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.

Archaeologists have uncovered over 3,000 tombs, some dating back more than 2,000 years, along with rare artifacts, in an ...

The Zhou Dynasty was the most prosperous period of ... food and politics was especially important during the Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties (circa 1122 B.C. – A.D. 220). Banquets and feasts ...

The Han Dynasty was famed for its carving skills ... than their life-sized Qin Dynasty counterparts in Xi’an. But many experts have argued that they are far more distinctive.

These military geniuses transformed armies, toppled emperors, even battled pirates There may be no more renowned historical ...

Nankai University historian Zhenhong Yang examined nearly 100 Qin and Han Dynasty bamboo slips related to taxation and found that the system was more sophisticated than previously thought.

This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Kate Linebaugh: The last day that Qin Gang, China's then Foreign Minister was seen in public, was on June 25th of last year.

Chu Han Zhengxiong is a Chinese television series based on the historical novel of the same Chinese title by Xiong Cheng. The story tells of the events in the late Qin Dynasty and Chu–Han ...

Qin Qi is a Chinese contemporary painter who primarily works with oil paint on canvas. Many of his paintings are characterized by their surreal elements, in which he reimagines ordinary objects or ...

Qianyi Qin teaches classes on philosophy of mind and cognitive science, logic, Buddhist philosophy, and Chinese philosophy. Her current research investigates the relation between imagination and the ...

The Zhou Dynasty was the most prosperous period of ... food and politics was especially important during the Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties (circa 1122 B.C. – A.D. 220). Banquets and feasts ...