On what was supposed to be a day like any other for farmers digging a well near the city of Xian, China in 1974, quickly ...

A stone carving that some scholars believe dates back more than 2,200 years and could carry major cultural significance has ...

A stone carving that some scholars believe dates back more than 2,200 years and could carry major cultural significance has ignited a heated debate among history enthusiasts, as several university ...

Throughout Chinese history, the dragon has also been associated with imperial power, going back to the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huangdi (r. 221-210 B.C.).

This is what he said about the young Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a unified China who ruled from 246 BCE to 210 BCE: "With his puffed-out chest like a hawk and voice of a jackal, Qin is a ...

BEIJING: A stone carving that some scholars believe dates back more than 2,200 years and could carry major cultural significance has ignited a heated debate among history enthusiasts, as several ...

By 221 BCE, the final kingdom fell, 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 ...

Huangdi was the leader of the ancient Huaxia tribal alliance and the founding ancestor of Chinese civilization. During his reign, Huangdi cultivated crops, developed production, initiated the ...

Grand ceremony held to worship legendary ancestor Huangdi in China's Henan A ceremony to worship Huangdi, a legendary common ancestor of the Chinese people, is held in Xinzheng City, central China's ...

This photo shows pieces of the Li brocade weaved by students displayed at Hainan Minzu Technical School in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, June 10, 2025. In recent years, Wuzhishan city ...

The role of the Cl– anion as a templating agent for the synthesis of cyclopeptides was assessed through the preparation of three new homocyclolysines and other six cyclic peptides by head-to-tail ...