In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of great talent and bold vision, ended the 250-odd years of rivalry among the independent principalities during the Warring States ...

Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world: a life ... of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of ...

Beware longevity scientists hawking miracles and immortality. For centuries, the world’s most powerful figures have tried to ...

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these ...

The West is no stranger to book bans. D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer were banned in multiple countries, including Australia, Britain, Canada and ...

Among the characters in the epic battle manga and anime, Record of Ragnarok's Qin Shi Huang stands out as few others can because he represents the legendary First Emperor of China. In the divine ...

He was called Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin ... The 8,000 vivid, life-sized pottery figures, horses and chariots have been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World." ...

Half a century ago, Chinese farmers stumbled upon an enormous underground mausoleum full of life-size clay ... built to honor the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who died in 210 B.C ...