The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder.

DEEP in the ancient burial grounds of China’s first emperor, archaeologists made a discovery that could rewrite the story of ...

Chenghou traces the legacy of ancient sage kings and praises the virtues of the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty — King Wen ...

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his death. Portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang As the first huge ancient mausoleum in China, with a river in front ...

the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, under which China was unified after centuries of political turmoil, is the first of its kind to be found at a site known as pit No 2, according to Zhu Sihong ...

Researchers find rainy, humid climate in ancient north China contributed to agricultural boom and prosperity of Qin and Han ...

Chinese archaeologists uncovered the oldest city ever found from the Shang Dynasty, over 3,000 years old, at the entrance of ...

With 8,000 figures and 10 known officers, one might hypothesize that each general commanded 800 men, suggesting more figures ...

by the imperial sacrificial department of the Qin dynasty and were then transported to Baoji." "These items show ancient Chinese sacrificial culture not only involved people's spiritual reverence ...

Among the famed terra-cotta warriors in the sprawling tomb of the ancient Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, archaeologists have excavated a rare decorated statue. Judging by the figure’s features and ...