The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (the first Emperor of Qin) is five kilometers east of Lintong County, 35 kilometers from Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province. On its south is Lishan Mountain and to ...

The Svalbard Seed Vault, also known as the Doomsday Vault, is one of the most forbidden places on Earth that holds over 100 ...

A rare decorated statue was uncovered among the “terracotta army” in the tomb of the ancient Chinese emperor Qin Shi […] ...

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

In 2011, archaeologists in China unearthed nine tombs guarded by the famous Terracotta Army, the 8,000 life-size sculptures ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany ... of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin.

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming ...

The first emperor to unify China under a single dynasty, Qin Shi Huang Di packed a lot into his ... With less than one percent of the vast tomb complex excavated so far, it may take centuries ...

The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, rests in a tomb so large that the archaeological dig could last a century; researchers discover that the oldest of the Chinchorro mummies are children.