Top 5 Great Ancient Capitals of China
The Five Great Ancient Capitals of China including Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Xi’an (Chang’an) are the most famous ones. They experience the history of China and still stand in this land to tell the generations what happened in the past time externally.
 
Beijing
Beijing 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 
Liao Dynasty (907-1125), as a secondary capital: called Yanjing 
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) from Emperor Shizong until 1215: called Zhongdu 
Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368): called Dadu in Chinese, Daidu (a direct transliteration from Chinese) in Mongolian and Khanbaliq in the Turkic languages. This was reported as "Cambuluc" by Marco Polo. 
Ming Dynasty from the time of the Ming Yongle Emperor (r. 1402/1424) until 1644 called Jīngshī. 
Qing Dynasty from the fall of the Ming in 1644 to the end of the dynasty in 1912. 
The Beiyang Government of the Republic of China. 
The current capital of the People's Republic of China. 
Nanjing
Nanjing (formerly Romanized Nanking (CPMR) or Nanching in WG) 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. 
Taiping Tianguo (Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace and Prosperity) during the Taiping Rebellion. Known as Tianjing (天京,literally 'Heavenly Capital') between 1853 and its fall in 1864 
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. 
Wang Jingwei's pro-Japanese collaborationist government
Luoyang
Luoyang was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
Eastern Zhou Dynasty 
Eastern Han Dynasty from 25 to 220 
Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms. 
Western Jin Dynasty 
Northern Wei Dynasty since 493, moved its capital from Datong. 
Later Tang Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 
 
Kaifeng
Kaifeng was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
Later Liang Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 
Later Jin Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 
Later Han Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 
Later Zhou Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 
Northern Song Dynasty: called Dongjing (東京 Dōngjīng) 
 
Xi’an (Chang’an)
Xi'an (WG: Hsi'an; called Chang'an in ancient times) was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
Western Zhou Dynasty, also see Fenghao. 
State of Qin in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Qin Dynasty 221 BC-207 BC: Xi'an is located near the former Qin capital Xianyang. 
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 Jin Dynasty (265-420). 
State of Former Qin from 351 to 394, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. 
State of Later Qin from 384 to 417, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. 
Western Wei Dynasty 
Northern Zhou Dynasty 
Sui Dynasty from 581 to 618 
Tang Dynasty from 618 to 907 
 
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