The Great Wall

Many years ago, a land is divided among its own borders. Eight powerful kingdoms reign over the land and each feudal lord seeks to conquer the other seven. Two centuries have been spent preparing their military forces for the conflict against their rivals, but a stalemate has lasted just as long. The kingdoms have built miles of defensive walls along their borders to keep their territories separate. This continued until a pivotal moment occurred. One of the feudal lords of the Warring States died, and with his death his firstborn son came to power. The son, leading the war machine his father had prepared, broke the centuries old stalemate and with every new conquest enlisted the foreign population to aid his cause. One by one, the feudal lords …show more content…
After mile upon mile of the walls were taken down Zheng ordered that the resources be used to build fortifications along the border of the Qin territory and to begin the construction of a new defensive wall that fully encompassed China along its borders. This new wall was to protect the populace of the empire on all sides against the Mongolian invasions from the north. This grand wall became known as the Great Wall of China, and even though it was not completed during his lifetime it became a legacy handed down from dynasty to dynasty over a thousand years (The Great Wall). It remains one of the only definite examples of a unifying link between the vastly different empires that followed the Qin Dynasty, and shows how Zheng was able to keep China focused on a single goal even long after he was dead. It was his leadership and ability to coordinate the efforts across the territories of the Qin Dynasty to efficiently begin the construction of the Great Wall and manage the resources and diverse workforce required for the arduous task. This skill also came to light during the construction of his mausoleum, another example of his …show more content…
The Yellow Emperor himself declared that his empire would last a thousand years (Qian) However, one must question the true thoughts of the leader about his legacy. In the final months before his death he laid out the design of his army of clay to face inwards towards the territories he had already conquered rather than towards the nations that directly opposed him. After his death, his empire of a thousand years fell apart at the seams. Many of his court officials all vied for the role of emperor at the same time and the last few years of the Qin Dynasty would be marked with death, betrayal, and war. Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified a divided China, began the reconstruction of the ancient war-torn nation, and left his legacy in the form of his mausoleum, and even though his rule is known for dark secrets found throughout history he remains one of humanity’s greatest