Does Epang Palace really exist? Did Xiang Yu disappear after a big fire burned to ashes?

When it comes to Epang Palace, everyone's thoughts will definitely come to Du Fu's detailed description of Epang Palace. In his works, the grandeur of Epang Palace suddenly comes to the fore, giving people a feeling of great yearning. However, when people are nostalgic for the beautiful scenery of Epang Palace, they say, "Chu people are on fire, poor scorched earth!" Directly let the reader's hope disappear, leaving only regret, so Xiang Yu, a descendant of the Chu people, has been blamed for burning Epang Palace! Is it true that Epang Palace was burned by a fire in Xiang Yu? Today, Lao Wei will take you into the story behind this.

I think there are several reasons why later generations regard Xiang Yu as the chief culprit in destroying Epang Palace:

First, Xiang Yu did burn the palaces of the Qin Dynasty, but no matter which historical materials did not specify the specific location of the palaces burned by Xiang Yu, even Records of the Historian of Xiang Yu contained only a few words: "Burn the Qin Palace, the fire will not go out in March", and Sima Qian lived in Chang 'an.

second,? There is no shortage of literati, especially Du Fu's "Epang Palace Fu", which directly points the finger at Xiang Yu. Imagine that after reading the gorgeous description of Epang Palace in literary works, who can accept the fact that it was burned down.

Third, Xiang Yu himself has always been headstrong and self-centered, so it is not surprising for future generations to do anything. Moreover, in the process of resisting the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu killed countless people and his hands were covered with blood, so the people did not have a good impression of him, so they intentionally or unintentionally blamed all kinds of bad things on him.

However, after a long-term investigation by researchers, the following evidences have been found to prove that Xiang Yu was indeed wronged:

First, according to historical records, the construction of Epang Palace began in 35 years of Qin Shihuang, but two years later Qin Shihuang collapsed on his way to the east, and the workers who built Epang Palace at that time were all rushed to Lishan Mountain to repair the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang; After Qin Ershi succeeded to the throne, he began to rebuild Epang Palace in 29 BC, and then Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising overthrew Qin Ershi's rule. It took only four years before and after this, and it was impossible to build Epang Palace in four years according to the construction level of the Qin Dynasty.

Second, according to Records of the Historian, the fire that Xiang Yu set in the Qin Dynasty burned for three months. Since it has been burned for so long, Epang Palace should leave traces of burning. Li Yufang, an archaeologist in China, said that when he excavated the palace in Xianyang, he found many burnt traces on the site, even the walls were burnt black and the tiles were burnt red. At the same time, no trace of fire was found on the site of Epang Palace, which shows that the palace burned by Xiang Yu is indeed Xianyang Palace. All these indicate that it should be a misunderstanding that Xiang Yu burned Epang Palace.

So, since Epang Palace doesn't even show signs of burning, how can Xiang Yu say that Epang Palace was set on fire? Epang Palace was burned, and later generations were saddened by it for thousands of years. In the end, it was such a big oolong. It turned out that Epang Palace had never been built in history. Therefore, no matter how many cities Xiang Yu destroyed and how many people were killed, Xiang Yu was indeed wronged in terms of "burning Epang Palace".