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The legend that never burned

Epang Palace was neither completed nor destroyed by fire, but instead, meticulously built on a drained lake bed, report Wang Ru and Qin Feng in Xi'an.

By Wang Ru and Qin Feng | China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-20 08:12

A beaten floor, likely formed by long-term human activities, exposed within the excavation trench.[Photo provided to China Daily]

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