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: (Historically, the six dynasties of Soochow, Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties, such as 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".
Since ancient times, poets and poets have gathered here, so it is known as the "capital of poetry". Peony is full of flowers and has the reputation of "flower among flowers". Luoyang is also the cradle of Chinese culture, and the Heluo culture represented by the Book of Hutuluo is the source of Chinese civilization.
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Ancient capital of China
China is an ancient civilization with a written history of several thousand years. ? With the development of society, many large-scale cities have appeared in the vast territory of China, especially the national capitals of past dynasties. Because of their special status, they have made great efforts to build.
These ancient capitals have their own uniqueness in terms of architectural scale, architectural mode and architectural style, and often show the highest architectural level of their time;
It has a special influence on the architecture of other cities in China, so it can be said that the architectural evolution history of the major ancient capitals is a relatively complete urban architectural history.
The site selection conditions of China's capital cities in past dynasties are as follows: sufficient water sources can meet the demand of production and living water; The regional economy is prosperous and the transportation is convenient, mostly located in plains and basins;
It has a geographical advantage that can be prevented and attacked. For example, An has the prosperity of "the thoroughfare of the four passes is endless, the golden city is thousands of miles away, and the land of abundance", Nanjing has the trend of "the dragon is surrounded by tigers", Luoyang has the reputation of "the mountains and rivers are the best in the world", and Gyeonggi has the shape of "backed by the sea" and so on.
Baidu Encyclopedia: The Ancient Capital of China