He mobilized more than 300,000 people over a period of a dozen years to build the Great Wall, which stretches for 5,000 km in northern China. Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum ...

According to legend, the Great Wall was built by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang (Reigned 221-210 BC), though historical records trace the true origin of the wall to defensive ...

During his lifetime, Qin Shi Huang became obsessed with achieving immortality and sought the elusive elixir of life.

Scientists just discovered the secret to the Great Wall of China's legendary strength that's kept it incredibly intact for ...

Counted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China has survived ... The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, united seven kingdoms to establish the first unified Chinese ...

the stone sentry actually consists of many great walls, some dating back to the fifth century B.C. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered these earlier long wall sections linked and ...

By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First ... building the first version of the Great Wall. According to writings of court ...