With a height of 76 meters, the mausoleum is laid out in line with the dimensions of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty. It is composed of the inner compound and the outer compound ...

The excavation is expected to be a potentially major archeological discovery that would help the world to learn more about the history of the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). According to a Tuesday ...

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his death. Portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang As the first huge ancient mausoleum in China, with a river in front ...

The bronze ding from the Qin Dynasty collected by the Capital Museum in Beijing. Photo: Courtesy to the Museum An exhibition focusing on exploring the culture and history of Chinese ding and ...

The state of Qin, based in the Sichuan plains ... The emperor ordered Chinese writing made uniform, such that all words with the same meaning in the country’s varied languages would be ...

Ancient bamboo slips unearthed in central-south China's Hunan Province have revealed numerous valuable clues in the study of the imperial Qin Dynasty from its postal service to administrative set-up.

to suppress intellectual discourse as he sought to unify thought and political opinion. The acts are also thought to have contributed to the fall of the Qin dynasty in 207BC.

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 ...

writing and money; implementing important political and social changes; and ruling with strict force. Emperor Gaozu of Han became emperor after Qin Shi Huang and started the famous Han dynasty.