A Thousand Years of Memories

Heavy rain falls over Youyan,

white waves tower to the sky,

fishing boats ply the sea beyond Qinhuangdao.

All around, an endless expanse of water,

who knows where they are?

A thousand years have passed since those days.

Wei Wu once brandished his whip,

and left a poem at Jieshi in the east.

The bleak autumn winds blow once more,

but the world has changed.

In 221 BC, King Ying Zheng of Qin defeated the six rival states and unified the land. He declared himself the First Emperor, seeking immortality and a dynasty that would reign for generations. He sent alchemists east across the sea to seek immortals and beg for the elixir of life.

This is a legend without an ending. We thought it had concluded two thousand years ago, never knowing that the story was still unfolding...