Perceptions of the First Emperor have also varied according to the narrator, form of media and target audience. Although the recent movie "Hero" portrayed the Emperor as a person of dignity, many historians in contrast have rendered the Emperor as a cruel tyrant who was greedy and nearsighted. Although Qin Shi Huang accomplished feats his adversaries could not, his terracotta burial was fitting not for commemorating his accomplishments, but rather for illustrating his failures.

Provides a biography of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, and describes how he has influenced his country. Explores how he defeated the feudal stated and gained control over China, then, with his conquest and emperorship complete, he created a series of amendments, which rectified and consolidated China

How a one western and one non-western sculpture portrayed power and authority according to political, social and religious ideals.

Shi Huangdi was a great emperor. He achieved many things such as building the Great Wall of China and the amazing Terracotta Soldiers. He united the whole of China for the first time and standardised the law and language.