Editing Qin Shi Huang (section)

=== Depictions in popular media ===
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* "The Wall and the Books" ("{{lang|es|La muralla y los libros}}"), an acclaimed essay on Qin Shi Huang published by Argentine writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (1899–1986) in the 1952 collection ''Other Inquisitions'' (''{{lang|es|Otras Inquisiciones}}'').<ref>Southerncrossreview.org. "[http://www.southerncrossreview.org/54/borges-muralla.htm Southerncrossreview.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319011106/http://www.southerncrossreview.org/54/borges-muralla.htm |date=19 March 2009 }}." "The Wall and the Books". Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref>
* ''[[The Emperor's Shadow]]'' (1996) – The film focuses on Qin Shi Huang's relationship with the musician [[Gao Jianli]], a friend of the assassin [[Jing Ke]].<ref>NYTimes.com. "[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE1DF113DF93BA25751C1A96E958260 NYtimes.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822104523/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE1DF113DF93BA25751C1A96E958260 |date=22 August 2011 }}." ''Film review.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref>
* ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]'' (1999) – The film covers much of Ying Zheng's career, recalling his early experiences as a hostage and foreshadowing his dominance over China.<ref>"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162866/ IMDb-162866] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731062622/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162866/ |date=31 July 2018 }}." ''Emperor and the Assassin.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/345742.stm|title=The battle for the Palm d'Or|work=BBC News|date=17 May 1999|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731043505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/345742.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' (2002) – The film stars [[Jet Li]], a nameless assassin who plans an assassination attempt on the King of Qin ([[Chen Daoming]]). The film is a fictional re-imagining of the assassination attempt by Jing Ke on Qin Shi Huang.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmsufi.com/2009/10/hero-zhang-yimou-2002.html |title="Hero" – Zhang Yimou (2002) |work=The Film Sufi |access-date=5 September 2013 |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731043505/http://www.filmsufi.com/2009/10/hero-zhang-yimou-2002.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Rise of the Great Wall]]'' (1986) – a 63-episode Hong Kong TV series chronicling the events from the emperor's birth until his death.<ref>Sina.com. "[http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2003-11-10/0821230366.html Sina.com.cn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116054301/http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2003-11-10/0821230366.html |date=16 January 2008 }}." ''历史剧:正史侠说.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref> [[Tony Liu]] played Qin Shi Huang.
* ''[[A Step into the Past]]'' (2001) – a Hong Kong [[TVB]] production based on a science fiction novel by [[Huang Yi (author)|Huang Yi]].<ref>TVB. "[http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/steppast/story/index.html TVB] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207032642/http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/steppast/story/index.html |date=2009-02-07 }}." ''A Step to the Past TVB.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref>
* ''[[Qin Shi Huang (2001 TV series)|Qin Shi Huang]]'' (2002) – a mainland Chinese TV semi-fictionalized series with [[Zhang Fengyi]].<ref>CCTV. "[https://archive.today/20120701160335/http://big5.cctv.com/news/ttxw/20011225/100002.html CCTV] ." ''List the 30 episode series.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref>
* ''[[Kingdom (manga)|Kingdom]]'' (2006) – a Japanese manga that provides a fictionalized account of the unification of China by Ying Zheng with [[Li Xin (Qin)|Li Xin]] and all the people that contributed to the conquest of the six [[Warring States]].
* ''[[Fate/Grand Order]]'' (2015), an online, free-to-play role-playing mobile game of the [[Fate/Stay Night|Fate]] franchise developed by Delightworks and published by [[Aniplex]] features Qin Shi Huang as a Ruler class servant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fate/Grand Order 4th Anniversary Event "Fate/Grand Order Fes 2019 ~Chaldea Park~" [Event Report Vol. 1]|url=https://otakumode.com/news/5d7726c682bf0c7854139d73/Fate-Grand-Order-4th-Anniversary-Event-%E2%80%9CFate-Grand-Order-Fes-2019-~Chaldea-Park~%E2%80%9D-Event-Report-Vol-1)#References|website=Tokyo Otaku Mode News|date=29 September 2019 |access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731043506/https://otakumode.com/news/5d7726c682bf0c7854139d73/Fate-Grand-Order-4th-Anniversary-Event-%E2%80%9CFate-Grand-Order-Fes-2019-~Chaldea-Park~%E2%80%9D-Event-Report-Vol-1#References|url-status=live}} Retrieved 30 September 2019.</ref>
* [[Civilization VI]] (2016), a [[turn-based strategy]] [[4X]] video game developed by [[Firaxis Games]] and published by [[2K (company)|2K]] features Qin Shi Huang as a playable leader.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 |title=Civilization 6 DLC Rulers of China gets release date on Steam and Epic |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-vi/dlc-rulers-of-china |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref>
* ''First Emperor: The Man Who Made China'' (2006) – a drama-documentary special about Qin Shi Huang. [[James Pax]] played the emperor. It was shown on [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://documentarystorm.com/history-archaeology/the-first-emperor-the-man-who-made-china/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810231033/http://documentarystorm.com/history-archaeology/the-first-emperor-the-man-who-made-china/|url-status=dead|title=DocumentaryStorm|archive-date=10 August 2010}}</ref>
* ''China's First Emperor'' (2008) – a special three-hour documentary by [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]]. Xu Pengkai played Qin Shi Huang.<ref>Historychannel.com. "[http://www.historychannelasia.com/china/ Historychannel.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080618144441/http://www.historychannelasia.com/china/ |date=2008-06-18 }}." ''China's First emperor.'' Retrieved on 2 February 2009.</ref>
* ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' (2008) – the third of [[The Mummy (franchise)|''The Mummy'' trilogy]]. It happened that after General Ming Guo was killed for touching Zi Yuan, she put a curse on the Emperor and his army.
* Qin Shi Huang is depicted in seventh volume of the manga ''[[Record of Ragnarok]]'', fighting [[Hades]]. In the manga, he is depicted as a tall slender young man with a cloth covering his eye. He is also shown to be wearing traditional Chinese clothing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record of Ragnarok Manga Volume 16 Releasing First On Mangamo |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63841557 |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref>