This Photo Was Taken in the Qin Dynasty: The First Emperor Inspects a Battleship

“This photo was taken during the Hongwu era, after the construction of Subway Line 1 was completed. At the time, I accompanied Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, to inspect the subway’s trial run...”

“This photo was taken in the early Western Han dynasty, just after Emperor Gaozu of Han had pacified the realm. The day before, he’d held a lavish banquet and gotten dead drunk. He was late for court the next morning, and I watched as he pedaled his bicycle so hard it nearly flew apart on his way to the palace...”

“This photo was taken just after the Qin dynasty was founded. I accompanied the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, aboard a warship as we sailed to the tiny land of Wa to destroy it...”

That day, several photos took the internet by storm. They covered multiple periods throughout history, from Zhu Yuanzhang riding the subway during the Hongwu era to the First Emperor sailing east aboard a warship to destroy that tiny land. There were even scenes of the earth frozen over during the Ice Age, with ice stretching for thousands of miles...

Everyone assumed they were just photoshopped pranks, until one day, archaeologists excavating a prehistoric site suddenly discovered that what the photos depicted might actually be true...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.