Qin Dynasty

ANCIENT HISTORY

Mercurial Mystery: What’s Inside the Tomb of China’s First Emperor?

Rivers of mercury, pearl-studded ceilings—the contents of the unopened burial chamber of Qin Shi Huang continue to baffle archaeologists

Oct. 13, 2022

ANCIENT HISTORY

From forbidding crying to enforcing fish-naming etiquette to ink-drinking punishments—these are the weirdest laws from Chinese history

Nov. 17, 2021

STREET TALK

Creative zingers and put-downs from Chinese history

Oct. 16, 2020

HISTORY

It was the most priceless artifact in ancient China—then it disappeared

Aug. 27, 2017