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	Qin can refer to: State Qin (state) Qin (state) Q?n or Ch'in , was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Periods of China. It eventually grew to dominate the country and unite it in 221 BC, after which it is referred to as the Qin Dynasty.... , a state of China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Qin Dynasty The Qin Dynasty was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE.... , which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC Former Qin Former Qin The Former Qin was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Founded by the Fu family of the Di ethnicity, it completed the unification of North China in 376.... , Di state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period Later Qin Later Qin The Later Qin was a state of Qiang people ethnicity of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. Note that the Later Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Western Qin.... , Qiang state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period Western Qin Western Qin The Western Qin was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Note that the Western Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Later Qin.... , Xianbei state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period Person Qin Jiushao, Chinese mathematician Qin Shi Huang Qin Shi Huang Qin Shi Huang , personal name Ying Zheng , was king of the Chinese Qin from 246 BCE to 221 BCE during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BCE.... , founder of the Qin Dynasty Shaobo Qin Shaobo Qin Qin Shaobo is a China Acrobatics and actor.He was born in Guangxi, China, and is a member of the Peking Acrobats. In 2001, Qin played The Amazing Yen, George Clooney's "grease man" in the remake of Ocean's Eleven .... , Chinese acrobat and actor Musical instrument Guqin Guqin The is the modern name for a plucked seven-string List of traditional Chinese musical instruments of the zither family. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentleman does not part with his qin'... , formerly named Qin, Chinese stringed musical instrument Qinqin Qinqin File:Qinqinplayer.jpgThe qinqin is a plucked China lute originally with a wooden body, a slender fretted neck, and three strings. Its body can be either round, hexagonal , or octagonal. Often only two strings were used, as in certain regional silk-and-bamboo ensembles. In its hexagonal... , a lute-type instrument Other Shaanxi Shaanxi is a north-central political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province.... , abbreviated as Qin, province of China See also Hata clan descendants of Qin Dynasty Qin Dynasty The Qin Dynasty was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE.... , established in Japan Daqin Daqin Daqin is the ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire and, depending on context, the Near East, especially Syria. It literally means "Great Qin", Qin Dynasty being the name of the founding dynasty of the Early Imperial China....