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There are traditionally four major historical capitals of China referred to as the "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" (simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都; traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; pinyin: Zhōngguó Sì Dà Gǔ Dū). The four are Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an . [1]
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Kaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is most known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty.
As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, [24] and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium AD. [25]
Ancient Chinese capitals (1 C, 23 P) P. Former prefectures of China (14 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Ancient Chinese cities" The following 21 pages are in this category ...
Known as Chang'an throughout much of its history, Xi'an is one of China's Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, [7] including the Western Zhou, Western Han, Sui, Northern Zhou and Tang. [7] Xi'an is now the second-most popular tourist destination in China. [8]
Provincial-level administrative divisions and capitals of China Legend: Capital Direct-administered municipality East South West North Central Special Administrative Region (SAR) Note: The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan as one of its provinces, which it does not control.