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What are the ancient capitals in China?
From the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were hundreds of capitals in all dynasties. The famous capitals that still exist in history and now mainly include: Beijing, Nanjing, Xi, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Chengdu, Handan and so on.

1. Beijing: referred to as "Beijing" for short, it is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, megacity and national political center of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China). Historically, it was the capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

2. Nanjing: Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. Jianye is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. Wu Dong, the Qi and Liang Dynasties and the Republic of China were all established here.

Xi 'an: Xi 'an, formerly known as Chang 'an and Haojing, is the capital of Shaanxi, a sub-provincial city, the core city of Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, the starting point city of the Silk Road, the core area of the Belt and Road, an important central city in western China, and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base? . Xi is one of the four ancient capitals in China. 198 1 was designated as a "world historic city" by UNESCO and one of the top ten ancient capitals in the world selected by American media.

4. Luoyang: It was called Zhenzan, Xibo, Luoyi, Luoyang, Luo Jing, Luo Jing, Shen Du and Luocheng in ancient times. It is located in the west of Henan Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and it is named because it is located in the Yang of Luohe. It is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities in the State Council, one of the four ancient capitals in China and a world cultural city.

5. Chengdu: abbreviated as Rong, also known as Rongcheng and Jincheng, is the capital of Sichuan Province, the only sub-provincial city in southwest China, a megacity, an important national high-tech industrial base, commercial logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub, an important central city in western China, and the capital of some separatist regimes.

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