Foreword iA Rare Commodity Worth Hoarding 1
Zi Chu Escapes from Zhao 7
Lü Buwei Poisons Himself 12
Mao Jiao Reproaches the King of Qin 19
Li Si Envies the Barn Mice 26
Gan Luo,Who Became Prime Minister at the Age of 12 29
Zheng Guo Builds a Canal to Exhaust the Strength of Qin 36
Wei Liao—Best-Loved by the King of Qin 38
Han Fei-Spiritual Guide to the King of Qin 40
The Qin State Sows Distrust in Zhao 44
Jing Ke A ttempts to Assassinate the King of Qin 57
Tang Ju Wins Dignity Before the King of Qin 70
Wang Jian Makes New Contributions in Battles Against Chu 73
The First Huang-Di(Emperor)of China 87
The Origin of the Wudafu Pine 91
A Visit to Pucheng City 94
Rebuilding the Langya Tower 97
Setting Fire to the Xiangshan Memorial Hall in a Rage 102
Craving for Immortality 104
Qin Shihuang Attacked by an Assassin in Bolangsha 109
Building the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall 115
Burning the Books and Burying the Scholars Alive 121
You Zhan Humorously Pleads with Qin Shihuang 128
The Epang Palace and the Lishan Tomb 131
The Death of Emperor Qin Shihuang 135
Li Si Killed in Xianyang 138
The Destruction of the Qin Dynasty 145
Why Was Chinese Written from Right to Left in Ancient Times? 152
Emperor Qin Shihuang and Goddess Nüwa's Hot Spring 155
A Stone Whipped by Emperor Qin Shihuang 158
Lady Meng Jiangnü Crying at the Foot of the Great Wall 162
Oin Shihuang Paints a Cat 174
The Legend of the Terra-Cotta Army 178
Qinhuangdao and Other Stories 185