BEIJING, June 27 -- People can taste the
daily life of China's ancient emperors at the Shanghai Expo.
Construction began on a replica of a palace for
emperors of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) in the Puxi side of the Expo site.
The Qifengge Palace, literally meaning "a building
for phoenix to live," was a side palace for 17 Tang emperors.
The replica will house the Urban Best Practices
showcase of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province.
Historians got the full picture of the palace from
diggings in the city, said Liu Lei, deputy chief planner for Xi'an's protection
campaign for the Tang relics.
The historic city will share its experiences on
protecting historic buildings inside the replica palace.
The city covered the relics, mostly foundations and
pillars, with glass and set up signs to show how the construction looked a
thousand years ago.
The city also moved more than 1 million residents who
were living where the Tang palace once stood and is turning the area into a
20-square-kilometer park, which will open in October 2010.
The replica palace will be moved to the park after
the Expo.
Construction of the palace is scheduled to be
completed by the end of October.
(Source: en.expo2010.cn)
