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 ...

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

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

successfully unified the writing style and pronunciation of Chinese characters. The unification of characters by Qin Dynasty not only had a profound impact on the ancient Chinese character culture, ...

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

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 ...

The piece of oracle bone inscribed with the characters Qin ren (the Qin people) Photo: Courtesy of Shaanxi Provincial ...