Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor, was a brutal ruler who unified ancient China and laid the foundation for the Great Wall.

Thousands of life-size terra-cotta soldiers stand in Pit 1, the largest repository of figurines at the third-century B.C. funerary complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, near Xi’an, China.

From the Great Wall of China to the Terracotta Army, Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, has left behind enough awe-inspiring legacies to fill volumes of history. A man obsessed with power ...

According to the statement, the tourist was visiting the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi'an, a city in western China that was the capital during several ancient dynasties, when he "climbed over ...

The life-sized terracotta soldiers protecting the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC-210 BC), were accidentally found by well-diggers in 1974. Since the discovery of the First ...

The life of 'China's First Emperor,' Qin Shi Huangdi, is re-created in a fascinating History Channel docudrama, Great Wall and all.

A ceremony to worship Huangdi, a legendary common ancestor of the Chinese people, is held in Xinzheng City, central China's Henan Province, March 31, 2025. People attended a grand ceremony on ...

Qin Shi Huang A Sichuan city’s adoption of Yuan Dynasty-style community policing has inspired fears of a return to the despotism of yore.

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the "underground army" guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

A ceremony to worship Huangdi, a legendary common ancestor of the Chinese people, is held in Xinzheng City, central China's Henan Province, March 31, 2025.

Qin Shi Huang had the work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors and horses of the "underground army" guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the ...

A ceremony to worship Huangdi, a legendary common ancestor of the Chinese people, is held in Xinzheng City, central China's Henan Province, March 31, 2025. People attended a grand ceremony on Monday ...