The move of Pan Geng to Yin was a major event in the middle and late Shang Dynasty. Our ancestors generally live by water, and early dynasties were relatively common due to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Tang destroyed Xia and established the Shang Dynasty, and initial

Pan Geng moved to Yin , which was a major event in the middle and late stages of Shang Dynasty . Our ancestors generally live by water, and early dynasties were relatively common due to natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Tang Dexia and established Shang Dynasty, and initially established the capital Bo (Shangqiu, Henan). In the following three hundred years, he moved the capital five times (records of the Grand Historian: Ding was moved to Yu at the time of , Helian Jia was moved to the prime minister, and Zu Yi was moved to Yu at the time of ). The main reasons were civil strife and floods.

Pan Geng declared the queen, facing internal factional struggles and political chaos; external disconnection from the princes, resisting the loss of barriers of the barbarians in the west; coupled with frequent floods in the Yellow River, the capital was threatened with floods many times. Therefore, after Pan Geng's full investigation and divination, he determined to move to Yin (now Xiaotun Village, Anyang), which was far away from the barbarians and floods in the east, and to advance as a solid rear.

There are at least three benefits to moving Yin. First, Yin is fertile, which is conducive to the development of agriculture; second, after the capital is moved, interest relations need to be reshaped, which can suppress the nobles and alleviate class contradictions; third, stay away from barbarians and floods and maintain stability for a long time.

After the Shang Dynasty moved to Yin, the political center was stabilized. Since then, Shang has been in Yin for more than 270 years, and it has been the splendid civilization of the late Shang Dynasty.

Pan Geng Shi Yin and Ping Wang Dong Shi (see my article and WeChat headlines for details), it is not just about avoiding risks, Ping Wang Dong Shi is passive and helpless, while Pan Geng Shi Yin is more about taking the initiative to change, foresight, political vision, and benefiting the country and the people.

(with selfie photos of the Forbidden City)