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.

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have investigated the lives of nobles from the Qin state during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, providing new insights into ancient Chinese social ...

An ancient collection of chariots has been uncovered in China, dating back over 2,000 years. The chariots were found near the Chinese city of Xi'an, in one of the tombs of the mausoleum of China's ...

While the central burial mound of Emperor Qin Shi Huang remains sealed, the surrounding discoveries continue to redefine what ...

The Qin dynasty began in 221 B.C. and was followed by the Han dynasty, which ended in 220 A.D., according to Britannica. Other artifacts found at the ancient site in Changsha.

Detailed examination of the warriors, which were discovered in buried pits to the northeast of Xi'an near the tomb of the emperor, have shed light on what life during the ancient Qin Dynasty was ...

Qin Dynasty well ... Chinese historians have long assumed that under China’s earliest imperial rulers, the Qin (221–206 B.C.) and Han (206 B.C. ... MORE FROM Ancient Tax Time ...