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There are traditionally four major historical capitals of China referred to as the "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" (simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都; traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; pinyin: Zhōngguó Sì Dà Gǔ Dū). The four are Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an . [1]
Known as Chang'an throughout much of its history, Xi'an is one of China's Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, [7] including the Western Zhou, Western Han, Sui, Northern Zhou and Tang. [7] Xi'an is now the second-most popular tourist destination in China. [8]
As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, [24] and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium AD. [25]
Maps of "Si-ngan-fu" and "Tchouang-lan" from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on Jesuit reports Bell Tower. Zhou dynasty established its capital in Feng (灃/沣) and Hao (鎬/镐) between the late 11th century BC and 770 BC, both located west of contemporary Xi'an. In 770 BC, the capital was moved to Luoyang due to political unrest. [1]
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China Features (November 19, 2006), Archaeologists dig deep to revive 2,200 year-old ancient capital, archived from the original on May 21, 2014; Ministry of Culture, P.R.China (2003), Site of Capital Chang'an of Hanl, archived from the original on 2014-03-20; Schinz, Alfred (1996). The magic square: cities in ancient China. Edition Axel Menges ...
Prior to the unification of China by the First Emperor in 221 BC, Beijing had been for centuries the capital of the ancient states of Ji and Yan. It was a provincial center in the earliest unified empires of China, Qin and Han. The northern border of ancient China ran close to the present city of Beijing, and northern nomadic tribes frequently ...