Han Weiyang Palace Front Hall Platform Site
For two centuries the power centre of the Western Han, the front hall rises on a fifteen-metre rammed-earth platform where Emperor Wu appointed generals for campaigns against the Xiongnu.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Wei Yang District
Weiyang Palace Ruins mark the eastern starting point of the Silk Road in Weiyang, alongside monumental halls of imperial Daming Palace.
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A place shaped through time
Weiyang Palace Ruins mark the eastern starting point of the Silk Road in Weiyang, alongside monumental halls of imperial Daming Palace.
Wei Yang District
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Atlas Attractions
Han Weiyang Palace Jiaofang Hall Ruins
Named for walls plastered with mud mixed with Sichuan pepper for warmth and fragrance, this Han empress's main hall has yielded fine floor tiles and ceramic drainage pipes.
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Han Weiyang Palace Shaofu Treasury Site
Tens of thousands of inscribed bone tags and clay seals from Western Han central offices make this area key evidence of Han administration and official ranks.
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Han Weiyang Palace Cangchi Lake Site
Dug in the southwest of Weiyang Palace, this vast Western Han artificial lake with terraces is linked by tradition to imperial boating, troop reviews and naval drills.
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E'pang Palace Site in Xi'an
Begun in 212 BCE and never finished, the First Emperor's palace survives as rammed-earth foundations, protected since 1961; excavations in 2002 found no trace of the fire Du Mu's rhapsody describes.
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Related Literature
3Set here1
- Records of the Grand Historian: Basic Annals of Emperor XiaowenClassical ProseSima Qian
He devoted himself to transforming the people by virtue, and so the land within the seas was prosperous and rich and flourished in ritual and righteousness.
Mentions2
- Book of Han: Annals of Emperor WenClassical ProseBan Gu
He devoted himself wholly to transforming the people by virtue, so that all within the seas were prosperous and rose up in ritual and righteousness.
- Book of Han: Annals of Emperor JingClassical ProseBan Gu
Zhou speaks of Cheng and Kang; Han speaks of Wen and Jing. How fine!