You have probably heard of China's famous Terracotta Army, but do you know the story of the man behind them? This week's episode delves into the epic story of the man who unified China, named himself the First Emperor and was on a mission to find the secret to immortality!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:48 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/qin-shi-huang

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/emperor-qin

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19922863

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Qin-dynasty

https://www.thoughtco.com/qin-shi-huang-first-emperor-china-195679

https://allthatsinteresting.com/weird-royal-deaths/8

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-texts-reveal-first-emperor-chinas-quest-eternal-life-180967671/

https://listverse.com/2017/03/21/10-bizarre-tales-of-the-first-emperor-of-chinas-quest-for-immortality/

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/top-10-facts-about-terracotta-warriors

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cshgzq

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240327-terracotta-warriors-fifty-years-after