According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after taking the throne. More than 700,000 laborers worked on ...

An exhibition examines what nighttime head rests say about social development in ancient times, Qin Feng and Chen Meiling report. The sales will include Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on ...

In 221 BC, Ying Zheng, first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, put an end to the 250-odd years of rivalry among the independent principalities during the Warring States Period, and established the first ...

The Qin dynasty terracotta warriors from Emperor Qin Shihuang’s tomb are some of the most significant and well-known Chinese relics, and now there’s a chance to see part of the 8,000-strong army right ...

They include several bronze artefacts of the Shang dynasty and pottery warriors of the Chin [Qin] dynasty. During the Shang dynasty (13th century BC), tremendous advancement was made in bronze ...

While the Qin dynasty collapsed in 207 BCE, China was reunified by Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. During four centuries of Han rule, China expanded its frontiers in all directions and ...