What are the capitals of Chinese dynasties in the Yellow River Valley?

Starting from the Xia Dynasty in the 21st century BC, in the historical period of more than 4,000 years, the successive dynasties have built their capitals in the Yellow River Valley for more than 3,000 years. Chinese history"Seven ancient capitals"In the Yellow River Basin and neighboring areas, there are Anyang, Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng four. A large number of oracle bone inscriptions left in Yindu (then part of the Yellow River Valley) created a precedent for Chinese written records.

Xi'an (including Xianyang), from the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin, Han Dynasty to Sui and Tang Dynasty, has 13 dynasties to build the capital, the history is as long as 1,000 years, is famous"The capital of the Eight Waters Emperor".After the Eastern Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei, Sui, Tang, Later Liang, Later Zhou and other dynasties all built their capitals in Luoyang, which lasted more than 900 years and was known as"The ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties".Located in Kaifeng, on the south bank of the Yellow River, it was called Bianliang in ancient times, King Wei Hui moved the capital to Daliang in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Northern Song Dynasty built the capital here, which lasted for about 200 years.

For a long period of time, the political, economic, and cultural center of China has been in the Yellow River Valley. The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River are the earliest areas in the country to develop science and technology, literature and art. Around 2000 B.C., bronze tools had appeared in the basin, and by the Shang Dynasty, bronze smelting technology had reached a fairly high level, and iron smelting began to appear at the same time, marking a new stage in the development of productive forces.

The iron adzes and iron axes unearthed in Luoyang after a series of treatments show that China developed cast iron softening technology more than 2,000 years earlier than European countries. Ancient Chinese"Four Great Inventions"- Papermaking, movable type printing, compass, and gunpowder were all produced in the Yellow River Valley. A large number of literary classics such as the Book of Poetry to Tang poetry and Song Ci, as well as a large number of cultural classics, have also been produced here.

After the Northern Song Dynasty, the country's economic center of gravity gradually shifted to the south, but in the process of China's political, economic and cultural development, the Yellow River basin and the lower Yellow River plain still occupy an important position. The long history of the Yellow River Basin has left a very precious heritage for the Chinese nation, leaving countless places of interest and historic sites, which is the pride of our nation.

Xia, Shang, Zhou, Han Dynasty, Wei, Sui, Tang, Later Liang, Later Zhou, Northern Song Dynasty,

Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng.

For thousands of years, the surging Yellow River, together with the Yangtze River, has nurtured the Chinese nation and nurtured Chinese civilization. As early as ancient times, the legend of the two emperors of Yan and Huang was born here. In the history of China's more than 5,000 years of civilization, the Yellow River Basin has been the political, economic and cultural center of the country for more than 3,000 years, giving birth to Hehuang culture, Heluo culture, Guan Chinese, Qilu culture, etc., distributing Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng and other ancient capitals, giving birth to the "Four Great Inventions" and classic works such as "Book of Poetry", "Lao Tzu" and "Shiji".

The Yellow River, galloping forward, has shaped the national character of the Chinese nation with indomitable majestic momentum, and is an important foundation for the Chinese nation to strengthen its cultural self-confidence.

Kaifeng and Xianyang, as well as Chang'an, can not be said to be in the Yellow River Basin, but many are relatively close to the Yellow River, and Luoyang, well, are relatively close to the Yellow River, such places.

1. The capital of the Xia Dynasty was Yangcheng, now Dengfeng, Henan;

2. The capital of the Shang Dynasty was settled in Shangqiu, Bojin, Henan, and later moved to Anyang, Henan;

3. The Zhou Dynasty was set to have its capital in Xi'an, present-day Shaanxi;

4. The capital of the Qin Dynasty was located in Xianyang, now Xi'an, Shaanxi;

5. The Western Han Dynasty was located in Chang'an, now Xi'an, Shaanxi;

6. The Eastern Han Dynasty Dingdu chain was erected in Luoyang, now Xi'an, Shaanxi;

7. The capital of Wei and Jin was in Luoyang, now Xi'an, Shaanxi;

8. The capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was set in Chang'an, now Xi'an, Shaanxi;

9. The capital of the Song Dynasty was located in Kaifeng, Tokyo, present-day Henan.