Qin Hui[a] or Qin Kuai[b] (January 17, 1091 – November 18, 1155) was a Chinese politician. He was a grand chancellor of the Song dynasty in Chinese history. He was a contemporary of …

Nov 5, 2025 · Qin Hui (born 1090, Jiangning, Jiangsu province, China—died 1155, Hangzhou) was a minister of the Song dynasty (960–1279) who led a peace party that opposed continued …

Apr 9, 2025 · Qin’s legacy crystallizes enduring tensions in Chinese political culture: the conflict between pragmatic accommodation and principled resistance, and the corrupting potential of …

Qin Hui (1090 — 1155), courtesy name Huizhi, was one of the most treacherous officials in the history of China. He murdered the great marshal, Yue Fei, set up and banished many …

Feb 8, 2023 · Qin Hui (1090-1155) and his wife, Lady Wang, were the most hated couple in China for almost a thousand years. So what’s the story of Qin Hui, and what did they do to retain this …

Qin Hui (秦晖) is a historian and public intellectual. He retired as Professor of History, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, in 2017 and then served as a Visiting …

Nov 17, 2025 · As one of the most powerful officials of the Southern Song, Qin Hui 's life is shrouded in legend and controversy. He was both a central figure in Southern Song politics …

Feb 21, 2025 · Qin Hui 秦檜 (1091-1155), courtesy name Huizhi 會之, was Counsellor-in-chief of the Southern Song dynasty 南宋 (1127-1279) and is usually told to be one of the chief traitors …

Jan 10, 2018 · Qin Hui (1090–1155) was a chancellor during the Southern Song dynasty, born in Jiankang (modern-day Nanjing). Initially, he advocated fighting against the Jin dynasty and …

The two twisted strips of dough are still said to represent Qin Hui and Lady Wang, forever bound together in their treachery and fried in effigy.