The Epang Palace is located in Epang Village, 15 kilometers to the west suburb of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. As one of the famous constructions in Chinese history, the Epang Palace, built on a large scale and with a vigorous style, was the imperial palace of the first and second emperors of the Qin Dynasty (221-206B.C.).

According to historical record, after Qin united the six states, Emperor Shihuang forced over 700,000 people to build the Epang Palace on the south bank of the Weishui River in the his 35th reign year (212B.C.). Only the front hall was completed during Emperor Shihuang's reign. After the death of Emperor Shihuang, the succeeding emperor continued to construct the palace. During wars at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu captured Xianyang City and burned down the splendid Epang Palace. Renowned poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) described in details about the Epang Palace in his Epang Palace Fu (fu is one of the Chinese literary forms akin to poetry).

Excavations at the site were carreid out in 1956 and discovered a tampered-earth foundation in the south of Epang Village. Known as the Emperor Shihuang's Heaven Platform, the foundation has a perimeter of 310 meters and is 20 meters high. In the southwest of the village was a rectangular tableland known as Meiwu Mountain Ridge, covering an area of 260,000 square meters. These two sites are the most notable historical remains of the Epang Palace.