China gardens have a long history, which is the treasure of ancient architectural art in China, and the gardening art has a long history. At first, gardens originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and during the Zhou Wuwang period, there were activities to build palaces, which were mainly hunting and leisure places for princes and nobles.
The most famous palace in history, I think, is Epang Palace in Qin Dynasty. Du Mu's "Epang Palace Fu" describes it like this: "Shu goes out, Epang Palace goes out. Overpressure exceeds 300 miles, isolated from the sun. Mount Li is built in the north and folded in the west, leading directly to Xianyang. Erchuan dissolves and flows into the palace wall. Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion; Corridor waist back, eaves high; Hold the terrain, intrigue. There are thousands of waves in the hive. What is a cloudless dragon lying on a long bridge? After the road is empty, don't blame Eric? I don't know the west and the east. "
What scale is this? ! All the trees in Shushan were cut down and Epang Palace was built. Epang Palace covers an area of more than 300 miles, covered with pavilions and pavilions. The palace was built in the north of Lishan Mountain, and it zigzagged westward to Xianyang, Qin Jing. Two rivers, Weishui River and Fanchuan River, ripple into the palace wall. Five steps to the building, ten steps to the pavilion. The corridor is wide and tortuous, and the eaves (such as bird's beak) are tilted upward. Pavilions and pavilions are built according to the height of the terrain, as if surrounded by each other. All kinds of buildings gather in the central area, with four corners facing each other. Circling, winding, like a hive, like a whirlpool of water, standing thousands of times. The bridge spans the Weihe River. (People who see it should be surprised:) There are no clouds in the sky. How can there be a dragon? The wooden passages between pavilions and terraces are colorful. (People will be surprised to see it:) If it wasn't for the rain, where did the rainbow come from? Because of the high and low terrain, pavilions make people unable to tell the east and west directions.
Epang Palace was built in 2 12 BC. It took Qin Shihuang 700,000 coolies four years to build a rock-solid rammer. In the end, Qin Shihuang did not build Epang Palace until his death. Qin Ershi succeeded him and called on coolies to continue building Epang Palace. At that time, all localities had begun to rebel one after another, and it was not completely completed until the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
Du Mu's articles in Tang Dynasty may be a daydream expression. He must have never seen the real Epang Palace, because it was set on fire by Xiang Yu long ago. It is said that the fire burned for more than three months.
Epang Palace is the most famous palace complex in the history of China, which is magnificent. From 65438 to 0994, UNESCO made a field trip, and confirmed that the construction scale and preservation integrity of Qin Afang Palace site ranked first among the ancient buildings in the world, and it was one of the wonders and places of interest in the world, and was known as "the first palace in the world".