西安简史

西安简史HistoryofXianen.xa.gov.cnUpdated:2019-01-31AworldrenownedhistoricalandculturalcityXianwaschosenmoreoftenthananyothercityasanancientdynasticcapital.Itsinfluencehasbeenverywide.XianisthecradleoftheChinesenationalitythebirthplaceoftheChinesecivilizationandtherepresentativeofChineseculture.InChinasremoteantiquityLantianApeMan”livedinitsregion;intheNeolithicPeriodBanpoVillagerssettledtheretosetuptheirtribes;andinthe11thcenturyBCKingWenoftheZhoudynastyestablishedthetwocapitalsofFengandHaoonthebanksoftheFengheRiverinitiatingitsbrillianthistoryasathousand-yearcapitalofChina.Thecitywasfirstestablishedmorethan3100yearsagoandwasacapitalof13dynastiesover1129yearsincludingtheWesternZhouc.11thcentury-771BCtheQin221-207BCtheWesternHan206BC-AD8theXin9-23theEasternHan25-220theWesternJin265-317theFormerZhao304-329theFormerQin351-394theLaterQin384-417theWesternWei535-556theNorthernZhou557-581theSui581-618andtheTang618-

907.XianisamongtheTopFourAncientCapitalsoftheworldinthecompanyofAthensRomeandCairo.ItoncefunctionedasthepoliticaleconomicandculturalcenterofChinaandasthestartingpointoftheSilkRoad.ThankstoitslonghistoryandrichcultureXianhasyieldednumerousculturalrelicsthemostfamousofwhichistheTerracottaArmyexcavatedinsuburbanXianinthe1970snowcreditedastheeighthwonderoftheworld.ThetotalnumberandvalueofXiansrelicsrankfirstamongcitiesofChina.SomeofthemareuniqueinChinaandrareintheworld.。