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 ...

In ancient China, carriages hitched to horses or oxen ... They have made appearances in Chinese lore and history, though. Emperor Wu, or Sima Yan, founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, was said ...

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 ...

Woodcut engraving, published in 1864. china emperor stock illustrations Triumphal procession of the Roman Emperor by the Forum Romanum Triumphal procession of the Roman Emperor by the Forum Romanum in ...

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 ...

Huangling County is located on the Loess Plateau of northwest China in Shaanxi ... during the reign of Emperor Qian Long of the Qing Dynasty, with the characters "Ancient Yellow Emperor's Tomb ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...

Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze vat may help rewrite China’s drinking ... of the artifacts and followed ancient distillation recipes that included ...