Qin used to be a wea能樂k and small state locate美暗d in remotely western China surr自話ounded by hordes of Xi水妹rong Nationality. After several ce靜鐵nturies and over 30 gen電電erations of monarchs, Qin became a 那自powerful state and finally es相湖tablished the first empire i土業n China. Over the subsequent 2,00些車0 years, the complete form of state g技空overnance created by Emperor Qinsh書化ihuang has exerted a deep an在國d profound influence on 小下the politics in China, and t筆雨he social governance measures he im那相plemented to cement 門民the unification of the country can stil些哥l be found in our lif慢微e up to date.

Look back to the period of the Spri問動ng and Autumn ( 770-476 B.C.E ) when states competed and battled wi西金th each other, in eastern China, there中體 was a strong state named Qi, w河歌ho was famous for its 路跳wealth and education. While Qi had 照物the capacity to make conquest, t間個he Warring Period ( 475-221 B.C.E ) en金見ded up with Qin Dynasty. Why答那 was it the Qin people that merged t街費he six states in China? What離聽 was the motivation for the Qi事我n people to achieve this go姐喝al? How did Qi culture influe動農nce Qin and even the whole China? How 頻歌were government orders of the Empi低舊re of Qin delivered effective為能ly to the whole coun問音try? What is the impact of th答他e innovative “Grand Uni數司fication” institution t雨身o the social development of C醫煙hina? Hopefully the exhibition來校 can offer the answe山人rs to these questions.