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Tales of Two Emperors: Qin Shi Huang Di and Hadrian Kuang-Jen Chang* Abstract The Reading Room, a landmark building within the British Museum, has been converted into the designated area for a major exhibition series, The Great Rulers, which began in 2007. The exhibitions, The First Emperor: China s Terracotta Army a n d Hadrian: Empire and Conflict, investigated the lives of two key figures in two great empires, as well as their historical significance and respective civilizations, located on opposite ends of Eurasia. This review, taken from a visitor s perspective, discusses and compares in detail these two special exhibitions with regard to their spatial layouts, objects, and explanations. In short, although the purposes of cultural exchange and attracting the attention of the public were achieved, The First Emperor exhibition seemed superficial when compared with the H a d r i a n exhibition, the latter having reached the spirit of Enlightenment for which the British Museum is well known. Keywords: British Museum, The First Emperor, terracotta army, Roman Empire, Hadrian * Ph. D., Institute of Archaeology, University of London, UK; Independent scholar 123