Xi'an attractions: decoding the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang By Dong Jirong Updated: 2013-05-02. It took 720,000 workers and nearly 40 years to build the mausoleum.

Young Emperor. Ying Zheng took the throne in 246 B.C. at the age of 13. By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin.

Megaprojects. Discovering the Secrets of Emperor Qin's Mausoleum. Posted: May 23, 2025 | Last updated: May 23, 2025. Discover the massive terracotta army, buried for centuries and revealing the ...

Archeologists have unraveled the mysterious plan of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, the 2,200-year-old structure which is famous as the home of 7,000 terracotta horses and warriors. Located in Xi'an ...

Near the unexcavated tomb of Qin Shi Huang—who proclaimed himself first emperor of China in 221 B.C.E.—lay an extraordinary underground treasure: an entire army of life-size terra-cotta ...

A documentary explores the mausoleum complex of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, most famous for its collection of some 8,000 soldiers. Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

The recently excavated tomb is just one of many within the necropolis, built to honor Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), the First Emperor of Qin. As noted by National Geographic, Qin himself called for ...

Our Call: STREAM IT.Balanced effectively between research and reenactment, Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors offers a deep dive into the ongoing work at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ...

An explorer has gone further than many archaeologists who have avoided opening the tomb of China's first emperor - but not for fear of curses. Qin Xi Huang, China's first ever empirical ruler, was ...