Shortly after 2 CE, Han China descended into two decades of chaos. Famine, floods, and rebellion rocked the realm. A short-lived Xin dynasty briefly seized power, attempting ambitious tax and land ...

New historical records from Xin (8-23 A.D.), a short-lived regime at the end of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-24), were discovered on wooden strips from Han at Juyan, in Ejin Banner of North ...

Mawangdui, an ancient Chinese tomb complex from the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25), in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province Photo: VCG. When Chinese archaeologists first une ...

Xin has studied some 4,000 Han Dynasty tombs. Xin said the next stage of the archeological work will be to look for items locked in the coffin of the central mausoleum. "There may be a royal seal ...

Among the findings was a remarkable discovery known as China's "Sleeping Beauty" (Lady Xin Zhui), an over 2,100 ... during China's Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25). The world has marveled at ...

Finally, Han was accused of participating in a rebellion and was killed in 196 BC.Born in Huanyin (today's Huai'an, Jiangsu Province), Han Xin (c ... founding of the Han Dynasty.

The tombs contain the well-preserved remains of the Marquis Dai's wife, Lady Xin Zhui, who was buried more than 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24). The tombs have ...

A clashing of historical events and science fiction take place towards the end of the Qin Dynasty ... of Han and revolves around historical figures like Qin Shi Huang, Liu Bang, Han Xin, Zhang ...

This is the story of Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai ... the Marquis of Dai and Chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China. She died at age 50 due ...