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  2. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Four Great Ancient Capitals. 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 (Chang'an).

  3. List of capitals in China - Wikipedia

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    9,816. 7,605,689. 2,823,065. 甬. Yinzhou. With the exception of Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian Province, the provincial capitals of the other four provinces listed above – Guangzhou, Shenyang, Jinan, and Hangzhou – are themselves sub-provincial cities. Before 1997, when Chongqing was a sub-provincial city of Sichuan Province ...

  4. Former capitals of Chinese provinces - Wikipedia

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    Former capitals. v. t. e. This is a list of the current and former capitals of the subdivisions of China. The history of China and its administrative divisions is long and convoluted; hence, this article will cover only capitals after the completion of the Mongol conquest of China in 1279, because the modern province ( shěng 省) was first ...

  5. List of historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Historical capitals of China#List of historical capitals of China; Retrieved from "https: ... Ancient Chinese capitals; Cities in China; Capitals by country;

  6. Chang'an - Wikipedia

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    Chang'an ([ʈʂʰǎŋ.án] ⓘ; traditional Chinese: 長安; simplified Chinese: 长安; pinyin: Cháng'ān) is the traditional name of Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in what ...

  7. Provinces of China - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Provinces (Chinese: 省; pinyin: Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan, currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC). The local ...

  8. Names of Beijing - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese characters 北 ("north") and 京 ("capital") together mean the "Northern Capital". The name was first used during the reign of the Ming dynasty's Yongle Emperor, who made his northern fief a second capital, along with Nanjing (南京, the "Southern Capital"), in 1403 after successfully dethroning his nephew during the Jingnan Campaign.

  9. Category:Ancient Chinese capitals - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ancient Chinese capitals" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...