Jia Liying 賈麗英. Chutu jiandu yu Qin Han shehui shenfen zhixu yanjiu 出土簡牘與秦漢社會身份秩序研究 (Unearthed Manuscripts and the Study of the Order of Social Identities during the Qin and Han Dynasties). Beijing: Zhongguo shehui kexue chubanshe, 2023. ISBN: 978-7-5227-1694-7, xiii+447 pages, 218 RMB. Chun Fung Tong 唐俊峰 (Heidelberg University) Since the seminal work by Nishijima Sadao […]| European Research Centre for Chinese Studies
The Han dynasty (漢朝/汉朝; pinyin: Hàncháo, 202 BC – 220 AD) was the longest imperial dynasty in Chinese history, ruling for over 400 years. Its impact on Chinese society, culture and political system was so profound that the word “Han” is used to this day as the ethnic designation of the majority population of the […]| The Greater China Journal
Disclaimer: this article contains descriptions of torture. Readers’ discretion is advised. In the year 221 BC, Ying Zheng (嬴政), ruler of the kingdom of Qin (秦), completed the conquest of his rival states, established a unified empire, and gave himself the title of First Emperor (始皇帝, Shi Huangdi). Qin had achieved supremacy by implementing reforms […]| The Greater China Journal
Han Feizi (韓非子, pinyin: Hán Fēizǐ, “Master Han Fei”, c. 280-233 BC), was an influential Legalist philosopher from the ancient Chinese kingdom of Han who lived during the latter part of the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). During that era, various philosophies developed and vied with one another in the kingdoms that occupied the central […]| The Greater China Journal
In 221 BC, Ying Zheng (嬴政), King of the powerful state of Qin (秦), completed the conquest of its rivals and created a unified empire in the central and northern part of present-day China. With the aid of his advisors, King Zheng set about consolidating and centralizing his power. He thus established the foundations of […]| The Greater China Journal