The Xi'an local government approved a plan on Monday to restore the Epang Palace from the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), which will build a state-level archaeological park around the site of the ancient palace, the Xi'an Evening News reported on Tuesday.

According to the plan, from now until 2015, salvage archaeology at the sites of the front hall at Epang Palace, which includes ruins No.4 and No.5, will be completed. Between 2015 and 2020, an archaeological park at Epang Palace will be finished. The area will cover 3 square kilometers, and the park will display a historical and cultural perspective from the Qin Dynasty.

Located in today's Epang Village, 15 kilometers to the west of the Xi'an suburbs in Shaanxi Province, the Epang Palace was built on a grand scale and with vigorous style as it was the imperial palace for the Qin Dynasty emperors. However, due to the huge scale of the project and the chaos caused by war, the palace was never fully completed.