We know that the capital of a country will always be the economic and political center of the country. "Du" is a symbol city of state power, and the capital city is located in the world. As early as the book "Zuo Biao", it was recorded: "The capital city has more than a hundred pheasants, and the harm of the country is also." Yang Bojun's note: "All are called duyi, and the city is called a city wall." "There have been many historical capitals in Chinese history, among which the more representative ones are Xi'an, Nanjing, Beijing and so on. So do you know what their abbreviation is?
Our capital Beijing is referred to as Beijing, Beijing is an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years, in different dynasties with different titles, according to historical records, the earliest title is Yandu. In 1122 BC, after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang, he was enfeoffed in Yan, and Yan was also named because it was the capital of the Yan state in ancient times. At the same time, Beijing is also one of the nine prefectures in ancient times, Youzhou. Shang Shu Shundian :"Yan Yue Youzhou." "And in history, youzhou set up by successive dynasties and dynasties is in the Beijing area.
During the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Yuanzhang registered, in order to record his achievements in pacifying the north, he renamed the "Yuan Dadu" established by the Yuan Dynasty to Beiping. In the first year of Ming Yongle (1403), Zhu Di, the King of Yan, prepared to move the kingdom from Nanjing to Beiping, and officially named Beiping Beijing, a term that has been used for 600 years. However, during the Republic of China period, it was renamed Beiping. After the founding of New China in 1949, it was renamed "Beijing" again, and the "Jing" character in the full name of Beijing was taken as the abbreviation.
Xi'an is also a famous cultural city, in the history of a total of 13 dynasties built the capital here, Xi'an was once the largest number of capitals in Chinese history, and the longest time, one of the most influential capitals. In history, Xi'an has also been given many titles, in which it is said that Chang'an, Hojing and so on. And Xi'an is the first capital city in history to be called "Jing". As early as the time of King Wen of Zhou, the capital was fixed here, and King Wen of Zhou built Fengjing, and after Wu Wan succeeded to the throne, he established Hojing, collectively known as Fenghao.
In the chang'an district of present-day Xi'an, there are still ruins of Fenghao. The Book of Poetry, Daya, King Wen yousheng also records: "King Kobvi, the house is Hokyo". During the Zhou Dynasty, Fengjing was the seat of the Zongmiao Temple, and Hojing was the center of residence and administration of the Zhou Kings. Therefore, during the Republic of China period, Xi'an City was upgraded to a municipality directly under the Executive Yuan of the National Government. And in December 36, the Republic of China approved the abbreviation of Xi'an As "Pickaxe".
Nanjing is also a historical capital, as early as 3100 years ago, Nanjing was the fiefdom of the Western Zhou Zhou Zhang. In the first year of the Huanglong Dynasty of Eastern Wu (229, Sun Quan built the capital here, so that Nanjing began to move towards the stage of political center, and the Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty successively built the capital here. During these Six Dynasties, Nanjing was called Jiankang, and Jiankang was the first city in the world with a population of more than one million. The Southern Dynasty culture, represented by Jiankang, had an extremely far-reaching impact on Chinese history.
The abbreviation of Nanjing is "Ning". The origin of this abbreviation also has a lot to do with the ancient name of history. At the earliest time, Nanjing was called Jiangning, which means "Jiangnan Yongshi Tranquility", and later in the change of dynasties, the title of Jiangning was repeatedly abolished several times. During the Qing Dynasty, Jiangning Province was also established. The Republic of China abolished the capital and renamed it Nanjing, but "Ning" was preserved as an abbreviation.