Thousand Characters

Chapter 27

[Original text]

The capital is Huaxia, and the east and west are two capitals.Back Mang face Luo, floating Wei according to Jing.

【Note】

Capital: capital, capital, refers to the city where the emperor is located.Yi: The county seat refers to the city where the princes are located.Huaxia: Refers to the splendid and broad civilization of China.Tokyo and Xijing: respectively refer to the two oldest ancient capitals in China. Tokyo refers to Luoyang, the ancient capital of nine dynasties, and Xijing refers to Xi'an, the ancient capital of eleven dynasties, which was called Chang'an at that time.Back Mang: Leaning against Mang Mountain.Mian Luo: Facing Luo Shui.Wei and Jing: Wei refers to the Wei River, which is turbid, and Jing refers to the Jing water, which is clear, so there is an idiom of "clear and clear".Here we start with the capital of the country, and list the two most famous capitals in Chinese history—Luoyang and Xi’an. Based on this, we discuss the political issues of the country step by step below.

【Interpretation】

The ancient capitals of China were gorgeous and magnificent. Among these capitals, the two oldest capitals are Luoyang in Tokyo and Chang'an in Xijing.On the north side of Luoyang City is the Mang Mountain, facing Luoshui; on the left side of Chang'an City is the Weishui River originating in Gansu, and on the right side is the Jingshui River originating in Ningxia.

【allusion】

The Eastern and Western Capitals are the two oldest and most magnificent capitals in Chinese history. One of them is Luoyang in Tokyo and the other is Chang'an in Xijing.In history, a total of nine dynasties established their capitals in Luoyang, so Luoyang is known as the ancient capital of nine dynasties, and its history is earlier than Chang'an.During the time of King Zhou Ping in the Zhou Dynasty, some ethnic minorities in the west always went to the Central Plains to harass the people living here. When King Zhou Ping sent troops to attack, they ran away, and after the troops were withdrawn, they continued to harass the local residents.Later, King Ping of Zhou really had no choice but to move the capital eastward to Luoyang, so he called Luoyang "Tokyo".After the Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cao Wei Dynasty, the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, and even the early Tang Dynasty established their capitals in Luoyang, so Luoyang was called "the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties".Chang'an is now Xi'an.Since Xi'an's geographic location is the closest to the center on the entire map of China, it can be taken care of in all directions, so eleven dynasties successively established their capitals in Xi'an, so it is called "the ancient capital of eleven dynasties".The Qin Dynasty was the first to establish its capital in Chang'an, and later the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and other dynasties established their capitals here.The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Huaqing Pool where Concubine Yang used to bathe are all in Xi'an.

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