Beijing, the capital of China, has a long history and a long ancient culture. The foundation of Beijing can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (BC 1045), and the subsequent dynasties rose and fell one after another. So far, it has experienced many dynasty changes. The following are some major dynasties:

1. The Western Zhou Dynasty (BC 1045- AD 77 1) was the earliest period of Beijing's origin, and Beijing was once the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

2. Qin dynasty (22 1 -206), after Qin Shihuang made Xianyang his capital, he moved to Beijing.

3. The earliest major dynasties in Beijing were Liao Dynasty (907-1 125) and Jin Dynasty (115438+05-1234), during which Beijing was the capital of Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty.

4. During the Yuan Dynasty (127 1-1368), the capital of China moved into Beijing, and Beijing became one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the world.

5. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Beijing became the capital of China, where Zhu Yuanzhang established Nanjing and Beijing, the capitals of the Ming Dynasty.

6. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing has been the capital of the empire and the military, political and cultural center of the Qing government since it entered the customs.

Therefore, Beijing is known as the "ancient capital of nine dynasties", with profound historical and cultural accumulation, and still retains many precious cultural heritages and historical sites.