China's first emperor launched an obsessive search for the elixir of life before dying aged 49 in 210 BCE, new archaeological research has revealed. Qin Shi Huang, who created the world-famous ...

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, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...

After defeating the Mongol Empire in 1368 and establishing the Ming dynasty, the Chinese emperor attempted to reestablish the tribute relationship with neighboring states. In 1402, during a ...

A giant statue of China's first emperor has fallen flat on its face - all six tonnes of it. The 19m (62ft) bronze cast of Qin Shi Huang was blown from its stone pedestal in Shandong province ...

The White Emperor represents China’s bold ... The development timeline suggests ambitious goals. China aims to have a prototype by 2028 and a meaningful design by the late 2030s.