In 1996, archaeologists discovered Emperor Wu's tomb in northwestern China, where they found his bones, including a nearly complete skull. With the development of ancient DNA research in recent ...

The face of a Chinese emperor who ruled 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed using ancient DNA. Chinese scientists recreated the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA ...

On display inside the hall are legends and materials about the life of the Yellow Emperor, representing the great exploits of this ancient hero and founder of the Chinese nation. The Great Hall of ...

It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. In 196I, the State Council decided the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang would be a key cultural relic under state protection. Emperor ...

The Chinese paddlefish belongs to an ancient lineage of paddlefish that has been ... including those of ancient Chinese emperors. Overfishing caused their populations to decline drastically ...

The Manchus are of ancient origin and legend has it that ... wrath and then came their time to strike. Tsung-Cheng, emperor of China, ascended the throne in 1627. The country was torn with dissension.

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 ... "It is best to keep the ancient tomb untouched ...