AMAZING FACTS

                AMAZING FACTS

When Ying zing became king of Qin, China was divided into seven warring states. He conqured them all and declared himself Qin Shi Huang (the First Emperor)

of china in 221BC

He determined to make China a single state

He orders the construction of an earth barrier stretching more than 1,600 km (1,000 miles) to keep

out invasions – the beginning of great wall of china.

He feared only one thing death. He travelled the islands of Japan in search of a magic elixir to give him eternal life.

It took 7,00,000 men and 36 years to build his massive tomb. It is 60m (164 ft) and is said to  contain a replica of his capital city.