The Collection of Critical Biographies of Chinese Thinkers, under the general editorship of the late honorary president of Nanjing University, Professor Kuang Yaming, is the largest-scale project of research materials on Chinese thinkers undertaken since thebeginning of the twentieth century. Standing on the shoulders of this great man and other 200 well-known Chinese professors, this collection of concise Chinese-English version is not only based ona profound academic foundation, but also exhibits a brand newfeature which is the virtue of explaining the profound in a simpleway, hence leading readers to mastery of the contents; it alsoincorporates a refined principle of selection, a simple mode of evaluation and commentary, and a moving narration of the stories and their wisdom.
Emperor Qin Shihuang conquered other six states to realize the authentic unification of China in history for the first time. Iron-handedly he reformed, constructed his imperial architecture,expanded the frontier and promoted cultural community and psychological recognition for Chinese. He is a terminator of the old history and a creator of the new era.
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