To Aru Kagaku no Railgun – Epi 12 ED

This song is so soothing. I’ve been listening to it for the last hr or so now… Clearly, ELISA > Chinese Papers due tomorrow. Well, at least I’ll be up until 3 listening to some awesome music.

Wow, I got Twitter =)

Yep, haven’t posted in god knows how long, but lately, I’ve felt like blogging. Just about random shitz though. Nothing important. School’s a bitch still. Way too much work. =( Anyways, I’ll probably post some stuff now and then. Also, I’m on Twitter now. Still noob but w/e. @Zergonomic

- Xiniti

Notes (Jan 27th, 2010)

Qin Dynasty was the first unified, multi-national and power-centralized state in the Chinese history. It lasted from

221 BC to 207 BC. Although surviving only 15 years, the dynasty held an important role in Chinese history and it

exerted great influence on the following dynasties. Only two emperors, Yingzheng – Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first

emperor in the Chinese history, and Emperor Hu Hai ever ruled the state, which was finally overthrown by the

people’s uprising.

Qin Dynasty was the first unified, multi-national and power-centralized state in the Chinese history. It lasted from

221 BC to 207 BC. Although surviving only 15 years, the dynasty held an important role in Chinese history and it

exerted great influence on the following dynasties. Only two emperors, Yingzheng – Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first

emperor in the Chinese history, and Emperor Hu Hai ever ruled the state, which was finally overthrown by the

people’s uprising.

During the late Warring States Period (476 BC – 221 BC), the state of Qin was in its full development. When Emperor

Yingzheng was in his reign, he defeated the other six states (Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi), from 230 BC to 221

BC. So ending the chaos caused by wars among vassals that had lasted over 500 years. He established a unified and

centralized country and declared Xianyang, in Shaanxi Province, the capital city of the Qin.

During the late Warring States Period (476 BC – 221 BC), the state of Qin was in its full development. When Emperor

Yingzheng was in his reign, he defeated the other six states (Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi), from 230 BC to 221

BC. So ending the chaos caused by wars among vassals that had lasted over 500 years. He established a unified and

centralized country and declared Xianyang, in Shaanxi Province, the capital city of the Qin.

To strengthen the unity of the nation to perpetuate the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin carried out many reforms in

politics, economy, military affairs, and culture.
In politics, he declared himself the Emperor of the state. All major powers including politics, economy, military

affairs were in his hand. Executive organizations both in the central and local places were systematically

reorganized and local counties were restructured.

The Qin came to power in 221 B.C. They were one of the western states that existed during the Warring States Period.

They conquered the other Warring States, unifying China for the first time. Their leader named himself the First

Emperor, or Shi huangdi, thus beginning the tradition of having emperors for rulers. The Qin, while not the most

culturally advanced of the Warring States was militarily the strongest. They utilized many new technologies in

warfare, especially cavalry. The Qin are sometimes called the Ch’in, which is probably where the name China

originated.

The Qin made many changes that were meant to unify China and aid in administrative tasks. First, the Qin implemented

a Legalist form of government, which was how the former Qin territory had been governed. The area was divided up in

36 commanderies which were then subdivided into counties. These commanderies had a civil governor, a military

commander, and an imperial inspector. The leaders of the commanderies had to report to the Emperor in writing. The

Legalist form of government involved rewards and
punishments to keep order.

Also, the state had absolute control over the people, and the former nobility lost all of their power. The nobility

were also transplanted from their homes to the capital. Groups were formed of units of five to ten families, which

then had a group responsibility for the wrongdoings of any individual within the group.

In his economy, the Emperor standardized weights and measures and he stipulated that the round coin with square hole

(Ban Liang Coin) should be the coin used in the country.

In addition, the Emperor standardized the written character, making the Qinzhuan the standard font. He also placed

great importance on infrastructure: irrigation works and road building projects. The miracle of the world, the Great

Wall of China, was built under his order.
All that he achieved had promoted the development of Qin’s economy.

To prevent his people to think freely, he burnt many books which he feared would affect people’s thinking. Worse, in

his second year, after he learnt some scholars’ discussions about his arrogance, he buried 460 of them alive. In

history, these two events are called ‘To Burn the Books and Bury the Scholars Alive’.

During this time, many schools of thought were outlawed; only legalism was given official sanction. In 213 BCE, all

the books of the opposing schools of thought were burned except for the copies held in the Qin imperial library. The

only way for emperor to keep his nation together was to have all his subjects think the same way. Any deviation

would throw China back to the hundreds of years of warring.

And yet, at the same time, the Emperor built luxurious palaces, the Great Wall, the famous Terra-Cotta Warriors and

Horses, together with his own mausoleum, by imposing on the masses, through hard labor, heavy taxes, and rigorous

law and military service, giving the community a difficult and arduous existence.

The Qin empire was vast. The first emperor pushed China’s borders South to current day Vietnam, and current day

Korea. But the central kingdom was still in the Yellow River Valley. Regardless, of all the accomplishments of the

Qin, the best known is the Great Wall of China.

The army of terra cotta soldiers also dates the Qin Dynasty. Found in the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi’s tomb.

Song of the Week!

Here it goes!

Kara no Kyoukai 06 – Oblivion Recording

Holy shit. This was so epic that I watched this trembling. Well, the soundtrack was superb. I’m gonna say that this movie had the best soundtrack out of the 6. But then again, all of the OSTs were top notch.

Song of the Week – Odenpa Koi Musume

Damn, it’s been awhile since I’ve done this.

Odenpa Koi Musume – PHOENIX Project

Good remix. Quite soothing. Gotta love it when the violin kicks in.

K-ON! Gekichuka Shu Album!!! Released!!

omg! been waiting for this for a while

Download Link Inside!