Qin Shi Huang (born c. 259B. C., Qin , northwestern China，died 210/209)，personal name Zheng，was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 B. C. to 221 B.C.，and then the first emperor of a unified¹ China from 221B.C. to 210 B. C.，ruling under the name First Emperor.

秦始皇，名赢政，于公元前259年出生在中国西北部的秦国，卒于209年或210年。赢政于公元前247年到221年作为秦王统治秦国，之后于公元前221年至公元前210年作为统一的中国的第一个皇帝统治中国，自称“始皇帝”。

双语阅读之中国历史名人:秦始皇

Having unified China，he and his prime minister Li Si passed a series of major reforms aimed at cementing the unification，and they undertook some gigantic construction projects，most notably² the precursor³ version of the current Great Wall of China.

统一中国后，秦始皇和丞相李斯通过了一系列旨在巩固统一大业的主要改革措施。他们还进行了一此巨大的建设工程，其中最著名的就是今长城的前身。

For all the tyranny of his autocratic rule，Qin Shi Huang is still regarded by many today as the founding father in Chinese history whose unification of China has endured for more than two millennia，with interruptions.

尽管秦始皇的统治独裁残暴，现在仍然有很多人认为秦始皇是中国历史上的开国者。秦始皇统一中国后，中国的统一状态已经顽强持续了2000多年，尽管中间时有间断。