Four ancient capitals

China's four ancient capitals: Xi, Nanjing, Luoyang and Beijing.

1, Xi 'an: In history, more than ten dynasties, including Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin State, Qin Dynasty, Western Han Dynasty, Xin Mang, Zhao Qian, Pre-Qin Dynasty, Later Qin Dynasty, Western Wei Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, established their capitals here;

It has been the capital for more than 1000 years, especially in the powerful Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, which added a strong cultural atmosphere and was known as the "ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty". ?

2. Nanjing: In history, the six dynasties of Dongwu, Dongjin and Southern Dynasties, including Song, Qi, Liang and Chen, all established their capitals here (so Nanjing is generally called "the ancient capital of the six dynasties"); Southern Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty (Hongwunian), Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Kuomintang government also established their capitals here.

3. Beijing: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the ruling center of the northern governors of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Ji State and Yan State respectively. Historically, Beijing was the capital of the Liao Dynasty (then called Nanjing, also called Yanjing) and the capital of the Jin Dynasty.

Since then, Beijing has replaced Chang 'an, Luoyang, Bianliang and other ancient capitals as the political center of China, and has been the political, economic and cultural center of China since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

4. Luoyang: Since the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in China, was founded in the 2nd/kloc-0th century BC,/kloc-0th/3rd dynasties have established their capitals here, which is generally called "the ancient capital of nine dynasties".

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The modern situation of the four ancient capitals:

1, Beijing: Beijing, referred to as "Beijing", was called Yanjing and Peiping in ancient times. It is the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), a provincial administrative region, a municipality directly under the Central Government, a national central city and a megacity. The State Council approved China's political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center.

2.Xi 'an: Xi 'an, referred to as "Gao", was called Chang 'an and Haojiang in ancient times. It is the capital of Shaanxi Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity and the core city of Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration. It is an important central city in western China and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base approved by the State Council.

3. Nanjing: Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city, a megacity and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China approved by the State Council, an important scientific research and education base and comprehensive transportation hub in China.

4. Luoyang: Luoyang, referred to as Luoyi and Luo Jing for short, is a prefecture-level city in Henan Province with a total area of 15230 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 803 square kilometers, the east-west length is about 179 kilometers, and the north-south width is about 168 kilometers.

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