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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. List of oldest continuously inhabited cities - Wikipedia

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    Otomí peoples. Mexico. c. 400 – c. 200 BC[34][35] Toluca, in the State of Mexico, has been continuously inhabited at least since the 8th century BC. [36][dubious – discuss] The oldest sedentary remains (Calixtlahuaca) date from around the 600 BC to 400 BC. [citation needed] Papantla / El Tajín. Totonac people.

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in China - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Han Chinese city from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The city is notable for its ancient city walls, which remain largely intact and encircle the old town, and for being the site of one of the first banks in China.812: Classical Gardens of Suzhou * Jiangsu: 1997, 2000 i, ii, iii, iv, v

  6. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    Mill Creek → Old Mill Creek — in Lake County; name now used by Mill Creek, Union County. Millersburg → Pierron — in Bond and Madison counties; name also used for unincorporated Millersburg, Mercer County. Milton → Humboldt — in Coles County; name now used by Milton, Pike County. Monsanto → Sauget — in St. Clair County.

  7. Cathay - Wikipedia

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    Identifying China as Cathay. The division of China into northern and southern parts ruled by, in succession, the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties in the north, and the Song dynasty in the south, ended in the late 13th century with the conquest of southern China by the Yuan dynasty. While Central Asia had long known China under names similar to ...

  8. List of cities in China - Wikipedia

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    It has now become a proxy for demographic and social segmentation in China, especially relevant to those college-educated seeking non-governmental employment. [6][7][8] It is the general consensus that four cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, belong to the first tier, while tier II includes other major cities.

  9. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    Formerly Chang'an (長安), the ancient name for the city when it was the capital of China until the name was changed to Xi'an in the Ming dynasty. Xiangyang, named Xiangfan between 1950 and 2010. Yangon – renamed Yangon after being known as Rangoon (1852–1988). Still known as Rangoon in many English-speaking countries.