Emperor Wu was credited with unifying northern China in a particularly chaotic time. Researchers recovered ancient DNA from his remains, which included a nearly intact skull. After analyzing the ...

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The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife ... "It is best to keep the ancient tomb untouched ...

A single piece of jade weighing a mighty five tonnes tells the story of Sage King Yu, a mythical ruler from China’s Qing Dynasty, famous for protecting his tribe from flooding. Produced by ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. In 196I, the State Council decided the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang would be a key cultural relic under state protection. Emperor ...