Archaeologists in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province have unearthed 19 Sasanian silver coins in a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tomb, the largest number recovered from a single tomb in Xi'an to date and ...
Horses symbolise strength, speed and health in Chinese culture. Here are seven sayings based on the animal, with Cantonese ...
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She died in her husband's arms after giving birth, and he built the Taj Mahal as a monument to his undying love for her
After the beloved wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan died at the age of 38, he built the Taj Mahal in her honor. Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658. He married Mumtaz Mahal in 1612. Mahal ...
Archaeologists unearthed a 2,200-year-old Qin Straight Road in China, a 900 km marvel built by Qin Shi Huang to swiftly move troops. This engineering feat, featuring rammed earth and filled valleys, ...
Due to preservation risks, mercury hazards, and inadequate conservation technology, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb has remained sealed for more than two millennia. In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi Province uncovered ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2, 1912 (UP) - The dowager empress and Pu Yi, the seven-year-old emperor of China, disguised, are fleeing toward Zhikhe on the Mongolian frontier, according to dispatches from ...
This historical drama tells the story of Qin Shihuang, who unified China's vast territory and declared himself emperor in 221 B.C. During his reign, he introduced sweeping reforms, built a vast ...
Allusion to the top leader of China in general, and at present to Xi Jinping. Implies that the head of state was anointed, not elected, to a position far more powerful than a modern head of state. At ...
For thousands of years, Chinese emperors ensured good harvests for their people by practicing a state religion centered on the worship of a supreme God of Heaven. Archaeologists have identified many ...
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