However, it can be seen from the reaction at that time that the Qin people did not thank Xiang Yu for this, but felt that he had burned the efforts of others. From Du Fu's Fu on Epang Palace, we can see how much manpower, material resources and financial resources were spent on the construction of Epang Palace. As a result, Xiang Yu set fire to Epang Palace, which was a waste of time.
But from another angle, it is obvious that Xiang Yu's move is also to give the Qin people a little deterrent. To put it bluntly, it is to set an example. In the hearts of people in the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang was a symbol of rule, so I burned Qin Shihuang's painstaking efforts. I am better than Qin Shihuang.
In addition, Xiang Yu was rich at that time, but he has always been a person who cares about his hometown, so he still wants to move back to his hometown when he has money. But who knows that the King of Qin built such a rich Epang Palace, how could Xiang Yu tolerate Epang Palace not living for others, so he burned it with a cruel torch. Although there were some people who didn't have long eyes at that time who wanted to see Xiang Yu and stay in Guanzhong, after all, Guanzhong was a good place with dangerous terrain and fertile land, but Xiang Yu was a man who knew everything. He felt that even if he had money, he would go back to his hometown and let everyone in his hometown know my fame.
However, after modern archaeologists' research, Xiang Yu did not burn Epang Palace at that time, but the palace where the king of Qin lived, because Epang Palace was not really established. At that time, the King of Qin wanted to visit the Mausoleum, Wan Li Great Wall and Epang Palace. These three huge projects distributed all the able-bodied men in the Qin Dynasty, but even so, Epang Palace was not built in a few years. When it was still taking shape, the Qin Dynasty had already perished, and the construction of Epang Palace was therefore stagnant.