In the long history of China, the names of five Chinese cities have stood firm for 3,000 years. These five cities are Handan, Xianyang, Changsha, Luoyang and Chengdu, which are like witnesses of history, telling the evolution of Chinese civilization.
Handan, located in Hebei Province, was laid by the Yin Shang period and became the capital of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period. Handan has a history of 3,100 years, and its name remains unchanged to this day, becoming one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Xianyang, located in the hinterland of Qinchuan in Shaanxi Province, was once the capital of the Qin State and now retains its name from the Zhou Dynasty. As the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, Xianyang witnessed the prosperity of feudal dynasties such as the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, and has a rich historical and cultural heritage.
Changsha has a long history, dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. The city began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has a history of about 2,400 years. Changsha is one of the cities that has remained unchanged for the longest time in Chinese history, and is rich in history and culture.
Luoyang, with a long history of about 4,000 years, has been an important center of politics, culture and religion since the Xia Dynasty. Once the capital of 13 dynasties, Luoyang had a population of one million in the Sui and Tang dynasties, becoming one of the most prosperous metropolises in the world.
Chengdu, located in Sichuan Province, has a history of about 3,000 years. Chengdu was once the birthplace of the Shu Kingdom, and the name of the city was the historical process of the establishment of the capital in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the middle of the 5th century B.C., the ancient Shu Kingdom moved its capital to Chengdu, and the name is still the same. Chengdu is one of the birthplaces of profound ancient culture.
These five cities, through more than 3,000 years of time, have a name that stands still. They are the treasures of Chinese civilization and have witnessed the prosperity, rise and fall and changes of ancient China.