Beijing is an ancient capital with a history of more than 3000 years. It has different titles in different dynasties, with roughly more than 20 nicknames. Yan Dou, according to historical records, was sealed to Yan in 1 122 BC after Zhou Wuwang destroyed the business. Yan Dou is named after being the capital of ancient Yan State. Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, there is the State of Yan, which is said to be named after its proximity to Yanshan Mountain, and its capital is called "Yan Dou".
2. The ancient names of Nanjing-Jinling, Jianye, Jiankang, Jiangning and Shicheng.
Nanjing in Song Dynasty was the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. Jiangning house was the only government-level organizational system in southern China during the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was the highest-level administrative organ in Jiangnan and Southeast China. Wang Anshi, a politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, served as the prime minister of Jiangning Prefecture for three times and settled here until his death.
3. The ancient names of Hangzhou-Lin 'an, Qiantang and Wulin.
The Western Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and Hangzhou is still called Qiantang. When Xin Mang changed Qiantang to Quanting County; In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiantang County was restored as Wu County. At this time, the construction of farmland water conservancy in Hangzhou began to take shape, and the first seawall was built from Baoshishan to Wansongling. The West Lake began to break away from the sea and become an inner lake.
Suzhou was called Gusu, Wu Jun and Pingjiang in ancient times.
Many ancient cultural sites have been discovered in Suzhou, especially Liangzhu culture in the late Neolithic period, including Zhaoling Mountain Site, Shaoqingshan Site, Chuodun Site, Caoxieshan Site and Luodun Site. Among them, Zhaoling Mountain Site was listed as one of the top ten archaeological sites in China by 1992.
5. The ancient names of Yangzhou-Huaishang, Jiangdu, Guangling and Huaiyang.
The history of Yangzhou city can be traced back to 486 BC, and the year of 20 15 is 2500 years since the city was founded. Yangzhou was sometimes called Yangzhou in ancient times (according to the fact that the word "Yang" in the Han Dynasty was changed from "wood" to "hand", and Wang Niansun has a detailed textual research).
According to Du You's General Code, there were 39 county capitals in ancient Yangzhou, 196 counties, which were equivalent to "provinces". Although this "Yangzhou" includes Yangzhou (now Yangzhou) as a city after the Sui Dynasty, it cannot be confused with the prosperous Yangzhou City after the Sui Dynasty.