Mao certainly didn't think so. In May 1958, having silenced most of China's intellectuals, the Great Teacher, referring to Qin's founding emperor, Shihuangdi, boasted: ‘He buried 460 scholars alive; ...

Political contributions are not new - 2,300 years ago a rich merchant helped the father of China's first emperor gain power, ...

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 ...

Cao Fei’s first retrospective in Australia, My City is Yours at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, sets out to overstimulate ...

In the heart of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the world feels slower, softer, cradled by towering cliffs and lush ...

Embroidery, one of traditional Chinese folk handicrafts,has a long history. The history of embroidery can trace back tothe ...

Sima wasn't afraid to make harsh judgments. 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 ...

In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story. Roman Emperor Marcus Opellius Macrinus reigned from 217 to 218. He was born in ...

In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, united seven kingdoms to create the first Chinese empire. To symbolize this unity, he decided to link the walls built by these kingdoms into one ...

Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd – Cuckoos Nest Studio; T2 Studio; Jade Animation Company Ltd.; and Gullwing Co., Ltd. Mulan and her new fiancé, General Li Shang, are on a special mission: escorting the ...

Emperor have announced a Spring 2025 US tour with support from Wolves in the Throne Room, Agalloch, and Wayfarer. The seven-date trek kicks off in Worcester, Massachusetts, on May 9th before hitting ...

By Graham Bowley An ancient bronze thought to be a likeness of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus is to be reunited with its long lost torso after a Danish museum agreed that its sculpture of a ...