Huang Ti

[ hwahng dee ]

noun

1. the legendary first emperor of China.

Example Sentences

The work is invaluable as a means to the understanding of the political and educational structure commonly called “Confucian civilization.”40.This expansion took place in China in the reign of Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, who used the state of Ch'in as an instrument by means of which to destroy the multiple state-system and replace it with a powerful unitary state for all China.

From Project Gutenberg

Granet's work, while challenged by many sinologues as well as by anthropologists, is the most brilliant portrayal of Chinese civilization to the time of Shih Huang Ti.

From Project Gutenberg

According to legend, the calendar was created by Ta Nao, a minister of Emperor Huang Ti's, and has been used in Asia since 4000 B.C.

From Time

There are strong parallels between Mao and China's first emperor, Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, who took power in the 3rd century B.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ch'in Shih Huang Ti was the first leader to unify all China.

From Time Magazine Archive