Dar es Salaam, Aug. 18 -- IT is around 3pm standard time. Despite the scorching sun and intense heat (about 38 degrees Celsius), curious and anxious crowds are flocking at the Emperor Qinshihuangs Mausoleum Site Museum, approximately one hours drive from Shaanxi Provinces capital Xian.

This suggests the site offers something compelling enough to draw a crowd even in unfavourable weather conditions.

Shaanxi province, often regarded as one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilisation is located at the hinterland of China with a population of about 40 million. It is recorded that 14 dynasties (Kingdoms) including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang established their capital cities here for 1,180 years.

Its capital Xian is the eastern starting point of ...