Billy MacDonald

2/2/12

Red

Literature/Art/Music In The Qin Dynasty

After Emperor Qin united China he standardized many things. One of them was the writing system. He wanted people in china to know the same language when they talked to each from all different parts of the empire. Emperor Qin also cut down about one sixth of the Chinese letters to make it easier for his people.

            Art was not really popular during the Qin Dynasty but pottery was used throughout the whole empire. Pottery was used all the way from pots and bowls to the Terra-Cotta Warriors in Emperor Qin’s tomb. The Terra-Cotta Warriors were the biggest form of pottery in the Qin Dynasty. These warriors meant more then the world to Emperor Qin. The warriors were each different. Each warrior was unique in it’s own way, not one looked like the other. This must have been pretty hard to do knowing that there was more than 7,000 warriors, horses, and chariots. The Terra-Cotta Warriors were each made out of clay and hand made. It took more than five years to do this.

            Music was also barely known in the Qin Dynasty. T he Lute(Pipa) was created in the Qin Dynasty. The Pipa is a pear shaped instrument that was used by everyone from low class laborers to high class officials. It was used at all different types op places.