multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history—the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or “First Emperor of Qin.” He standardized the written script, weights and ...

However, the Qin Dynasty collapsed within a couple of years of his death, and China fell into anarchy and disorder as powerful warlords vied for power. One of the rebel leaders, a man of humble ...

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 Yu divided the Qin empire into 18 ...

A few figures of leaders wear helmets and Armour ... art and science and technology of the Qin Dynasty. Excavation of Pit 1 has excited the archaeological world, known as "the Eighth Wonder ...

Dating back thousands of years, the Terracotta Army guards the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and has never been opened.

Qin Gang's fall from grace was as unexpected and abrupt as his elevation, Daniel Russel from the Asia Society Policy Institute said. "Since both moves are attributed to China's leader, this ...