Decades after its discovery, Qin Shi Huang's tomb remains sealed because archaeologists are unsure of the possible damage as ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife ... "It is best to keep the ancient tomb untouched ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. In 196I, the State Council decided the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang would be a key cultural relic under state protection. Emperor ...

The gifts, symbolizing that "under heaven, all belong to the emperor," stood for the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) which constitute the origin of all things. Ancient China was ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

(ii) Those who named their children after Chinese emperors were sent to labour camps. (iii) Civilians in ancient China were allowed to have the same surnames as royalty. (iv) The elderly were ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ...