In the understanding of Chinese civilization, the concept of heaven under heaven predates the state, and the greatest success that a dynasty can achieve is the submission of Siyi, so the capital, as the center of rule, should naturally be located in the center of the territory under effective control. In fact, the capital of China's early dynasties was basically in the Central Plains, but later with the expansion of the territory and the rise and fall of the surrounding neighbors, the capital was shifted, and the Ming Dynasty even appeared the phenomenon of "the son of heaven guarding the gate of the country".
The so-called "Heavenly Son Guarding the Gate of the Country" originally indicated that Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, which was close to the north at that time, in order to prevent the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty regime that had been driven back to the north of the desert but were not weak. Although Zhu Di's intention to move the capital to Beijing was not as simple as guarding the border, "the son of heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the society" has become the most "tough" portrayal of the Ming Dynasty regime. So is the same true for the countries with the largest territories in the world when choosing the location of their capital?
The tenth largest territory in the world (about two Inner Mongolia) algeria capital Algiers
Since south Sudan was separated from Sudan, Algeria has become the largest country in Africa. Located north of the Sahara, Algeria is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the capital, Algiers, is located on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, the capitals of four of the five North African countries are by the sea, and Cairo, egypt's capital on the Nile Delta, is not far from the Mediterranean Sea. The reason is that the north African countries are mostly deserts and hot and dry grasslands, and the coastal areas have a pleasant climate, and the coastal strongholds in the Western colonization process have finally developed into towns, and it is not surprising that the capital has been selected from them.
The ninth largest territory in the world (slightly less than in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia) kazakhstan is the capital of Nur-Sultan
Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, is also the largest country in Central Asia, after independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, it first took Almaty as its capital, and Almaty is close to the Sino-Kazakh border, which has some meaning of "the son of heaven guarding the country". In 1997 the capital moved to astana in the north and in 2019 it was renamed Nur-Sultan. The reason for the northward relocation of the capital is said to be to contain several ethnic Russian-dominated oblasts in the north of the country in order to prevent their return to the Russian Federation.
The territory area is eighth largest in the world (one larger than Kazakhstan in Ningxia) in Argentina, the capital of Buenos Aires
Argentina, the second largest country in South America, shared southern South America with Chile, and the capital Buenos Aires was originally a small town on the west bank of the estuary of the La Plata River, and after conquering most of Latin America, the Spaniards occupied this mostly trade-friendly colonial stronghold and used its name to the present, and attracted a large number of immigrants from southern Europe in the following centuries, eventually developing into the second largest metropolis in South America and the largest city in Argentina.
The seventh largest territory in the world (three Indias are not the size of one China) india capital New Delhi
India's territory covers most of the South Asian subcontinent, but the capital, New Delhi, is located in the north and west, not far from the border between its less harmonious two major neighbors, China and Pakistan, and China's Tibet in the northern Himalayas has formed a high-pressure trend. India's choice of this place is not "the Son of Heaven to guard the gate of the country", but forced to do it. Old Delhi was originally the old capital of the Mughal Empire, the British built New Delhi as the colonial center next to it, and the independent Indian "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" still used New Delhi as its capital to radiate the country's most populous Ganges Plain region and contain Kashmir in the northeast.
The sixth largest territory in the world (two heilongjiangs smaller than China) australia's capital canberra
Australia, a country on a single continent, was founded entirely by colonizers. Almost all of Australia's cities are on the coast, and the vast inland is sparsely populated, because the interior of the Australian continent is a tropical desert climate that is not suitable for human settlement, and the southeast coast where the colonists first arrived has a suitable climate, so it has become the first area in Australia to develop, and the first two major cities, Sydney and Melbourne, are in this area. After Australia's independence in 1901, the two major cities were unable to compete for capital status, so they chose Canberra, in the middle of the two places, to rebuild the capital.
The territory area is the fifth largest in the world (three germanys smaller than China) brazil capital Brasilia
In 1960, Brasilia, the new capital of Brazil, was built on the Brazilian plateau. Brazil is the only one of the top ten countries in the world to have its capital located near the middle (but not the geometric center) of the territory. However, for more than a hundred years after the independence of Brazil in 1822, it has been based on Rio de Janeiro, a port city bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The reason for the later relocation of the capital inland was to speed up the development of the vast land of the Brazilian plateau.
The territory area is the fourth largest in the world (according to statistical standards and between China and China Bozhong) in the United States capital Washington
Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is short for Washington, D.C., a city named after the first president of the United States, located on the banks of the Potomac River at the north-south border of the eastern United States, just a few hundred kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. When the United States was still the capital of the Thirteen States distributed in the Narrow Strip of the Atlantic Coast, although in the next two hundred years the territory was extended to the east coast of the Pacific, the capital has never moved, presumably with the growth of national power, no matter where the capital is enough to protect itself.
The territory area of the world is the third largest in the world, the capital of China, Beijing
China has a long history, so a large number of ancient capitals were born, and Beijing is one of these ancient capitals, which became the capital again after liberation. Beijing, as the capital city, has a history of thousands of years, but it only coincided with the "Son of Heaven guarding the gate of the country" when it was the capital of the Ming Dynasty. As the capital of new China, Beijing, just across the Bohai Sea from Tianjin, is not so much away from the geometric center of the national map as it is located right in the heart, if the current map of China is regarded as a rooster.
The second largest territory in the world (one japan larger than China) in Canada's capital, Ottawa
Canada occupies the coldest northern land in North America, so almost all cities are built in the south – embracing warmth and embracing the United States, which was also a British colony. Canada's capital is one of the highest of these southern border belt cities. Ottawa is located in the upper reaches of the St. Lawrence River, the U.S.-Canada river that connects the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, and is close to the frontier. In history, Canada has been invaded once by its only neighbor, the United States, and after World War II, it chose to lie on the United States, and the capital did not matter whether it was borderless or not.
The territory area of the world's largest (about equal to 1.8 China) Russia capital Moscow
Judging from the current territory of Russia, Moscow is properly located in the western part of the country. Even if Siberia is removed and only the European part of Russia is left, Moscow is also considered to be far west. But when it comes to "the Son of Heaven guarding the gates of the country," another Russian city is more qualified — St. Petersburg, which was the capital of Tsarist Russia from 1712 to 1918. However, at that time, Tsarist Russia would use St. Petersburg, which was connected by the Baltic Sea and the northern European countries, as its capital, and it was more to integrate into Europe.
Although Russia, one of the world's most militaristic countries, does not need to rely on location to ensure the security of the capital, it still revealed its intention to build a new capital in Siberia the other day. Figure what? Tell us your opinion.
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