It seemed natural and fitted in with what was known of the ancient funeral system that Zi Ying - the son of Qin Shihuang and brother of Qin Er Shi, second emperor of Qin Dynasty - was buried next to ...

Qin Shi also asked that a Terracotta army of at least 8,000 clay soldiers be placed in the tomb. The army must also included terracotta horses, along with real chariots and weapons.

Archeologists have unraveled the mysterious plan of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, the 2,200-year-old structure which is famous as the home of 7,000 terracotta horses and warriors. Located in Xi'an ...

Qin Shi Huang built a formidable fighting machine. His army is easy to imagine because he left us the famous terracotta warriors in Xian. "The Qin was really the first state to really go into ...

In the recently concluded hit historical drama “Qin Dynasty Epic,” Qin Shi Huang (259 B.C.-210 B.C.) — the first emperor of China — is depicted as a benevolent ruler who wishes to eliminate the kings ...

Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor, was a brutal ruler who unified ancient China and laid the foundation for the Great Wall. By Kristin Baird Rattini June 3, 2019 ...

Should history view Qin Shi Huang as a hero for unifying China 2,000 years ago or a villain for enslaving nations and burying scholars?

As the country's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang unified China with an army of more than 500,000 men. To construct the Terracotta Army and mausoleum, researchers believe it took 700,000 laborers a ...

From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.