During his lifetime, Qin Shi Huang became obsessed with achieving immortality and sought the elusive elixir of life.

Discover the massive terracotta army, buried for centuries and revealing the grandeur of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Uncover the history, mythology, and mystery of the tomb complex and its ...

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 ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains.

The ape's skull was discovered inside the tomb of the grandmother of an ancient Chinese emperor. Three Chinese farmers who chanced on the terra cotta army buried with China's first emperor ...

Royal attire often includes motifs of birds, as they were considered divine envoys in ancient times and the emperor’s outer garment is decorated with a mythical Chinese phoenix, believed to ...