Before the establishment of the Forbidden City, the emperor lived there.

Before the establishment of the Forbidden City, emperors in China also lived in palaces, which were distributed in the capitals of various dynasties. China Palace passes Qin Xianyang Palace and Epang Palace. Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace in the Western Han Dynasty and Nangong and Gong Bei in the Eastern Han Dynasty; Daxing Palace and Wei Zicheng in Sui Dynasty, Daming Palace and Shangyang Palace in Tang Dynasty.

Among them, Wei Zicheng, the Luoyang Palace built in the Sui Dynasty, was used by Sui, Tang, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin and Northern Song Dynasties, and it is the most used palace in the history of China.

The construction of the Forbidden City began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406) and was completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420) based on the Nanjing Forbidden City. This is the imperial palace of Ming and Qing dynasties.

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Xianyang Palace, the imperial palace of Qin Dynasty, is located in the west of Xi City in Shaanxi Province and the east of Xianyang City. In the 12th year of Qin Xiaogong (the first 350 years), Qin moved the capital to Xianyang to build a palace. When Zhao Haoqi, King of Qin, arrived, Xianyang Palace had been built.

Xianyang Palace was originally located in the north platform of Xianyang City, Qin Dou. In the process of Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries, it continued to expand. According to records, Xianyang Palace was "built for Beiling", which was the place where Qin Shihuang was in power and "listened to politics". Xianyang Palace covers an area of 3.72 square kilometers, which is five times that of the Forbidden City in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After Qin moved the capital to Xianyang, Xianyang Palace has always been a great place for emperors of all dynasties. When Qin Shihuang built a new dynasty palace, Epang Palace, on the south bank of Weihe River, he wanted to replace the dynasty palace, the court of the former king, north of Weihe River and named it Xianyang Palace as a palace or palace.

The King of Qin and Qin Shihuang received envoys and distinguished guests from various vassal states, held a grand state banquet for the emperor's birthday, and decided with the ministers that all state affairs would be held in Xianyang Palace. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu invaded Xianyang and set fire to the city, and most of Xianyang Palace was in ruins.

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