But generally speaking, the following reasons will be considered when choosing the capital: 1, the origin of the dynasty; 2. Economically developed areas; 3. Military location. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, disputes among countries continued, but most capitals chose economic and military locations. Throughout the history of China for thousands of years, most of the capitals of past dynasties are concentrated in the following cities.
Nanjing
When it comes to ancient metropolises, Nanjing, known as the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties", must be second to none. This city has a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city construction and nearly 500 years of capital construction. This brilliant record is really unmatched by other cities.
The cities that are all in Nanjing are, Southern Song Dynasty, Southern Qi Dynasty, Nanliang, Nanchen, Five Dynasties (Western Capital), Southern Tang Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty (Hangzhou Capital), Ming Dynasty, Southern Ming Dynasty, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Republic of China.
Xi'an
Xi 'an was called Chang 'an in ancient times, and many dynasties established their capitals here: the Western Zhou Dynasty (363 years ago), the Qin Dynasty (after reunification 15 years), the Western Han Dynasty (202 years ago), the former Zhao Dynasty (1 1 year ago), the former Qin Dynasty (33 years ago) and the later Qin Dynasty (2002 years ago).
Xi is located in Guanzhong area, faithful and easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as you are in Guanzhong area, you can overlook the world.
Luoyang
Back to the "East Capital" of the Tang Dynasty, we will find that Luoyang has a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, 4,000 years of city building and 1500 years of capital building. Kangxi is known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, where the capitals of the East, West, Han and Wei Dynasties are located.
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Kaifeng, as the capital city, is famous all over the world and was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty, but in fact, the city has a history of 465,438+000 years, including Xia Dynasty, Wei State in the Warring States Period, Hou Liang, Later Jin Dynasty, Later Han Dynasty, Later Zhou Dynasty, Northern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty in the Five Dynasties.
The Northern Song Dynasty established its capital here because the Guanzhong Plain had been gradually destroyed and threatened by Xixia. After years of changes, Guanzhong is neither safe nor rich, but Kaifeng's economy is getting stronger and stronger. The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts the daily scene of Kaifeng, with convenient transportation and happy people.
Beijing
As an ancient capital, Beijing is really younger, with a historical age of only over 3,000 years. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the people of Ming, Qing, Republic of China, China and other countries have established their capitals here.