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Weiyang Palace (未央宮; Wèiyāng Gōng) Also known as the West Palace. The official center of government from Emperor Huidi onwards. The palace was a walled rectangle 2250×2150 m enclosing a 5 km 2 building complex of 40 halls. There were four gates in the wall facing a cardinal direction.
- Mark Cartwright
- Early Settlement & Geography. A settlement from Neolithic times, Chang'an was an ideal location for a capital as it was surrounded on all sides by mountains, providing a useful obstacle to invading armies, and was close to the Yellow and Wei Rivers.
- The Han Capital. After the turmoil of the Warring States period (481-221 BCE), Chang'an was capital again during the Western Han dynasty between 206 BCE and 9 CE.
- The Southern & Northern Dynasties. After Luoyang had served as the capital of the Later/Eastern Han (23-220 CE), Chang'an returned as capital of many subsequent different dynastic states during the complex period of China's history known as the Southern and Northern Dynasties: the Jin (311-316 CE), the Zhao (319-329 CE), Qin (351-385 CE), Later Qin (386-417 CE), Western Wei (535-554 CE), and Northern Zhou (557-581 CE).
- The Tang Capital. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) Chang'an was still the capital and became one of the great cities of the world and most important in East Asia.
May 30, 2021 · During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a large number of palaces were built around the capital. There were about 18 palaces, 10 of which were built in the Tang Dynasty, namely: Qingshan Palace and Longyue Palace, Yong’an Palace, Yuhua Palace, Cuiwei Palace, Huaqing Palace, Jincheng Palace, Wanquan Palace, Youlong Palace, Wangchun Palace.
- Lu Guo
- guolu2014@tsinghua.edu.cn
- 2021
Weiyang palace was sited to the southwest of Han dynasty Chang'an and is therefore also called the Western Palace (西宫). Surrounded by walls, the palace complex was rectangular, with a length of 2,150 metres east–west and 2,250 metres north–south.
Feb 3, 2019 · Chang'an is the name of one of the most important and immense ancient capital cities of ancient China. Known as the eastern terminal of the Silk Road, Chang'an is located in Shaanxi Province about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) northwest of the modern town of Xi'An.
It was the first large-scale and densely populated city in Chinese history. Palaces, residences for nobles, official residences, and temples were the main constructions inside the city. The Changle Palace was built in the southeast of the city, hence it was also known as the East Palace.
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Jun 26, 2014 · The ancient capital city of Chang’an (present day Xi’an in Shaanxi Province) was the capital city of choice for the greatest number of dynasties in Chinese history. As many as 13 dynasties built their capital cities here and it was also reputed to be the world’s longest-serving capital city with 1100 years’ history.
