“The one after [the Han Dynasty] lasted around 400 years. “That’s because they inherited a lot of Shihuang’s initiatives while also being more benevolent and frugal, but he really shaped ...

The Ming dynasty’s Jiajing emperor (r. 1521-1567) is believed to have been the first ruler to use it. Surrounded by dragons, the elevated throne is ornately decorated with gold and precious stones.

The museum is predicting over 180,000 visitors, at least a third of them from interstate or overseas, will stream through to catch a glimpse of the star exhibits.

The poem reminded the emperor of the remarkable journey of his ancestors, one that he intended to honor by fulfilling the role of a diligent and benevolent ruler." In fact, the concept of the right to ...

"Pre-Zhou" refers to the period when the Zhou still paid allegiance to the Shang Dynasty and prospered in present-day Shaanxi, before taking up arms against the Shang ruler and replaced it. The last ...

Under the artistic direction of renowned virtuoso Yuen Siufai, audiences will be brought back to the Three Kingdoms era of ...

An Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-256BC) bronze artifact exhibited at the Luoyang Museum in Central China's Henan Province has sparked online fascination after netizens humorously noted its striking ...

For two centuries, scholars have sparred over the roots of the Piasts, Poland's first documented royal house, who reigned from the 10th to the 14th centuries.

The tomb of the 26th dynasty vizier of Upper Egypt discovered in South Assassif on Luxor's west bank Nevine El-Aref , Sunday 30 Aug 2015, Views:28989 Wall engravings ...

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 ...