Qin Shi Huang

THINGS

On the high windswept Tibetan Plateau, researchers have authenticated a stone inscription that offers direct evidence of Qin Shi Huang’s fabled expedition for the elixir of immortality.

PEOPLE

Most people have heard of the legendary Terracotta Army—but few know about the bloodthirsty emperor who was buried with it.



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