Afang Palace platform foundation ruins.
The most famous palace of the Qin Dynasty is Afang Palace - Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of a palace two years before his death. The word "Afang" was used as the temporary name of the front hall. It was originally planned to change the official name after the completion. However, the Qin Dynasty soon fell, and Afang Palace was not really built. Later generations used "Afang Palace" as the collective name for all the palaces of the Qin Dynasty.
There have been many different opinions about its exact meaning: Some people think that "A" refers to "Si A Ding", which is a hip roof in the form of a verandah. "Fang" is pronounced "Pan", which means "Guang" describes this magnificent and broad Si'a hall; some people say that this hall is located on the side of Shan'a, so it is called "Afang" (Apang); some people think that "A" itself means "near", and the houses here It is close to Xianyang, so it is named this; some people say that "A" refers to the high ground, and "A Fang" describes building a house on a platform as high as a mountain.
The "Changle Weiyang" tiles unearthed from the palace ruins of the Han Dynasty.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty made Chang'an his capital. The two most important palaces in the city were called "Changle Palace" and "Weiyang Palace". Together they are the four words "Changle Weiyang", which means "everlasting happiness, boundless". Boundless". There are Linhua Hall, Changxin Hall, Changqiu Hall, Yongshou Hall, and Yongning Hall in Changle Palace; Chengming Hall, Shouan Hall, and Xuanshi Hall in Weiyang Palace. The walls of the queen's bedroom are painted with pepper and mud, which is warm and warm. It is also fragrant, symbolizing many children and good fortune, so it is called "Jiaofang Palace".
Since then, the palaces of all dynasties have paid great attention to the issue of naming, and often used the names of the palaces of the previous dynasties. For example, the main hall of the palaces of Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, and Southern Dynasties is called "Taiji Hall", and the main entrance in front of the palace is called "Duan". Gate", the emperor's bedroom was called "Shiqian Hall".