Before Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, there were many palaces, but during the period of unifying the six countries, it was even more intensive. Every time a country was destroyed, it was necessary to copy its palace buildings near Xianyang, and the total area reached an alarming level. The whole Guanzhong area, from the north of Weihe River to the east of Yong Men to the Jinghe River, was full of palaces.
After reunification, Epang Palace (also known as Chaogong, with Epang as its former temple name) was built on the south bank of Weihe River, and more than 7, migrant workers were employed every year. Although some people argue that these people are guilty, the number of 7 thousand is amazing compared with the total population of the country at that time, which was only 2 million.
The Imperial Palace can accommodate 1, people. Cars and horses are needed to transport food and wine in it. The area of a front hall alone is 693 meters from east to west, 116 meters from north to south, and the pedestal is 11.65 meters high, which can seat 1, people.
However, the archaeological team of Epang Palace, which is jointly composed of the Institute of Archaeology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology of Xi 'an, found that Epang Palace was not built in the first place, and this palace only completed its foundation in the Qin Dynasty.
In addition, there are Xingle Palace and Liangshan Palace.
According to Three Ancients' Old Stories, the State of Qin has "a hundred and forty-five temples at home and abroad". According to Records of the Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor, the State of Qin has "3 palaces in Guanzhong, more than 4 outside the customs", in addition, "within 2 miles of Xianyang" and "27 palaces".
Where there is a palace, there must be beautiful women. When the Six Kingdoms are destroyed, all the beautiful women from all countries are plundered and put in the palaces built. The total number of ladies-in-waiting, according to the old records of Sanfu: there are more than 1, women in the harem, and they are angry with the sky. Moreover, after the death of Qin Shihuang, most of these ladies-in-waiting were forced to die.
the Lishan tomb was built from the time when the king of Qin ascended the throne, which lasted for more than 3 years and was built by 7, workers every year. The tomb now preserved is 2 meters in circumference and 55 meters in height from the periphery. The interior decoration is extremely luxurious, with copper casting roofs, mercury as rivers, lakes and seas, and full of organs. Just looking at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty, we can see the heavy burden of the people who built this mausoleum that year.
Moreover, the craftsmen who built the mausoleum were all buried alive after the mausoleum was built.