Horse Culture In Ancient China

Do you believe that a galloping horse can be so fast that it can actually fly in the sky and even higher than a swallow? In the horse culture of China, it indeed has been recorded that the swiftest horses could actually catch up with birds. The work of ancient Chinese art I referring to is the Bronze Galloping Horse, from the East Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago. By 221 B.C.E., the Qin ruler, Shih Huang Ti, had replaced the last Zhou emperor, and ruled all of China. In fact, his title, Shih Huang Ti, meant first universal emperor, while his dynasty's name came to represent all of the people of the Middle Kingdom which we today still call China. Shih Huang Ti was a harsh, but efficient ruler who brought China under a single autocratic rule. He
He also redistributed land to the peasants in an attempt to break up the nobles' power. Also, he broke up China's old provinces and loyalties and created new ones ruled by non-hereditary governors who could not build their power up in one place over several generations. Shih Huang Ti also created a unified law code, tax system, coinage, and system of weights and measures so that government and commerce could proceed smoothly. The Qin emperor had numerous building programs, among which were roads and canals to promote trade as well as the swift movement of armies, a huge capital at Hsien Yang where all the most powerful families of the realm were required to move, and a fabulous tomb guarded by 6000 larger than life terra-cotta soldiers in full battle order armed with bronze weapons, chariots, and terra-cotta horses. His death in 210 B.C.E. triggered a number of revolts and civil wars that led to the rapid fall of the Qin Dynasty and the rise of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Pang, the founder of the Han Dynasty,