The Ganquan Palace or Sweet Spring Palace () was a

Qin dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin (state), ...

(221–207 BCE) imperial palace with later additions by

Emperor Wu of Han Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87BC), formally enshrined as Emperor Wu the Filial (), born Liu Che (劉徹) and courtesy name Tong (通), was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of ancient China, ruling from 141 to 87 BC. His reign la ...

in 138 BCE. It was a temporary imperial residence (离宫, ''lígōng'') outside the capital, which was

Xianyang Xianyang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metrop ...

for the Qin and

Chang'an Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Shi ...

for the Han.''Yù Hǎi'' ( :zh:玉海) Scroll 155 written during the

Southern Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

Its ruins are located in

Chunhua County Chunhua County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang, in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. Administrative divisions As 2016, this County is divided to 12 towns. ;Towns Climate Transport ...

, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China. It is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

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