In terms of the length of time the capital was established, Luoyang was founded in 885 years, not as good as Xi'an in 1077, and lower than Beijing in 903, and only ranked third.
The history of the six ancient capitals of China:
In terms of the number of dynasties, Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, Xi’an is the ancient capital of the 13 dynasties, Nanjing is the capital of the ten dynasties, and Luoyang is still ranked third. .
Luoyang, the ancient capital of the nine dynasties:
Xi’an, the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties:
, Sui, Tang; Beijing has Yuan, Ming and Qing; while Luoyang has only Eastern Han and Western Jin, obviously less than Xi'an and Beijing. If Luoyang had to count the Sui (Sui Gongdi Yang Dong) and Tang (Wu Zhou), then Xi'an should also be counted in the New, Eastern Han, and Western Jin Dynasties. According to this standard, Luoyang's number of unified dynasties is still less than Xi'an.
In terms of the "gold content" of the capital dynasty, Xi'an has the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Sui, and Tang Dynasties. Luoyang said that it shared the Western Zhou and Sui and Tang Dynasties with Xi’an, but anyone who has studied history knows that Gaojing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Luoyi, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, was only a military deputy center that assisted the Zhou people in managing the stubborn people of the Eastern Yin and Shang Dynasties. (Paid Capital), the status of the Pail Capital and the capital is self-evident. During most of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Chang'an was the main capital and Luoyang was the accompanying capital. However, during the Wu Zhou period and Tang Luoyang, Chang'an briefly replaced Chang'an as the capital. However, due to the short period of time, Luoyang’s capital history in the Tang Dynasty could not be compared with Chang'an. Shoulder to shoulder.
The dynasties that set the capital of Luoyang are mostly dim:
Luoyang is known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, and the only dynasties that really make Luoyang proud of are the early Eastern Han Dynasty and Wuzhou.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty exists in name only, and the world is torn apart. The area that Zhou Tianzi can effectively control is limited to the small area near the capital Luoyi, and its comprehensive strength is not as good as the vassal state.
Western Jin political darkness,The imperial court was corrupt, officials were corrupting the law, and there was no ruler in the four emperors. After the short reunification of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Chinese land was dragged into long-term divisions and wars. The Eight Kings brought disasters to the country and the people. The Western Jin Dynasty further weakened. In the Yongjia Rebellion, more than 30,000 people including Emperor Huai and court officials were captured. In the midst of the catastrophe of chaos.
Sui and Tang Dynasties prospered in the capital Chang'an, and declined and died in Luoyang, the accompanying capital. The Houliang, Houtang, and Houjin short-lived dynasties, and their capitals Luoyang and Kaifeng were short-lived, and they were never able to realize the unification of the world, and their historical influence was minimal.
To sum up:
Luoyang's so-called ancient capital is purely the first to be praised by the civil sciences, in fact, it can not stand up to any extravagance. broken.
Although Luoyang's comprehensive historical influence in China's four ancient capitals is not as great as that of Xi'an and Beijing, it is definitely higher than Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. Therefore, it is more reasonable to regard Luoyang as China's third largest ancient capital.
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