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 ...

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.

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

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.

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

Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these ...

Het mausoleum van Qin Shi Huang is het grootste bewaarde mausoleum in China. Waarschijnlijk zijn er nog duizenden standbeelden die opgegraven kunnen worden op deze archeologische vindplaats, die pas ...

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 ...

Among the characters in the epic battle manga and anime, Record of Ragnarok's Qin Shi Huang stands out as few others can because he represents the legendary First Emperor of China. In the divine ...

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.