The first view
King Yingzheng of Qin fell in love with a Handan woman named Afang when he was a child. After the Qin Emperor unified the world, he wanted to make her his queen, but he was rejected by everyone. The minister objected because she was the daughter of Zhao. Afang hanged himself in order not to embarrass Ying Zheng. Emperor Qin named the palace Afang Palace in memory of the woman he loved deeply. The second view
Some people think that the name Afang was derived from the fact that the palace is close to Xianyang. p>
The name Epang is named after the shape of the palace's "four apang wide". In the ancient meaning, a can also be interpreted as a bend, a corner, a bend in the courtyard, etc. The Epang palace is "twirling and winding, The architectural structure of "the corridor waist is winding, curved and clustered" embodies the style and characteristics of this "four afangguang".
It is precisely because of the architectural style of Afang Palace that the index of "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang" explains why the palace is called Afang Palace: "This palace is named after its shape, and its four affang palaces are called "Afang Palace". "Pang Guang" The fourth view
The reason why this palace is called Afang Palace is because the upper palace is tall, and if it is a room in A Shang, this view comes from "Hanshu Jiashan Biography" ”, the annotation in the biography says: “Ah, the Daling is also named Afang, which means that it is so high that the upper part is the room.” This means that the Epang Palace was named because the palace was built on the Daling.
Judging from archaeological excavations, this statement is also reasonable. The Epang Village area about 15 kilometers outside Xi'an is where the ruins of the ancient Epang Palace are located. From the excavated ruins, it can be seen that the Epang Palace was The palace is located on a high hill, and the tall foundation of the palace still remains here.
Near the south of Afang Village, there is a large earthen platform left behind by the palace, with a circumference of about 31 meters and a height of about 20 meters. In the southwest of the village, there is also a tall platform that is believed to be the ruins of the front hall of Afang Palace. The rammed earth platform is about 1,200 meters long from east to west, 500 to 600 meters long from north to south, and the highest point is about 8 meters. The Epang Palace is built on these tall platform foundations, just as the "Han Shu" said, "How high is the height? house". The fifth point of view
There is also a saying that "Chang'an Chronicles" explains that "A" is because the palace is adjacent to the mountain and has no name, so it was first called Afang. This statement comes from "Historical Records", It is said that before Afang is completed, the palace will be named.
It can be seen that the above opinions are well-founded, reasonable, and can be justified. Therefore, it is difficult to conclude before newer and indeed convincing materials are discovered. What is right and what is wrong.
Therefore, as to why this famous palace, which has been named throughout the ages, was named Afang, the true meaning of Afang can only be said to be an inconclusive historical mystery.