Han Zhong (Daoist)
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Han Zhong was a Qin dynasty herbalist fangshi and Daoist xian. In Chinese history, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, commissioned Han in 215 BCE to lead a maritime expedition in search of the
Transcendent with a flower and Han Zhong riding a deer, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE) tomb tile
Xu Fu's expedition searching for Mount Penglai, Japanese ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843
Repeating crossbow mechanism, Warring States period (c. 475-221 BCE)
Han Zhong, the Bailuxian (白鹿仙; "White Deer Transcendent"), painting by Zhang Lu (1464–1538)
Qin dynasty
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The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty. Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged
Stone slab bearing an inscription stating that it is an auspicious moment for Qin Shi Huang to ascend to the throne, that the country is united, and that no one will be dying on the roads.
Rubbing of a Han-era stone relief depicting the 227 BC assassination attempt on the future Qin Shi Huang (right) by Jing Ke (left). Jing is held by a court physician (background), as a soldier (far right) rushes to save the emperor, who holds an imperial jade disc. Jing's dagger (centre) has become stuck in a pillar.
Layout of the palace's surroundings
Excavation of the western platform