• Director(s):

    DEVIGNE (Floriane)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, LES FILMS D'ICI

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2025

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

In 221 BCE, the king of Qin (a small state on the western fringes of China) overthrew the Warring States and unified the Chinese empire. Tradition casts this first emperor as the founder of a political system portrayed as unchanging. But when did this date become significant? Since when has 221 BCE been considered Year Zero of imperial China?