The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China ... during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's ...

multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures ...

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 the origin of the name "China".

the first Emperor of China. (vectorized) Travel Xian, China Terracotta Warriors, Qin Shi Huang Emperor, Historical Site qin dynasty stock illustrations Terracotta Warriors, Qin Shi Huang Emperor, ...

Image courtesy of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Site Museum. Stretching about 5,000 kilometres, the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty was one of many ambitious construction projects completed during ...

Ironically, the Emperor’s attempts to live forever may have contributed to his early death at the age of 49, as some of the elixirs he drank contained mercury. Image: Bronze goose, Qin Dynasty.

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 ...