Is China’s fabled Empress Dowager Huayang buried near an airport?
A study says yes The recent discovery of a looted tomb near Xian's main runway has sparked debate among historians and archaeologists about the identity of its occupant, believed to be Empress Dowager Huayang, the adoptive grandmother of Qin Shi Huang.
Researchers from the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology have presented evidence in the Chinese journal Archaeology and Cultural Relics, suggesting that the tomb's layout, artifacts, and inscriptions point towards Empress Dowager Huayang as the owner.