The burial mound of China’s first emperor has remained untouched since workers sealed it in 208 BC, even as the surrounding necropolis has become one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites. I ...

Politically, Qin Shi Huang is not just a historical figure; he is foundational to China’s national narrative, both as a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a luxurious 2,200-year-old tomb in eastern China that may belong to an emperor of the Chu state during a critical period in Chinese history. Chu was among the seven ...

The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ruler was ...

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition "China's Terracotta Warriors : the First Emperor's Legacy"; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, October 28, 2012-January 20, 2013; Asian Art Museum, San ...

Oversimplified discourse on Ming, Qing dynasties risks slide into ‘narrow, Han-centric nationalism’, Zhejiang authorities ...

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Chatwin is the author of “Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China” and “The Southern Tour: Deng Xiaoping and the Fight for China’s Future.” Above Beijing’s imperial center ...