Legends of Qin and Han

Before the Xia Dynasty, China had three emperors: Yao, Shun, and Yu. In the people's eyes, they were all wise rulers.

After the Xia came the Shang and Zhou dynasties, followed by the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Eventually, Qin Shi Huang unified the six states.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu joined his uncle Xiang Liang in launching an uprising in Wu to rebel against Qin.

Then Liu Bang rose in revolt with a three-foot sword, slaying a serpent. In three years he brought down Qin, and in five he defeated Chu, unifying the realm!

The Han Dynasty ruled for more than four hundred years. Since Wang Mang usurped the throne midway through and ruled for eighteen years, the Han before Wang Mang is called the Former Han, and the Han after him the Later Han.

Following chronological order, this book tells over a hundred stories from the Qin and Han periods, bringing listeners closer to an era of rising smoke from the battlefields and blazing passion.