Xinjiang was formally included in Chinese territory in the Han Dynasty. Later dynasties in the Central Plains, some strong, some weak, kept closer or looser contact with the Western Regions, and the ...

The study, published recently in the journal npj Heritage Science, focused on two noble tombs from the early to mid-Spring ...

While the central burial mound of Emperor Qin Shi Huang remains sealed, the surrounding discoveries continue to redefine what ...

The barques were loaded. Food, tools and supplies to endure several years beyond the frontiers of the known world. Five thousand crew and six thousand children – reputedly all virgins, the purest ...

According to the inscription, five top-ranking officials had been ordered to seek medicinal herbs near Mount Kunlun, a ...

In 2008, with the world’s attention turned to China for the Beijing Olympics, the Bowers Museum brought 14 terracotta warriors to southern California. It was a coup. The museum had forged close ...

A newly uncovered section of the Great Wall of China in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, dating back nearly 3,000 years, suggests the structure's origins are three centuries older than previously ...

This historical drama tells the story of Qin Shihuang, who unified China's vast territory and declared himself emperor in 221 B.C. During his reign, he introduced sweeping reforms, built a vast ...

Mysterious terracotta commander offers new clues to China’s ancient Qin dynasty army Rare statue of high-ranking officer is helping archeologists piece together military structure of the first ...