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Ten ancient capitals of China.
The top ten ancient capitals of China are as follows:

Beijing 1

Beijing is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government and national central city of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the political and cultural center of China. Beijing, Xi, Luoyang and Nanjing are also known as the "four ancient capitals" of China, with six world heritages. It is one of the largest cities in the world with the largest number of cultural heritage projects and great international influence. ?

2.xi 'an

Xi, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is one of the first historical and cultural cities in China, the first ancient capital of China, and is also known as the four ancient capitals of the world together with Rome, Athens and Cairo. Xi 'an is located on the south bank of Weihe River in Guanzhong Plain, Shaanxi Province, with its back to Qinling Mountain and facing Qinchuan. It is the only starting point and end point of the famous Silk Road.

3. Nanjing

Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, is one of the four ancient capitals in China, one of the six ancient cultural capitals in the history of China, and the first batch of famous Chinese historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council 1982. Nanjing has been the cultural and political center of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River since ancient times, and it is also an important commercial and economic center of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

4. Luoyang

Luoyang is located in Henan Province, north of Luoshui, which is called "Yang". Located in the Central Plains, the territory is criss-crossed, with Qinling Mountains in the west, Songyue Mountain in the east, Taihang Mountain in the north and Yellow River in the south. It is said that "the landscape is the best in the world" has been named as a world famous cultural city by the United Nations.

5. Kaifeng

Kaifeng, a city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, is one of the seven ancient capitals of China, and the first batch of 24 famous historical and cultural cities in the State Council. It is located in the cradle of China's history and culture-on the bank of the Yellow River, and it is an ancient city with a long history and culture. Kaifeng, together with Xi, Luoyang, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Anyang in China, is known as the seven ancient capitals, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad.

6. Hangzhou

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, is a megacity in East China, one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in China, one of the top ten key scenic tourist cities in China, one of the seven ancient capitals in China, and one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in China. Hangzhou is located in the southeast coast of China, in the north of Zhejiang Province, on the north bank of the downstream of Qiantang River and at the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the political, economic, cultural, financial and transportation center of Zhejiang Province.

7. Anyang

Anyang, one of the seven ancient capitals of China, is a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and the birthplace of Zhouyi. Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the earliest written language used by the Chinese nation, and the world's largest bronze ware Simuwu Dafang Ding were unearthed here.

8. Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou is the capital and political, economic and cultural center of Henan Province. Located in the north-central part of Henan Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. Kaifeng in the east, Luoyang in the west, Xuchang in the south and Xinxiang across the Yellow River in the north. Zhengzhou is an ancient capital of the Five Dynasties, eight ancient capitals of China and a famous historical and cultural city in China.

9. Datong

Datong City is located in the center of Datong Basin in the north of Shanxi Province, on the northeast edge of Loess Plateau, at the intersection of beijing-baotou railway, Tongpu Railway and Daqin Railway, bordering Wulanchabu City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north, Zhangjiakou City in Hebei Province in the east, Shuozhou City in Shanxi Province in the southwest and Xinzhou City in Shanxi Province in the southeast.

Xianyang 10

Xianyang, located in the hinterland of "800 Li Qinchuan", is the third largest city in Shaanxi Province, one of the famous ancient capitals in China, and the first imperial capital in China. It is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, on the north bank of Weihe River and south of Jiuyi Mountain, hence the name Xianyang.