Archaeologists uncovered 200 ancient tombs in China, offering new insights into early life in the region during the Qin and ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

The search for the waters of eternal life has fascinated figures from Gilgamesh to the conquistadors to Hollywood studio ...

and Zheng proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign Emperor of the Qin Dynasty". He called the united empire "Qin", which many academics believe is the origin of the name "China".

After unifying the country, Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, deployed imperial troops in pursuit of the Huns and finally built the formidable protective screen of the Great Wall.

Chinese horticulture began in the Qin Dynasty (1644-1911), and two royal garden construction upsurges occurred during the Qin/Han (221BC-220AD) and Sui/Tang (581-907) dynasties. Private gardens ...

As the Qin, China's first dynasty, lasted only from 221 to 206 BC ... Continuing Mao's praise of the First Emperor, in 1974 the Party's leading journal, Red Flag, proclaimed that ‘book burning was a ...

Malaysian tourist Emily Qin was also knocked back from a hotel ... there are at least 52 hotels within 500 meters of the popular Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City. Only 15 hotels accept foreign ...

A legend was born. Old Spanish towns like St. Augustine today claim to be the real fountain whose waters amazed the adventurer when he planted a Spanish flag on La Florida. In truth, however ...

The Boise City Council made the Pride flag a city flag Tuesday to get around a new state law. The Legislature earlier this year banned most flags from flying on government property, but left an ...