The mausoleum in suburban Anyang, Henan province, seemed not to match the fame of its occupant, the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) warlord and poet Cao Cao.

The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (the first Emperor of Qin) is five kilometers east of Lintong County, 35 kilometers from Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province. On its south is Lishan Mountain and to ...

Before his death, Cao requested a simple burial. He didn't want a large mound above his chamber, stone tablets to mark his mausoleum, or precious gold or silver funerary objects to accompany him ...