Only a few, and not Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang’s entire terracotta army, traveled to Bangkok, but even these four earthenware statues are enough to draw in history buffs and the archeology ...

According to the inscription, five top-ranking officials had been ordered to seek medicinal herbs near Mount Kunlun, a mountain revered as a celestial realm.

“Hero,” Zhang Yimou’s first martial arts movie which is also based on the story of Qin Shi Huangdi, came out four years ago. The following excerpts are from Chinese movie critic Cui Weiping ...

The Terracotta Army, also called the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huangdi (the first emperor of China – 260-210 B.C.).

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, is famously remembered for his ambition to conquer not only his empire but also death itself. But a newly discovered artifact raises the question: ...

Young Emperor. Ying Zheng took the throne in 246 B.C. at the age of 13. By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang — of terracotta warrior fame — lived from approximately 259 to 210 B.C. Known for unifying China, building The Great Wall, and giving himself the title of Huangdi “ Sovereign ...

The Terracotta Army was meant to defend Qin Shi Huangdi in the afterlife, and now the warriors have protection of their own. The site was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...