What are the legends of Epang Palace?
The first view is that Epang Palace is named after the palace site is close to Xianyang. "Ah, it's near, so it's near Xianyang. It's called A Fang."
The second point of view is that A Fang is named after the shape of the palace "four A Bian Guang", and A Fang can also be interpreted as Qu Chu, Qu Yu, Qu Ting and so on. The architectural structure of Afang Palace is "coiled, arched and twisted", which embodies the style and characteristics of "four rooms and wide rooms". It is precisely because of this architectural style of Epang Palace that when explaining why this palace is called Epang Palace in Historical Records of Qin Shihuang, he said: "This palace is famous for its shape, and it is said that its palace is wide on all sides."
The third view is that this palace is called Epang Palace because it is high and steep. If it is in Ashang, it is a house. This view comes from the biography of Hanshu Jiashan, in which the annotation says: "A Zhe, a great Ling Ye, was named Afang, which means A Shang is the residence." In other words, Epang Palace is named after the palace was built on the top of Daling. Judging from archaeological excavations, this statement is also reasonable. Afang Village is located in the suburb of Xi, about 65,438+05 km away, and it is the site of ancient Afang Palace. It can be seen from the excavation site that Epang Palace is located in the hilly area, and the tall foundation of the palace still exists. Near the south of Afang Village, there is a large earthen platform left by a palace, with a circumference of about 3 1 m and a height of about 20 meters. There is also a tall rammed earth platform in the southwest of the village, which is the site of the front hall of Epang Palace according to research. The east-west length is about 1200m, the north-south length is 500-600m, and the highest point is about 8m. Epang Palace is built on these lofty platforms, just like Hanshu said, "A few high places are houses".
There is also a saying that the Annals of Chang 'an is interpreted as "A" because the palace is adjacent to Shan Ye and unknown, so it is called A Fang first. This statement comes from Historical Records, which says that Gong Cheng will be named before Afang is completed.
There is also a bizarre folklore. It is said that Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, fell in love with a beautiful folk woman named Afang, but this beautiful love did not bring a happy ending after all. In memory of the woman he loved deeply, it was named Epang Palace.
It can be seen that the above viewpoints are well-founded, well-founded, and they all make sense. Therefore, it is difficult to judge right or wrong before finding updated and convincing materials. Therefore, as for why this famous palace with a long history was named Afang at that time, the true meaning of Afang can only be said to be an inconclusive historical mystery. One day, Qin Shihuang suddenly felt that Xianyang was crowded and the palace of the previous dynasty was too small, and wanted to build another palace. When the minister asked where it was made, Qin Shihuang spoke Shaanxi dialect and said "Albania". Afang is not an actual place name, it means "nearby" and "beside". After listening to the words of Qin Shihuang, the ministers ordered the craftsmen to build a huge palace in Shanglinyuan next to Xianyang Palace, named "Epang Palace".