Records of Farming and War in the Great Qin

From the first cries of the Ying clan while taming floods in Dongyi, to the founding of Qin by horse herding on the western frontier; from the arduous rise to nobility under Duke Xiang, to the glorious imperial achievement of Qin Shihuang unifying the realm; from the collapse of the empire in the fire at Epang Palace, to the continuation of its bloodline in the early rise of Han.

Across three thousand years, one Qin lineage bears witness to the struggle and rise of a tribe.

Boyi assisted Yu, Shun bestowed the Ying surname. Through the changes of Xia and Shang, they remained loyal without being inflexible, finding a way to survive in troubled times. As Western Zhou declined, Feizi earned merit by herding horses, Qin Zhong bled in the Western Rong campaigns, and Duke Xiang protected the court during its eastward migration, finally becoming a vassal state. During the struggles of the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Mu established western dominance over the Rong and Di tribes. In the Warring States, the state grew strong through Shang Yang's reforms, King Zhaoxiang pursued distant alliances and nearby attacks, and Ying Zheng swept the six realms with his sword to unify the world.

But prosperity can turn to decline: the Sand Dune political upheaval stirred hidden currents, the uprising at Daze Village ignited the chaos, the Battle of Julu crushed all opposition, and the Qin banner on the walls of Xianyang fell with a thunderous crash.

Fortunately, the bloodline was not severed. The surviving descendants of the Ying clan lay hidden during the Chu-Han contention and later merged into the realm of Han.

This is not a solo drama of a dynasty, but an epic of a tribe's survival across three thousand years.