The year was BC221when Qin Shi Huang the first emperor of China started to build a royal tomb for himself despite his infatuation with immortality. Trough the prodigious endeavours, the mausoleum was completed 37 years later. Legend has it that, to ensure utmost secrecy, all those who worked on the project were buried alive with the dead emperor. There were no survivors. Over the next two thousand years, historians, tomb-raiders, and happy-go-lucky adventures alike have been homing on the royal treasure buried within. However, no one has ever succeded in locating the entrance to the mausoleum. Thus, the bulk of the First Emperor's treasure. including his much-fabled elixir of youth, remained infact............

Jakie Chan stars as Eddie Yang a resolute Hong Kong cop who suffers a near fatal accident while investigating a case involving a mysterious medallion in his possession, he gains incredible speed, strengh and skill-taking his martial arts abilities to a650 whole new level . Enlisting the help of British Interpol agent Nicole James (Claire Forlani), Eddie is determined to learn the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Snakehead (Julian Sands) who wants to use its awesome powers.