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Plucked zither of the Han Chinese consisting of a shallow, oblong, lacquered wooden box, with a curved wooden soundboard, no bridges or frets, and seven silk strings stretched along the length of the instrument and tied onto mother of pearl studs. Experts agree on its origins around the 14th and 15th centuries. It has an abundance of lore and anecdotes attached to it.



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But in China, too, the self-proclaimed First Emperor Ch'in Shi Huangdi was so obsessed with finding immortality that he sent thousands of explorers to seek it out.
The future of immortality by Trent, Brian / The Humanist
Holcombe first discusses the general sinification of a multiplicity of ancient tribes and states, and their cultural assimilation into the empire from the Ch'in onward.
THE GENESIS OF EAST ASIA: 221 B.C. - A.D. 907 by Haaheim, Allen / Pacific Affairs
Ma la schiera infernal, ch'in quel conflitto La tirannide sua cader vedea, sendole cio' permesso, in un momento I'aria in nube ristrinse e mosse il vento.
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