Shi Huang Di knew that his regime was harsh. In 213 BC, to protect himself from unfavorable comparisons with earlier rulers, he ordered th...

Reliable water supplies were vital, and early in his reign Shi Huang Di commissioned the building of a 150 km canal that would carry water f...

The terracotta army, meanwhile, was buried about 1.6 km away, drawn up in full battle order, ready to fight for the emperor in the afterl...

But in exchange they faced heavy taxation and were forced into hard unpaid labor on large scale public works. Initially, these policies ...

His army accompanied him in death, molded in terracotta and armed with real bows, spears, and ge- Chinese halberds. They were buried in thre...

The ruthless but efficient king of Qin conquered all the rival Warring States to unite China, becoming its first emperor, Shi Huang Di. His...