The burial mound of China’s first emperor has remained untouched since workers sealed it in 208 BC, even as the surrounding ...

Politically, Qin Shi Huang is not just a historical figure; he is foundational to China’s national narrative, both as a ...

One of the most highly anticipated cultural events of the season, the Metropolitan Opera's world premiere of Tan Dun and Ha Jin's "The First Emperor" has been more than a decade in the making. An ...

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the palace of China's first feudal emperor, best known for the terracotta warrior army guarding his tomb. The Chinese state media reports that archaeologists have ...

Chinese farmers were digging a well in a rural area of Xi'an, China in 1974 when they came across pieces of what appeared to be ceramic armor. No one knew what it was at first. Turns out, the farmers ...

Researchers have integrated textual information with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of the reign of China's first emperor. The exploits of China's first emperor, Qin ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The discovery in China of an underground army of nearly 8,000 life-size terracotta soldiers is considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. More than ...

New archaeological finds suggest China and the west were in contact over 15 hundred years earlier than the time European explorer Marco Polo arrived in China. The Terracotta Warriors in the Mausoleum ...