chinese-king-pm (IMAGE) Penn State Caption The Chinese character for 'king' contains three horizontal strokes representing heaven, the people and Earth, and a vertical line, representing the emperor, connecting all three. A new book by Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies, examines documents from China's Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) to understand how the Han rulers used rhetoric to build and maintain an empire. The texts can offer insights into contemporary issues. Credit Patrick Mansell / Penn State Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC-ND Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.