A newly discovered rectangular chariot and horse pit in Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has provided key evidence ...

A rare decorated statue was uncovered among the “terracotta army” in the tomb of the ancient Chinese emperor Qin Shi […] ...

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 ...

History shows Xinjiang's fate has always been part of the Chinese nation, and the region's development reflects the evolution ...

multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures ...

According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after taking the throne. More than 700,000 laborers worked on ...

Zhao Gao, a high-ranking official of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), gifted the emperor with a deer, insisting it was a horse. Laughing, the amused emperor asked his entourage what they thought.

The discoveries are significant for Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) historical research. The remains of high-grade ancient architecture, the remains indicate that the region around the Jingcheng Xincun ...

Researchers believe that the joining of regional walls to create a single defensive structure against northern invasions occurred much later, in the Qin Dynasty, around the 3rd century BC.

Liu Bang came from humble stock. A patrolman-turned-guerilla, he led his Pei County militia in the revolt that defeated the unpopular Qin Dynasty. In its wake, defacto rebel leader General Xiang ...