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Is China’s fabled Empress Dowager Huayang buried near an airport? A study says yes

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All 1 reports on Sat, 19 September 2026

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Empress Dowager HuayangQin Shi HuangZhao HanqingShaanxi Provincial

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  1. Sat, 19 September 2026

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    • South China Morning Post14:30first to report

      An airport is an unlikely place to search for national origins but researchers say they have uncovered the tomb of the woman behind the man who unified China – next to a major city runway. The researchers said the tomb was believed to belong to Empress Dowager Huayang, the adoptive grandmother of Qin Shi Huang, who unified the warring states more than 2,200 years ago. “I believe the most likely identity of the tomb owner is Empress Dowager Huayang,” Zhao Hanqing, from the Shaanxi Provincial...

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