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Four Ancient Capitals of China--- Show you the way to Chinese
Long's heart
The Chinese
phrase Four Great Ancient Capitals of China （四大古都）
traditionally refers
to Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang , and Xi'an.
After the 1920s as more
discoveries were made, other historical capitals were added to the
list. The phrase Seven Ancient Capitals of China introduced later on, also include Kaifeng, Hangzhou...
Beijing
(formerly Romanized as Peking, briefly known as
Peiping in Wade-Giles (WG) or Beiping in
pinyin (py)) was and has been the capital of
various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically): State of Yan (Yen in WG) in Spring and Autumn Period (722-481 BC): called Ji (薊 Jì). Liao Dynasty (907-1125), as a secondary
capital: called Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan"). Jin
Dynasty (1115-1234) from Jin Shi
Zong until 1220s: called Zhongdu (中都 Zhōngdū "central capital").
Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368): Khanbaliq (Mongolian: the
Khan's city); translated to
Chinese as Dàdū (大都
"great capital"). This was reported as Cambuluc by Marco
Polo. Ming Dynasty since Yongle Emperor of China
(1402/1424-1644): called Jīngshī (京師
"capital"). Qing Dynasty since the
fall of Ming in 1644 to the end of the Empire in 1912. The
Beiyang Government of the Republic of
China.
Day Tour:
Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven &
Summer Palace
Line Tour:
Line Tour: Beijing Xi'an Shanghai
8-Day Tour
Car Rental:
Beijing Car Rental Service
Xi'an, (called Chang'an in ancient times) was the capital of
various Chinese governments including (sorted
chronologically):
Western Zhou
Dynasty, also see Hao.
State of Qin in Spring and Autumn
Period and Qin Dynasty 221
BC-207 BC: Xi'an is located near the Qin capital which is
called Xianyang (咸陽
Xiányáng); Western
Han Dynasty from 206 BC to AD
9; Xin Dynasty from 8
to 23. Eastern Han Dynasty;
Western Jin Dynasty. State of
Former Zhao, a state in the Sixteen
Kingdoms period during the Chinese Jin
Dynasty (265-420). State of Former Qin
from 351 to 394,
from the Sixteen
Kingdoms period. State of Later Qin
from 384 to 417, from the
Sixteen Kingdoms period.
Western Wei Dynasty; Northern Zhou
Dynasty;
Sui Dynasty from 581 to
618; Tang Dynasty from
618 to 907.
Day Tour:
Terra-Cotta Warriors & Big Goose Pagoda
Package:
Classic Xi'an 2-Day Private Tour
Nanjing was the capital of various Chinese governments
including (sorted chronologically): all of the Six Dynasties:
called Jianye (建業
Jiànyè) or Jiankang (建康 Jiànkāng). The Six Dynasties are: Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms;
Eastern Jin Dynasty; Liu Song Dynasty; Southern Qi Dynasty;
Liang Dynasty; Chen Dynasty; Ming Dynasty before Yongle Emperor moved the capital to Beijing.
Republic of China after the Northern Expedition until the
Japanese invasion in 1937 of WWII, and after the war until
Chiang Kai-Shek retreated to Taiwan
in 1949.
Day Tour:
Nanjing Full-day Distinctive Tour
Nanjing 2-day Wonderful Tour
Line Tour:
Shanghai Hangzhou Suzhou Wuxi Nanjing
8-Day Private Tour
Hangzhou City, capital of Zhejiang province. It lies at the head
of Zhejiang Bay and is the southern terminus of the Grand
Canal. Its buildings and gardens are renowned, and some of
China's most famous monasteries are located nearby. As
Lin'an, it was the capital of the Song dynasty c.
AD 1126 – 1279.
A prosperous centre of commerce with an estimated population
then of 1 – 1.5 million, it was visited in the late 13th century
by the Italian traveler Marco Polo, who called it
Kinsai. Its
importance as a port decreased as the bay silted up, but it
remained a commercial centre and was opened to foreign trade in
1896. In addition to its cultural
importance, it is also the centre for an industrial area.
Day Tour:
Hangzhou West Lake, Lingyin Temple &
Six Harmonies Pagoda
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Tips
River South---Looking for the oblivious memory
Wuzhen,
located in the north of Zhejiang Province, is embraced by
the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with rivers and canals
crisscrossing the whole town.
For hundreds of years, its residents have
been building houses along the rivers and
trading near the bridges. The ancient docks, waterside
pavilions, and corridors stretch out for miles and erect
a romantic
atmosphere that is typical to Jiang Nan water towns.
There
are many ancient towns remained in Suzhou, such as
Zhouzhuang, Mudu, Luzhi.
Zhouzhuang is thought by many to be
the best waterside town in China.
Zhouzhuang lies at the middle between
Shanghai and Suzhou Province is an ancient town
of Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, where
abounds with rivers and lakes. This ancient town has a
history of more than 900 years old with many houses built in
the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are about 100 houses with
courtyards, and 60 of them have arch gateways made by carved
bricks.
Pingyao
is one of China's ancient town well
known for its sound preservation
of the urban landscape in
China's Ming and Qing
Dynasties. The City Wall itself, and the streets,
buildings and
shops are all preserved from the
Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Dali,
in Yunnan Province, 392km (243 miles) NW of Kunming, 15km (9 miles) N of Xiaguan, 150km (90 miles) S of Li Jiang.
Located in a mountain valley at an elevation of 1,948m
(6,496 ft.), Dali is sunny
year-round, though winter nights can be chilly. The best
times to visit are between February and October,
when the majority of festivals take place.
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