In
the later years of the Warring States Period, the King of Qin quickened his
pace of annihilating the other six states. Now that the State of Han had
already been destroyed, Qin was now attacking Zhao, and Yan would be its next
target.
Prince
Dan of Yan was so worried he decided to send someone to kidnap the King of Qin.
Dan found a warrior called Jing Ke and asked him to meet the King of Qin bringing
the head of Fan Yuqi, a traitor of Qin, and the map of an area of Yan.
When
Jing Ke met the King of Qin, he slowly spread out the map and a dagger
appeared. Jing took the dagger in one hand and the King of Qin in the other. The
King of Qin struggled so hard his sleeve was torn apart and managed to escape. Jing
Ke was killed after his attempt failed.
The King of Qin defeated
Yan and the other states and unified China.
Chen
Xianchun is a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University who has
engaged in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language since 1975, equipped
with rich Chinese teaching experience. Professor Chen has made profound
research into the teaching of Chinese reading and has published, in addition to
more than 20 academic papers, many monographs and textbooks such as Teaching
Reading and Psychology, Typical Characters and Events in Chinese
Culture, A Primer on Modern Chinese Reading, AnIntensive Chinese Course,
and Read This Way.