These rare treasures could paint a better picture of China before it unified
A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...
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Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.)
multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures ...
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Uncovering the Terra Cotta Soldiers
A curator from the Houston Museum of Natural Science explains how the terra cotta warriors were discovered and what they reveal about China s Qin dynasty National Treasure: The Mold Behind the ...
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Rare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China's Terracotta Army
having consolidated the warring kingdoms in 221 BCE and founded the Qin dynasty, marking him as the architect of China’s unification, according to IFLScience. Each figure in the Terracotta ...
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Snake sticks its fangs into myth and culture
Cultural relics about snakes found in northern and southern China during the Qin and Han dynasties exhibit distinct characteristics. “The artifacts ... Period to the Han Dynasty.
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Uncovering the Terra Cotta Soldiers
A curator from the Houston Museum of Natural Science explains how the terra cotta warriors were discovered and what they reveal about China s Qin dynasty Astronomers Create First Realistic ...