thus the campaign was tiring and unsuccessful, and to prevent the Xiongnu from encroaching on the northern frontier any longer, the emperor ordered the construction of an immense defensive wall. This wall, for whose construction hundreds of thousands of men were mobilized, and an unknown number died, is a precursor to the current Great Wall of China. It connected numerous state walls which had been built during the previous four centuries, a network of small walls linking river defenses to impassable cliffs. A great monument of China to this day, the Great Wall still stands, open to the public to challenge its million steps.

South: Lingqu canal

A famous South China quotation was "In the North there is the Great wall, in the South there is the Lingqu canal" (北有長城、南有靈渠). In 214 BC the Emperor began the project of a major canal to transport supplies to the army. The canal allows water transport between north and south China. The canal, 34 kilometers in length, links the Xiang River which flows into the Yangtze and the Li Jiang, which flows into the Pearl River. The canal connected two of China's major waterways and aided Qin's expansion into the southwest. The construction is considered one of the three great feats of Ancient Chinese engineering, the others being the Great Wall and the Sichuan Dujiangyan Irrigation System.

End of hundred schools of thought

While the previous Warring States era was one of constant warfare, it was also considered the golden age of free thought. Qin Shi Huang eliminated the Hundred Schools of Thought which incorporated Confucianism and other philosophies. After the unification of China, with all other schools of thought banned, legalism became the endorsed ideology of the Qin dynasty. Legalism was basically a system that required the people to follow the laws or be punished accordingly.

Book burning period

Beginning in 213 BC, at the instigation of Li Si and to avoid scholars' comparisons of his reign with the past, Qin Shi Huang ordered most existing books to be burned with the exception of those on astrology, agriculture, medicine, divination, and the history of the State of Qin. This would also serve the purpose of furthering the ongoing reformation of the writing system by removing examples of obsolete scripts. Owning the ''Book of Songs'' or the ''Classic of History'' was to be punished especially severely. According to the later ''Records of the Grand Historian'', the following year Qin Shi Huang had some 460 scholars buried alive for owning the forbidden books. The emperor's oldest son Fusu criticised him for this act. The emperor's own library still had copies of the forbidden books but most of these were destroyed later when Xiang Yu burned the palaces of Xianyang in 206 BC.

Other achievements

After the unification, Qin Shi Huang moved out of Xianyang palace (咸陽宮), and began building the gigantic Epang palace (阿房宫) south of the Wei river, Epang is the most loved concubine of Qin Shi Huang. Other achievements such as the 12 bronze colossi were also made from the melted-down collected weapons.

Death and aftermath

Elixir of life

Later in his life, Qin Shi Huang feared death and desperately sought the fabled elixir of life, which would supposedly allow him to live forever. He was obsessed with acquiring immortality and fell prey to many who offered him supposed elixirs. He visited Zhifu Island three times in order to achieve immortality.

In one case he sent Xu Fu, a Zhifu islander, with ships carrying hundreds of young men and women in search of the mystical Penglai mountain. They were sent to find Anqi Sheng, a 1,000-year-old magician whom Qin Shi Huang had supposedly met in his travels and who had invited him to seek him there. These people never returned, perhaps because they knew that if they returned without the promised elixir, they would surely be executed. Legends claim that they reached Japan and colonized it. It is also possible that the book burning, a purge on what could be seen as wasteful and useless literature, was, in part, an attempt to focus the minds of the Emperor's best scholars on the alchemical quest. Some of the executed scholars were those who had been unable to offer any evidence of their supernatural schemes. This may have been the ultimate means of testing their abilities: if any of them had magic powers, then they would surely come back to life when they were let out again. Since the great emperor was afraid of death and, "evil spirits", he had workers build a series of tunnels and passage ways to each of his palaces (over 200 were owned by him), because these would keep him safe from the evil spirits, as he traveled unseen.

Death

In 211 BC a large meteor is said to have fallen in Dongjun (東郡) in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. On it, an unknown person inscribed the words "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When the emperor heard of this, he sent an imperial secretary to investigate this prophecy. No one would confess to the deed, so all the people living nearby were put to death. The stone was then burned and pulverized.

The emperor died during one of his tours of Eastern China, on September 10, 210 BC (Julian Calendar) at the palace in Shaqiu prefecture (沙丘平台), about two months away by road from the capital Xianyang. Reportedly, he died due to ingesting mercury pills, made by his court scientists and doctors. Ironically, these pills were meant to make Qin Shi Huang immortal.

After the emperor's death Prime Minister Li Si, who accompanied him, became extremely worried that the news of his death could trigger a general uprising in the empire. It would take two months for the government to reach the capital, and it would not be possible to stop the uprising. Li Si decided to hide the death of the emperor, and return to Xianyang. Most of the imperial entourage accompanying the emperor was left ignorant of the emperor's death; only a younger son, Ying Huhai, who was traveling with his father, the eunuch Zhao Gao, Li Si, and five or six favorite eunuchs knew of the death. Li Si also ordered that two carts containing rotten fish be carried immediately before and after the wagon of the emperor. The idea behind this was to prevent people from noticing the foul smell emanating from the wagon of the emperor, where his body was starting to decompose severely as it was summertime. They also pulled down the shade so no one could see his face, changed his clothes daily, brought food and when he had to have important conversations they would act as if he wanted to send them a message.

Second emperor conspiracy

Eventually, after about two months, Li Si and the imperial court reached Xianyang, where the news of the death of the emperor was announced. Qin Shi Huang did not like to talk about his own death and he had never written a will. After his death, the eldest son Fusu would normally become the next emperor.

Li Si and the chief eunuch Zhao Gao conspired to kill Fusu because Fusu's favorite general was Meng Tian, whom they disliked and feared; Meng Tian's brother, a senior minister, had once punished Zhao Gao. They believed that if Fusu was enthroned, they would lose their power. Li Si and Zhao Gao forged a letter from Qin Shi Huang saying that both Fusu and General Meng must commit suicide. The plan worked, and the younger son Huhai became the Second Emperor, later known as Qin Er Shi or "Second Generation Qin."

Qin Er Shi, however, was not as capable as his father. Revolts quickly erupted. His reign was a time of extreme civil unrest, and everything built by the First Emperor crumbled away within a short period. One of the immediate revolt attempts was the 209 BC Daze Village Uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

Legacy

Mausoleum of the First emperor

The Chinese historian Sima Qian, writing a century after the First emperor's death, wrote that it took 700,000 men to construct it. The British historian John Man points out that this figure is larger than any city of the world at that time and calculates that the foundations could have been built by 16,000 men in two years. While Sima Qian never mentioned the terracotta army, the statues were discovered by a group of farmers digging wells on March 29, 1974. The soldiers were created with a series of mix-and-match clay molds and then further individualized by the artists' hand. Han Purple was also used on some of the warriors.

Qin Shi Huang's tomb

One of the first projects the young king accomplished while he was alive was the construction of his own tomb. In 215 BC Qin Shi Huang ordered General Meng Tian with 300,000 men to begin construction. Other sources suggested he ordered 720,000 unpaid laborers to build his tomb to specification. Again, given John Man's observation regarding populations of the time (see paragraph above), these historical estimates are debatable. The main tomb (located at ) containing the emperor has yet to be opened and there is evidence suggesting that it remains relatively intact. Sima Qian's description of the tomb includes replicas of palaces and scenic towers, "rare utensils and wonderful objects", 100 rivers made with mercury, representations of "the heavenly bodies", and crossbows rigged to shoot anyone who tried to break in. The tomb was built on Li Mountain, which is only 30 kilometers away from Xi'an. Modern archaeologists have located the tomb, and have inserted probes deep into it. The probes revealed abnormally high quantities of mercury, some 100 times the naturally occurring rate, suggesting that some parts of the legend are credible. Secrets were maintained, as most of the workmen who built the tomb were killed.

Family of Qin Shi Huang

The following are some family members of Qin Shi Huang:

Parents

*King Zhuangxiang of Qin

*Lady Zhao

Half siblings:

Chengjiao, Lord of Chang'an

*Two half-brothers born to Lady Zhao and Lao Ai

Children:

*Fusu, Crown Prince

*Gao

*Jianglü

*Huhai, later Qin Er Shi

Qin Shi Huang had about 28 children, but most of their names are unknown. He had numerous concubines.

Historiography of Qin Shi Huang

In traditional Chinese historiography, the First Emperor of the Chinese unified states was almost always portrayed as a brutal tyrant who had obsessive fear of assassination. Ideological antipathy towards the Legalist State of Qin was established as early as 266 BC, when Confucian philosopher Xun Zi disparaged it. Later Confucian historians condemned the emperor who had burned the classics and buried Confucian scholars alive. They eventually compiled a list of the ''Ten Crimes of Qin'' to highlight his tyrannical actions.

The famous Han poet and statesman Jia Yi concluded his essay ''The Faults of Qin'' (過秦論) with what was to become the standard Confucian judgment of the reasons for Qin's collapse. Jia Yi's essay, admired as a masterpiece of rhetoric and reasoning, was copied into two great Han histories and has had a far-reaching influence on Chinese political thought as a classic illustration of Confucian theory. He attributed Qin's disintegration to its failure to display humanity and righteousness or to realise that there is a difference between the power to attack and the power to consolidate.

In more modern times, historical assessment of the First Emperor different from traditional Chinese historiography began to emerge. The reassessment was spurred on by weakness of China in the latter half of 19th century and early 20th century, and Confucian traditions at that time began to be seen by some as an impediment to China's entry into the modern world, opening the way for changing perspectives.

At a time when Chinese territory was encroached upon by foreign nations, leading Kuomintang historian Xiao Yishan emphasized the role of Qin Shi Huang in repulsing the northern barbarians, particularly in the construction of the Great Wall.

Another historian, Ma Feibai (馬非百), published in 1941 a full-length revisionist biography of the First Emperor entitled ''Qin Shi Huangdi Zhuan'' (秦始皇帝傳), calling him "one of the great heroes of Chinese history". Ma compared him with the contemporary leader Chiang Kai-shek and saw many parallels in the careers and policies of the two men, both of whom he admired. Chiang's Northern Expedition of the late 1920s, which directly preceded the new Nationalist government at Nanjing was compared to the unification brought about by Qin Shi Huang.

With the coming of the Communist Revolution in 1949, new interpretations again surfaced. The establishment of the new, revolutionary regime prompted another re-evaluation of the First Emperor, this time in accordance with Maoist thought. The new interpretation given of Qin Shi Huang was generally a combination of traditional and modern views, but essentially critical. This is exemplified in the ''Complete History of China'', which was compiled in September 1955 as an official survey of Chinese history. The work described the First Emperor's major steps toward unification and standardisation as corresponding to the interests of the ruling group and the merchant class, not the nation or the people, and the subsequent fall of his dynasty as a manifestation of the class struggle. The perennial debate about the fall of the Qin Dynasty was also explained in Marxist terms, the peasant rebellions being a revolt against oppression — a revolt which undermined the dynasty, but which was bound to fail because of a compromise with "landlord class elements".

Since 1972, however, a radically different official view of Qin Shi Huang has been given prominence throughout China. The re-evaluation was initiated by Hong Shidi's biography ''Qin Shi Huang''. The work was published by the state press as a mass popular history, and it sold 1.85 million copies within two years. In the new era, Qin Shi Huang was seen as a farsighted ruler who destroyed the forces of division and established the first unified, centralized state in Chinese history by rejecting the past. Personal attributes, such as his quest for immortality, so emphasized in traditional historiography, were scarcely mentioned. The new evaluations described how, in his time (an era of great political and social change), he had no compunctions against using violent methods to crush counter-revolutionaries, such as the "industrial and commercial slave owner" chancellor Lü Buwei. However, he was criticized for not being as thorough as he should have been, and as a result, after his death, hidden subversives under the leadership of the chief eunuch Zhao Gao was able to seized power and used it to restore the old feudal order.

To round out this re-evaluation, a new interpretation of the precipitous collapse of the Qin Dynasty was put forward in an article entitled "On the Class Struggle During the Period Between Qin and Han" by Luo Siding, in a 1974 issue of ''Red Flag'', to replace the old explanation. The new theory claimed that the cause of the fall of Qin lay in the lack of thoroughness of Qin Shi Huang's "dictatorship over the reactionaries, even to the extent of permitting them to worm their way into organs of political authority and usurp important posts."

Mao Zedong, chairman of the People's Republic of China, was reviled for his persecution of intellectuals. On being compared to the First Emperor, Mao responded: "He buried 460 scholars alive; we have buried forty-six thousand scholars alive... You [intellectuals] revile us for being Qin Shi Huangs. You are wrong. We have surpassed Qin Shi Huang a hundredfold."

Cultural references

Works of Fiction

During the Korean War, the play ''Song of the Yi River'' was produced. The play was based on the attempted assassination of the king by Jing Ke. In the play, Ying Zheng was portrayed as a cruel tyrant and an aggressor and invader of other states. In contrast, Jing Ke was a chivalrous warrior who said that "tens of thousands of injured people are all my comrades." A huge newspaper ad for this play proclaimed: "Invasion will definitely end in defeat; peace must be won at a price." The play portrayed an underdog fighting against a cruel, powerful foreign invader with help from a sympathetic foreign volunteer.

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), the Argentine writer, wrote an acclaimed essay on Qin Shi Huang, "The Wall and the Books" ("") in the 1952 collection ''Other Inquisitions'' (''''). It muses on the opposition between large-scale construction of the Great Wall and destruction book-burning that defined his reign.

The 1956 book ''Lord of the East'' is a historical romance about the favorite daughter of Qin Shi Huang, who runs away with her lover. The story uses Qin Shi Huang to create the barrier for the young couple.

The 1984 book ''Bridge of Birds'' (by Barry Hughart) portrays Qin Shi Huang as a power-hungry megalomaniac who achieved immortality by having his heart removed by an "Old Man of the mountain".

''The Chinese Emperor'', by Jean Levi, appeared in 1984. This work of historical fiction moves from discussions of politics and law in the Qin state to an exploration of Qin Shi Huang's psychology, in which his terracotta army were actually automata created to replace fallible humans.

In the 1985 ''Contact (novel)'' (by Carl Sagan), the character Xi Qiaomu—who had been involved in excavations of the tomb of Emperor Qin during the Cultural Revolution—is visited by a personified alien in the form of the Emperor Qin.

In the ''Area 51'' book series, Qin Shi Huang is revealed to be an alien exile stranded on Earth during an interstellar civil war. The Great Wall is actually designed to display the symbol for 'help' in his language, and he orders it built in the hope that a passing spaceship would notice it and rescue him.

In ''Hydra's Ring'', the 39th novel in the ''Outlanders'' series, Qin Shi Huang is revealed to be still alive in the early 23rd century through extraterrestrial nano-technology that has bestowed a form of immortality.

In the ''Magic Tree House'' book series, one book is titled ''Day of the Dragon King'', named for Qin Shi Huangdi.

''Ten Dragon Tails'' by Candy Taylor Tutt contains "The Wall", a historical fiction short story based on the building of the Great Wall.

''Emperor!: A Romance of Ancient China'' by Lanny Fields centers around Qin Shi Huang and a former Roman soldier named Marcus Lucius Scipio, whom Qin Shi Huang befriends after Marcus Scipio saves his life on multiple occasions. This fictional account is told through the eyes of the historian Sima Qian, who writes about Marcus Scipio after he travels from Rome to China.

In Terry Pratchett's ''Interesting Times'', the wizard, Rincewind, discovers a suit of armor owned by a previous emperor which gives him control of a terracotta army. As with most of Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series, this book is a play on a real-world concept. In this case, the model is Emperor Qin Shi Huang's cultural impact on modern-day China.

''The Tiger Warrior'' by David Gibbins (Bantam; June 2009) weaves in the history of Qin Shi Huang and his quest for immortality with Roman legionnaires, Indian tribes, Victorian-era British soldiers and a modern archaeological-adventure story.

In the Wraith: the Oblivion roleplaying game books, the ghost of "Qin Shihuang" continues to rule despotically over the afterlife of China to this day, assisted by an army of nigh-invincible ghost soldiers based on the terracotta army.

Films

''Shin No Shikoutei'' (1963) - The film portrays Qin Shi Huang as a battle-hardened emperor with his roots in the military. Despite his rank, Qin Shi Huang is shown lounging around a campfire with common men. A female character, Lady Chu, serves as a foil who questions whether Qin Shi Huang's cause is just. Qin Shi Huang converts her from an enemy to a loyal concubine.

''Big Trouble in Little China'' (1986) - The film mentions Qin Shi Huang's name twice as the person who imposed the curse of no flesh on Lopan in 272 BC.

''The Emperor's Shadow'' (1996) - The film focuses on Qin Shi Huang's relationship with the musician Gao Jianli, a friend of the assassin Jing Ke. Gao played the ''Song of Yishui'' for Jing Ke before the latter embarked on his assassination mission.

''The Emperor and the Assassin'' (1999) - The film centers on the identity of Qin Shi Huang's father, his supposed heartless treatment of his officials, and a betrayal by his childhood lover, paving the way for Jing Ke's assassination attempt. Director Chen Kaige sought to question whether Qin Shi Huang's motives were meritorious. A major theme in this film is the conflict between Qin Shi Huang's dedication to his vows and to his lover, Lady Zhao.

''Hero'' (2002) - The film starred Jet Li, a nameless assassin who plans an assassination attempt on the King of Qin (Chen Daoming). Both the king and the assassin may be references to Qin Shi Huang and Jing Ke respectively.

''The Myth'' (2005) - The film starred Jackie Chan as Meng Yi, a military general serving under Qin Shi Huang. Meng is reincarnated into the present-day as an archaeologist. Kim Hee-sun co-starred as a Korean princess who was forced to marry the emperor.

''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' (2008) - The film starred Jet Li, the resurrected mummy called the "Han Emperor" and may be a reference to Qin Shi Huang. The emperor's role is highly fictionalised as he possesses magical powers.

Television

''Rise of the Great Wall'' (1986) - a 63 episode TV series chronicling the events from the emperor's birth until his death. It was produced by Hong Kong's ATV. The lyrics of the opening theme song summarized most of the story: "The land shall be under my foot; nobody shall be equal to me."

''Histeria!'' (1998–1999) - an animated series. Pepper Mills wants Shi Huang Di's autograph, thinking he was Scooby Doo.

''The Not-So-Great Wall Of China'' (1999) - one of the episodes of ''History Bites''. Bob Bainborough played Qin Shi Huang.

''My Date with a Vampire II'' (1999) - a Hong Kong supernatural-fantasy TV series. There is a flashback scene showing Qin Shi Huang being deceived into believing that turning into a vampire is the key to attaining immortality.

''A Step into the Past'' (2001) - a Hong Kong TVB production based on a science fiction novel by Huang Yi. It starred Raymond Lam as Zhao Pan, a man of the Zhao state who took on his new identity of Ying Zheng and rose to power as Qin Shi Huang. He is assisted by Xiang Shaolong, a time traveller from the 21st century.

''Qin Shi Huang'' (2002) - a mainland Chinese TV series production. It features a semi-fictionalized story of the emperor's life, from his childhood until his death. Zhang Fengyi starred as Qin Shi Huang.

''Martin Mystery'' (2003–2006) - an animated series. The protagonist finds that the Terracotta Army was actually created to keep the First Emperor inside his tomb and not to help him in the spiritual world.

''First Emperor: The Man Who Made China'' (2006) - a drama-documentary special about Qin Shi Huang. James Pax played the emperor. It was shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2006.

''Secrets of China's First Emperor, Tyrant and Visionary'' (2006) - a documentary by National Geographic. It provided an in-depth look at the magnificent and controversial ruler.

''China's First Emperor'' (2008) - a special three-hour documentary by The History Channel. Xu Pengkai played Qin Shi Huang.

''The Myth'' (2010) - a Chinese TV series produced by Jackie Chan and based on the 2005 film of the same title. Two men are accidentally transported back in time to the Qin Dynasty period. They take on the new identities of Meng Yi and Zhao Gao and become rivals in the Qin imperial court.

''Stargate SG-1 In the TV series, the system Lord Yu Huang Shang Ti is reportedly based on this Emperor.

Music

Qin Shi Huang is the protagonist in the opera ''The First Emperor''.

Swedish musician Evert Taube explores Qin Shi Huang's actions and motives in his song "Muren Och Böckerna" ("The Wall And The Books").

Video games

The 1995 video game ''Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom'' depicts a fictional archaeological mission to explore the First Emperor's burial site. The emperor is featured in several voice-overs in Mandarin Chinese.

In the 2002 computer game ''Prince Of Qin'', the user plays Qin Shi Huang's first son Fusu, who was forced to commit suicide. But in this game, Fusu does not die, he will fight for his birth right to inherit the throne and seek the truth of Qin Shi Huang's death.

The 2003 video game ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' portrays Indiana Jones entering the tomb of Qin Shi Huang to recover "The Heart of the Dragon".

In the 2005 video game ''Civilization IV'', Qin Shi Huang is one of the two playable leaders of China.

In the computer game ''Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom'', the Qin Dynasty campaign has the player as the head architect of Qin Shi Huang, in charge of overseeing the construction of the capital, the Lingqu canal, the Great Wall, as well as his tomb and the terracotta army, although the game takes liberties with the time frames in which these events actually took place.

The PlayStation title ''Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix'' deals heavily with the myths of the emperor's tomb, and The Eight Immortals.

In ''Rise of Nations'', the player (or enemy) can build the "Terracotta Army" as one of the many "wonders of the world" featured in the game.

Qin Shi Huang is also revealed to be the final boss of the video game ''Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid 2''

In ''Assassin's Creed II'' it is said that a deceased assassin, Wei Yu, killed Qin Shi Huang with a spear.

In ''Tomb Raider II'' (1997), adventurer Lara Croft discovers the 'Dagger of Xian' after visiting, among other Chinese sites, the 'Temple of Xian'. This level shows a resemblance with the descriptions of the Tomb of Qin, including a room with a (decorative) terracotta army.

Qin Shi Huang is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI'' by Koei. He is addressed by his personal name "Ying Zheng" in the game. He has higher governance stats than all other characters, except Guan Zhong.

The popular MMORPG Silkroad Online has a Qin-Shi Tomb area. It is available only to players of level 75 or higher.

See also

Burning of books and burying of scholars

He Shi Bi

References

Further reading

External links

History of China

"What's Inside Qin Shi Huang's Tomb?"

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Alien Huang
tradchinesename	黃鴻升
simpchinesename	黄鸿升
pinyinchinesename	Huáng Hóng Shēng
origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
birth date	November 28, 1983
othername	Xiao Gui (小鬼)
occupation	Singer, Host, actor
genre	Mandopop, Rock
label	Rock Records
yearsactive	2002–present
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Alien Huang, also known as Xiao Gui (小鬼) () was born on November 28, 1983. He is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and host. He was part of Japanese TV Asahi's disbanded boy band HC3 in 2002 and Taiwan's disbanded boy band Cosmo () in 2003. He is best known as a host of GTV's 100% Entertainment (娛樂百分百), a popular Taiwanese variety entertainment show that he cohosts with fellow Mandopop artist Show Luo. He is also the owner of A.E.S. (Alien Evolution Studio), a shop he opened in Taipei, and a member of Partyboys, led by Show Luo.

Biography

Before career

Alien Huang studied at Hua Gang Art School. He was in the same class as Tiffany Hsu and Rainie Yang. Alien dated Rainie for about two years. That time Alien was the most popular student in school. At sixteen years old, Rainie Yang joined the group, "4 in Love" and dropped out of school because she was too busy with work, and — having less contact with Alien — broke up with him. However they are still good friends and he's the godson of Rainie's mother. It has also been rumored that Alien dated Genie Zhuo during high school. During the filming of idol drama Mysterious Incredible Terminator, it was rumoured that Alien Huang was dating the female lead Gui Gui, although he later stated in an interview that he treated her as a little sister only.

Career

Alien Huang was a lifeguard at the beaches before he came to become an artist.

He has now released two mini albums, also known as E.P's and a full album titled Love Hero (愛&英雄). The genres for most of his music is rock, however his most recent music has a certain ballad element to it.

Discography

Extended Play (EP) 愛&英雄

+ Studio / EP
width="150px"	English Title !! width="100px"|Chinese Title !! Format !! width="150px"|Released !! width="180px"|Label
	不屑	|	23 July 2009	Rock Records
''Love Hero''	|	Studio album	24 December 2009	Rock Records

+Singles
Album Info !! Tracklisting
''Fooling Around'' (鬼混)	* Format: Single	* Released: May 2008	: with 2nd illustration book "鬼怒穿"	"鬼混" (Fooling Around)
''Heart Amulet'' (御守之心)	()	* Format: Single	* Released: 8 June 2010	* Label: Rock Records		# "御守之心" (Heart Amulet)	# "御守之心 眼淚結晶版" (Heart Amulet Tears Version)	# "御守之心" (Heart Amulet) - instrumental	# "御守之心 眼淚結晶版" (Heart Amulet Tears Version) - instrumental

DVD

DVD Info !! Tracklisting

''2010 Alien Huang & Love Heroes MV DVD''(影音圖鑑特典輯)

* Format: DVD

* Released: 26 May 2010

* Label: Rock Records

# "玩具槍與玫瑰" (Toy Guns and Roses) MV

# "搞砸了" (Screwed Up) MV

# "我不要長生不老" (I Don't Want Immortality) MV

# "沒人愛俱樂部" (Loveless Club) MV

# "為自己" (For Myself) MV

# "懶得理你" (Not Bothered With You) MV

# "地球上最浪漫的一首歌" (World's Most Romantic Song) MV

# "總冠軍" (Final Champion) MV

# "不要就拉倒" (Do Not Leave It) MV

# "Love Hero" MV

# "不屑" (Disdain) MV

Albums / Soundtracks (Group)

Year !! Group !! Album Info !! Tracklisting

2002

''We Are Friends'' 《我們是朋友》

* Format: Single

# "我們是朋友" [We Are Friends]

# "我們是朋友" [We Are Friends] (R.Yamaki's Club Mix version)

# "我們是朋友" [We Are Friends] (Kala version)

2003

''First Debut'' 《關東煮》

* Released: 3 November

* Label: Rock Records

# "愛妳卡農" [Love Pachelbel's Canon]

# "關東煮" [Taiwanese Oden]

# "丸子特攻隊" [Cosmo Special Squad]

# "美女十八招" [18 Tricks for Beauties]

# "愛氾濫" [Love Flooding]

# "全壘打" [Home Run]

# "假裝妳還愛著我" [Pretend You Love Me]

# "81草莓" [81 Strawberries]

# "羊" [Sheep]

# "Sunshine Spa"

''Love Contract OST''

"Shining"

''Lover of Herb OST''(香草戀人館電視原聲帶)

"Perfect Ending" [Perfect的完結]

''Holiday Dreaming OST''(夢遊夏威夷電影原聲帶)

"上流速力霸"

* "來去夏威夷" [Holiday Dreaming]

Music video

2009 Alien Huang - 不屑 (Disdain)

2010 Alien Huang - 搞砸了 (Screwed It Up), 玩具槍與玫瑰 (Toy Gun and Rose), 地球上最浪漫的一首歌 (The Most Romantic Song on Earth), 我不要長生不老 (I Don't Want Immortality), 總冠軍 (Final Champion)

Filmography

Television series

終極一班 ''Detective Story A.S.T.'' 東方茱麗葉 ''The Kid from Heaven'' 轉角*遇到愛 ''Summer x Summer'' 霹靂MIT 我在1949，等你 流氓校長 醉後決定愛上你 Lin Bei

Year !! width="180px"	Chinese Title !! English Title !! Role / Remark !! Network
2002	半成年主張之搞個自由式	|
rowspan="2"	2005	|	''KO One''	List of KO One characters#Cai Yi Ling (蔡一0)>Cai Yi Ling (蔡一零) / guest appearance	GTV
偵探物語	|	guest appearance
rowspan="3"	2006	|	Tokyo Juliet (TV series)>Tokyo Juliet''	Lu Yi Mi (陸一彌)	GTV
天堂來的孩子	|	Zhong Da Gui (鍾大規)
喂！水開沒-泡麵超人	|
rowspan="2"	2007	|	''Corner With Love''	Ah Yi (阿義)	CTV
熱情仲夏	|	Chen Lang Zhu (陳朗竹)	CTS
2008	|	''Mysterious Incredible Terminator''	Huang Hui Hong aka "747"(黃輝宏)	GTV
2009	|	''Letter 1949''	Li Wen Xiong (李文雄)	CTS
2010	|	''Rogue President''	Wang Tuo Hai (王拓海)	CTV
rowspan="2"	2011	|	Love You (TV series)>Love You''	Geng Shuo Huai (耿爍懷)/ Wang Jin Shui (黄金水)	TTV
珍愛林北	|	Kong Yun Qing (孔雲青)	CTV

Movies

夢遊夏威夷 飛往昨天的CI006 憂鬱青年的天空 黑潮

Year !! Chinese Title !! English Title !! Role / Remark
2003	輔導金國片《狂放》
2004	|	''Holiday Dreaming''	Xiao Gui (小鬼)
2006	|	''A Flight to Yesterday''	Li Zheng Fei (李正非)
2008	|
2009	|	''Black Tide''	Xiao Gui (小鬼)

TV Hosting

2002 下課花路米 Public Television Service (PTS)

2004 Entertainment My God (娛樂歐MyGod主持) Azio TV (東風衛視)

2005 生存巴士 Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視)

2006 蓋酷兵團 Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視)

2006 ''100% Entertainment'' (娛樂百分百) GTV (currently hosting)

2008 ''Xiao Gui at Home'' (小鬼當家) GTV

2009 ''The Winner is'' (得獎的事) TVBS-G

Books

2007 Too Fast To Live Too Young to Die 《搞什麼鬼?!》 - ISBN 9789578036482

2008 《鬼怒穿》 (Included Alien's EP, 鬼混)

2010 Chi Gui Liu 《赤鬼流》 - ISBN 4710149653253

Collaboration

Song and Music video

2007 Alien Huang & Genie Zhuo - "愛的主旋律" [The Melody of Love]

Music video

2002 Stefanie Sun - "愛從零開始" [Love Starts from Zero]

2003 Faith Yang - "明天" [Tomorrow]

2003 Jeffrey Kung (孔令奇) - "來看你" [Came to See You]

2006 Sam Lee - "最近" [Lately]

Awards

2010 Singapore Entertainment Awards (新加坡E樂大賞2010) E樂人氣海外新人 第一名

2010 Channel V 2010 第一季華語十大金曲《搞砸了》 2010 Hong Kong Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards 《新城國語力頒獎禮》- New Comer Award (新人王)

References

External links

Alien's Blog

Rock Records Official Site

A.E.S. Official Site

Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Taiwanese male singers Category:Taiwanese film actors Category:Taiwanese Mandopop singers Category:Taiwanese television actors

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name	黄湘怡Stella Huang
background	solo_singer
origin	Singapore (born), Taiwan (resident)
genre	Pop
years active	2001–present
label	Sony Music Taiwan, Hype Records (2001–present)
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Stella is the stage name of Stella Huang (), born December 17, 1980, as Stella Ng, a singer-actress and former model who has become a pop star in much of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Stella was educated at Crescent Girls' School, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and the National University of Singapore. Though born in Singapore, in recent years, she has primarily resided and worked in Taiwan.

Apart from her duties as a recording artist, she also acts for a variety of television serials in Taiwan and Singapore. Some of her serials have included a lead role as Sam in MediaCorp's ''Beautiful Trio'' with award-winning veteran actresses Huang Biren and Ivy Lee, and a role in the China action film ''Kung Fu Girls'', where she also performed the theme song of the soundtrack to the film. She starred as the lead character in the 2002 television series ''Marmalade Boy'', for which she also sang the theme song, "溫室的花 Wēnshì de Huā (Greenhouse Flower)".

In 2005, Stella decided to take a break from showbiz. She set up a specialty cake shop in Taipei under the Awfully Chocolate franchise, investing S$200,000 into the business with a partner. She was meticulous as a first-time businesswoman in a foreign land, tasting more than 500 different chocolate cakes over six months and overseeing all the nitty-gritty details, from layout and design to billing and daily operations. When the cake shop opened in late 2005, her showbiz friends JJ Lin and Nick Shen turned up to render support. Her celebrity clients include JJ Lin, Matilda Tao and S.H.E, amongst others.

In 2007, Stella dropped the franchise choosing instead to endorse a new cake shop BLACK AS CHOCOLATE. The new brand currently has 7 outlets with one newly opened in Taichung, Taiwan.

Albums

Date of release	Title
2001 February 2		*等 Deng (Waiting)
2002 September 9		*快遞愛情 Kuai Di Ai Qing (Courier of Love)
2004 June 4		*西班牙狂想曲 Kuang Xiang Qu (Rhapsody) (greatest-hits compilation album)

Awards

Years	Awards
2001		Singapore Hit Awards 2000>Singapore Hit Awards, M1 Most Promising Newcomer Award

External links

Biography on DramaWiki

Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Anglo-Chinese School alumni Category:Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Category:National University of Singapore alumni Category:Singaporean female singers Category:Singaporean Mandopop singers Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent

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Di Yi (帝乙) or Emperor Yi was king of the Shang Dynasty of China from 1101BC to 1076BC.

His name is Xian (羡). His capital was at Yin (殷).

According to Bamboo Annals, On the third year of his regime, he ordered Nanzhong (南仲) to fight Kun Barbarians (昆夷) and built Shuofang City (朔方, roughly modern Ordos, Inner Mongolia) in the midst of the Kun Barbarians territory after winning a battle. He also fought the Renfang (Di Cosmo, 1999: 908), eventually capturing and sacrificing their chief.

Sons

Di Xin, succeeded as the last Shang emperor.

Weiziqi (微子啟), the eldest. After the Shang succumbed to the Zhou, he was awarded the state of Song.

Weizhong (微仲), was the second ruler of Song.

Jizi, legendary ruler of Gojoseon.

Category:12th-century BC people Category:11th-century BC people Category:Shang Dynasty kings

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