General requirements for site selection of ancient capital

1, Kyoto should be built in economically developed and wealthy areas to maintain the material needs of the ruling group;

2. Kyoto should choose its geographical location in the central part of the country, or have convenient traffic conditions, so as to facilitate the implementation of the four major laws and regulations and control its internal affairs;

3. Kyoto should choose natural conditions where risks can be defended, so that it will not be destroyed by external forces and the country will have long-term stability.

The location of the capital of any political power in history can not fully meet the above three conditions, and it can only choose a relatively favorable location according to the main contradictions at that time, so the choice of the capital often reflects the general situation of that period. On the other hand, once the capital is determined, it will also have a certain impact on the political, military and economic development of the whole country.

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The capital is the center of China's ancient political rule, military command, economic management and cultural etiquette activities, and it is the epitome of the country. Therefore, capital construction has been regarded as a major national project in China.

From the perspective of archaeology, the concept of capital location and planning in China's history embodies the idea of "choosing land to build the capital" and the national identity of successive dynasties.

This historical and cultural concept has a history of several thousand years in China, which has formed the national identity of the supreme rulers of different periods, dynasties and nationalities. Today, what we call "China" and "China" all come from this place, which are mostly found in the literature records since the pre-Qin period.

Not only should the capital be built in the middle, but Miyagi, as the political center of the capital, should also be built in the middle. As for the materialized carrier symbolizing the supreme power of the country, the main hall of the dynasty is in a special spatial position of "middle" and "high" in Miyagi.

A series of "center" design concepts, that is, the capital is to the country, Miyagi is to the capital, and the main hall of the dynasty is to Miyagi, highlight the cultural gene and connotation of "center", that is, center, center again.

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