The part of China that we will see today could well be called the Ancient Capital Region. Although China today is the same nation that it was in ancient times, many different cities have served as the capital. A new dynasty will typically set up it's capital in a city of it's choice. Some cities have been the capital of the country a number of different times.
There are three former capital cities in close proximity to one another. These are Zhengzhou, Luoyang and, Kaifeng.Zhengzhou was the capital city for a significant part of China's history. Like so many Chinese cities, it goes far back into ancient times. It is the birthplace of the fabled "Yellow Emperor", who is the possibly mythical founder of China. Many people believe that the Yellow Emperor was the ancestor of all Chinese people.
The following scenes begin in the center of Zhengzhou.
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Here is more of the central area of the Zhengzhou.
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This is north of the Zhengzhou city center.
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To the west of Zhengzhou is the city of Luoyang. This was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, which is the longest-reigning dynasty in Chinese history. Luoyang has the status of being one of the Four Ancient Capitals of China, along with Beijing, Xian and, Nanjing.
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Like all of these ancient Chinese cities, Luoyang also has it's modern side.
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To the east of Zhengzhou is the city of Kaifeng. This has actually been the capital of China several different times.
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Here is more traditional Chinese architecture in Kaifeng.
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If I had to choose a new capital for China, my choice would be Xian. Another possible choice would be either Hangzhou or Nanjing. These cities seem to represent all that China is, and are not too far north or south so that the other end of the country thinks that the capital is too far away from them.
Not far away there is another city that we can visit but, even though it is very old, has never been the capital of all of China. This city is Jinan. One of the best-known sights in Jinan is Sacred Heart Cathedral.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6861641,117.0654045,3a,75y,79.5h,92.93t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipP6tR92iIgekGOpAn-Y7Vp9A-7YSLabfRohHKI!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP6tR92iIgekGOpAn-Y7Vp9A-7YSLabfRohHKI%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-2.9338646-ya357.08817-ro-0-fo100!7i5656!8i2828
This is the central part of the city of Jinan.
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