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Xinjiang has an ancient chapter in China's history

China Daily 05 Mar 2025
Even before the Qin Dynasty (before 221 BC), the Western Regions had close ties with the Central Plains ... After unifying China in 221 BC, the first Chinese emperor, Qin Shi Huang, implemented a system of counties and prefectures nationwide ... .
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Did Greek Art Inspire China’s Terracotta Army?

Greek Reporter 05 Mar 2025
Two weeks after the story broke, Zhang Weixing, head of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, told the AFP that there is “no substantial evidence at all” for contact between ancient Greeks and those responsible for the Qin tombs.
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Julianne Moore’s children’s book about redheads is under ‘review’. What’s happening with book bans under Trump?

Alternet 19 Feb 2025
almost triple the amount in 2023 ... She drew attention to her book’s removal in an Instagram post ... Historic publisher lawsuits ... In 213 BCE, Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burned books to “consolidate power” and keep education “under governmental control” ... .
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