By 206BC, seven years after the burning of books, the Qin dynasty was no more. The destruction of books, deliberately or ...

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his death. Portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang As the first huge ancient mausoleum in China, with a river in front ...

Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one ... historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after ...

With the introduction of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty, ancient bells gradually became important musical instruments for Buddhism. As the saying goes, "There are bells at every temple.

A newly discovered rectangular chariot and horse pit in Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has provided key evidence that the Qin state had already established a tradition of chariot and horse ...

A rare decorated statue was uncovered among the "terracotta army" in the tomb of the ancient Chinese emperor Qin ... as [the] commanding system in the Qin dynasty," said Li. Sign up for Chip ...

(Photo by Yu Xiangquan/Xinhua) A total of 79 ancient sites, including river terrace settlements and military fortifications, were discovered in South China's ... and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Meng Nan Even before the Qin Dynasty (before 221 BC ... shown that Xinjiang bore the imprint of Chinese civilization from its earliest days, with ancient trade routes between the Western Regions ...

In shows and films, famous historical people in ancient ... wore make-up. A Chinese study explored how people in the middle and upper classes used cosmetics during the Tang dynasty (618-907).

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...