What are the ancient names of cities in China?
1. Xi'an, known as Chang'an and Haojing in ancient times, is the capital of Shaanxi Province, a sub-provincial city, and the core city of the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration. It was once the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and the core area of the "One Belt and One Road". It is an important central city in western China and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base.
Xi'an is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. More than ten dynasties have established their capitals here in history. One of the longest and most influential capitals?.
2. Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", also known as Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times, is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city, and the core city of the Nanjing Metropolitan Area. It is an important central city in eastern China and nationally recognized by the State Council. An important scientific research and education base and comprehensive transportation hub.
Historically, Nanjing has both benefited and suffered from its unique geographical location and extraordinary Feng Shui environment. It has suffered from wars and disasters many times in the past, but it has also repeatedly rebuilt its prosperity from the rubble and smoke. And when the Central Plains was occupied by foreigners and the Han nation was about to suffer annihilation, the Han nation would usually choose Nanjing to recuperate, determined to make the Northern Expedition and restore China.
The second Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China was successful; the three Northern Expeditions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiaoliang Dynasty, and Liu Song Dynasty failed. When the Southern Song Dynasty was first established, all the ministers agreed to make Jiankang the capital to show the plan of restoring the Central Plains. Unfortunately, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty had no intention of the Northern Expedition and decided to go to Lin'an. However, due to public opinion, he still decided to make Jinling the capital. The Taiping Rebellion had Nanjing as its capital, and one of its mobilization bases and legitimacy was the expulsion of alien rule.
So Nanjing is regarded as the place of revival of the Han people and has a special status and value in Chinese history. Therefore, after comparing the four ancient capitals of Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinling, and Yanjing, Mr. Zhu He said, "Among these four capitals, the prosperity of literature, the handsomeness of the characters, the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the grandeur of the weather, and the close relationship with the nation's adversities **, they are closely related, especially Jinling.”
3. Beijing is an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years. It has different names in different dynasties, roughly speaking. More than twenty nicknames.
The capital of Yan, according to historical records, in 1122 BC, after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he was granted the title of Duke Zhao in Yan. Yandu got its name from the fact that it was the capital of Yan State in ancient times. Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period was the State of Yan. It is said that the country got its name because of its proximity to Yanshan Mountain, and its capital was called "Yandu". Youzhou, one of the nine states in ancient times. The name of Youzhou was first seen in "Shang Shu Shun Dian": "Yan said Youzhou." Youzhou was established in the Han, Wei, Jin and Tang dynasties, and it was all governed in the Beijing area.
Jingcheng generally refers to the capital of the country. After Beijing became the capital of the country, it was often called the capital. In Nanjing, the first year of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty (938), the original Youzhou was promoted to Youdu Prefecture, named Nanjing, also known as Yanjing, as the companion capital of the Liao Dynasty. At that time, the capital of Liao was Shangjing. Dadu, in the Yuan Dynasty, the new city was rebuilt with Jin's palace as the center, which is now Beihai Park. It was renamed Dadu in the ninth year of Yuan Dynasty (1272) by Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, commonly known as Yuan Dadu.
Beiping, the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), after Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, in order to record the achievements of pacifying the north, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty was renamed Beiping. Beijing, in the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1403), after Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, obtained the throne, he changed the fiefdom of Beiping Prefecture when he was King Yan to Shuntian Prefecture, built Beijing City, and prepared to move the capital here. This is the official name. It is the beginning of Beijing and has a history of more than 600 years.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved to Beijing in the 18th year of Yongle (1420) and renamed the capital until the Qing Dynasty. Jingzhao, in the Republic of China, Shuntian Prefecture was abolished and Jingzhao Prefecture was established, which was directly under the central government. Its scope included most of Beijing. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Jingzhao Prefecture was abolished and Beijing was renamed Peking.
4. Kaifeng, abbreviated as "Bian", formerly known as Laoqiu, Bianzhou, and Bianliang, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, a cultural tourism city approved by the State Council, and a core area of the Central Plains urban agglomeration. One of the central cities.
5. Luoyang City, referred to as "Luo", also known as Luoyi and Luojing, is a prefecture-level city in Henan Province. The total area of Luoyang City is 15,230 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 803 square kilometers. In the west of Henan Province, It is about 179 kilometers long from east to west and 168 kilometers wide from north to south. Spanning the north and south banks of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, it borders Zhengzhou City to the east, Sanmenxia City to the west, Jiaozuo City across the Yellow River to the north, and Pingdingshan City and Nanyang City to the south.
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