Qin Xianyang Palace Site, Xianyang, Shaanxi 陕西咸阳秦咸阳宫遗址

Location: China, Shaanxi, Weicheng District, Xianyang Google Maps Amap
Part of: National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Chinese Culture: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Chapter 3: Qin and Han
Nearby: Qin and Han Branch, Shaanxi History Museum <1km, Xi’an ↓︎13km, Mount Li and Huaqing Pool →︎33km, Daming Palace, Xi’an ↘︎16km, Epang Palace Site, Xi’an, Shaanxi ↓︎17km, Bell Tower of Xi'an ↘︎19km, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Army →︎38km, City Wall and Forest of Steles, Xi’an ↘︎20km, Qianling Mausoleum ←︎62km, Mount Hua →︎112km

The site of the Qin Xianyang Palace lies around Yaodian in Weicheng District, Xianyang, on the north bank of the Wei River. Qin moved its capital to Xianyang after Shang Yang’s reforms and built palaces there; after unifying the country the First Emperor had the palaces of the conquered states copied beside it, joined by covered walkways and raised passages. The excavated Palace Nos. 1 and 3 are high rammed-earth platforms with halls built against them in tiers, and Palace No. 3 yielded Qin wall paintings – important evidence for palace architecture from the Warring States to the Qin.