The buried city of China’s first emperor’s tomb is so vast and dangerous that experts explain why it has remained sealed.

A 2,000-year-old terra-cotta archer that has been reassembled and transported to the Field Museum from Xi'an, China Credit: Aimee Levitt Qin Shi Huangdi likely qualifies as the most ambitious ...

Creating thousands of live-size soldier statues to protect the mausoleum of China's first emperor was a massive operation, requiring many steps and close collaboration. Thousands of life-size ...

Only a few, and not Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang’s entire terracotta army, traveled to Bangkok, but even these four earthenware statues are enough to draw in history buffs and the archeology-obsessed ...

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 ...

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Japanese are getting a first-hand look at figurines and other artifacts from the mausoleum of China’s first emperor at the Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition, which comprises original figures and ...

There are two Chinese leaders whose final resting place is thronged by tourists - Mao Zedong and Qin Shi Huang, the emperor of terracotta soldier fame. But they also have another thing in common - Qin ...

Explore 10 truly bizarre royal deaths, showcasing the often strange and tragic fates of historical figures. 1. Hatshepsut, ...

According to legend, Shi Huangdi, the first Emperor of China, was obsessed with immortality. He couldn’t conceive of a world deprived of his imperial presence. Consequently, his minions scoured the ...