Although lasting for only fifteen years, the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) brought centralized administration to China and introduced a model of government that Chinese emperors followed until the abdication of the emperor of China's final...

Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China. The Qin Dynasty (Chinese: 秦朝; pinyin: Qín Cháo; Wade-Giles: Ch'in Ch'ao) (221 BC - 206 BC) was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The...

35. E. H. Gombrich, "Meditations on a Hobby Horse or the Roots of Artistic Form," in Meditations on a Hobby Horse and Other Essays on the Theory of Art, London, 1963, 3. 36. Anthropomorphic figurines were unearthed from at least six tombs...

Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture: Writings from the Pre-Qin Period through the Song Dynasty. Edited by Robin R. Wang. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2003. Pp. xiv + 449. Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture: Writings from the...

The contributions made and information about the first emperor of China