Chinese civilization has a long history, giving birth to countless historical cities, some of which have survived for thousands of years, and some cities have been brilliant, but after the baptism of the long river, although the history has left a name, but there is no longer the glory and prosperity of the year, to say that China has declined the most from ancient times to the present is the following 10 cities.
1. Unsealing
A famous person once said that if he went back a thousand years and asked him to choose which country in the world to live in, he said that he would like to live in the Song Dynasty.
Kaifeng is known as the ancient capital of the seven dynasties, starting from the Spring and Autumn Period when Zheng Guo built the capital here, there have been the Warring States Wei, Hou Liang, Hou Jin, Hou Han, Hou Zhou, Jin and so on set up the capital here, it has been more than 2,700 years.
The highlight of Kaifeng's history was the 168 years when it was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, although the Song Dynasty was not good at fighting, it was the heyday of China's feudal society history, and it was also the era when the common people lived the richest.
Later, due to the flooding of the Yellow River, the siltation of the river, Kaifeng was flooded 7 times, many railways bypassed Kaifeng in modern times, and the advantages of Kaifeng transportation hub with developed transportation gradually lost, and the provincial capital moved out after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the decline of Kaifeng became a historical necessity. In 2023, Kaifeng's GDP will be 253.4 billion, which is more than 10 billion less than in 2022, ranking only 11th in the province. Kaifeng, once the world's largest city that was once unstoppably prosperous, now has only a sigh left.
2. Luoyang
If you ask about the rise and fall of the world, please only look at Luoyang City.
Luoyang is the only city named "Shendu" in ancient China, a historical city with a history of more than 4,000 years and a history of more than 1,500 years, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, before the Song Dynasty, Luoyang and Chang'an occupied the absolute center, and was once the most prosperous ancient capital in Chinese history, there were 105 emperors and 13 dynasties in history to win the world here.
After the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the abandonment of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Luoyang declined and never had a chance to become the capital of the dynasty. Although Luoyang later became a national heavy industry base, and its GDP was once leading, it has been completely surpassed by Zhengzhou in recent years, with a GDP of 579.5 billion in 2023, less than half of Zhengzhou.
Luoyang's historical relics are most famous in Longmen Grottoes, which are the world's largest and largest stone carving treasure house, and are a world cultural heritage.
3. Handan
Handan is the birthplace of Qin Shi Huang, the capital of Zhao during the Warring States Period, one of the 36 counties and counties in the Qin period, the Han Dynasty and Chang'an, Luoyang, Linzi, Chengdu shared the "five capital fame", after hundreds of years of prosperity, to the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the impact of war, Handan did not continue the glory in history, began to decline.
Handan has a rich cultural heritage. Three thousand years have not changed the name, has not changed the city, is the only one in Chinese history, everyone is familiar with the guilt of the guilt, Mao Sui self-recommendation, Wei Wei to save Zhao, the end of the wall to return to Zhao, Handan toddler, on paper, the battle of the water and other famous allusions are from here.
Today's Handan is an emerging industrial city, rich in coal, iron and limestone resources, relying on these advantageous resources to develop coal chemical, thermal power, steel, cement building materials and other industries, but with the production capacity in recent years, Handan's advantageous industries are also going to the trough, in urgent need of transformation and upgrading, last year the city achieved a GDP of 438.2 billion yuan, ranking fourth in the province, this is famous in the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, popular Wei, Jin and Northern Dynasties The legendary ancient capital has also lost its former glory and glory.
Fourth, Linzi
Linzi is the birthplace of Qi culture and the birthplace of world football, and is known as the "Ancient Rome of the East". In 859 B.C., Qi Xiangong moved the capital to Linzi, since then Linzi has become the political, economic and cultural center of Qi, during the Warring States Period, Qi is one of the seven heroes, the national strength is strong, the culture is prosperous, Linzi as the capital of Qi, the population is large, the business is prosperous, it was once the most prosperous city in the world, known as the "Oriental Metropolis", and has continued to Qin and Han.
Linzi was assigned to Zibo City in December 1969 and became a district under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 668 square kilometers, 5 streets and 7 towns, with a GDP of 91.3 billion last year. But the cultural attractions here are still worth seeing, such as the Eastern Zhou Martyrdom Pit and the Qi History Museum.
5. Liaoyang
Liaoyang has a history of more than 2,300 years, there is "a Liaoyang city, half of the history of the Northeast", Liao, Jin period for the Tokyo Prefecture, the Yuan Dynasty for the provincial station, the Ming Dynasty Liaoyang reached the peak of its history, the country's nine major national defense towns, Liaoyang is one of them, but also the largest of the 18 cities in the Northeast, the circumference reaches 12 kilometers, in the Qing Dynasty before more than 2,000 years, Liaoyang has been the political, cultural and economic center of the Northeast.
In 1621, Nurhachi moved the capital to Liaoyang, and built the city of Tokyo here, the scale of the city was unprecedented at that time, but the dream was not long, Liaoyang as the capital of the Qing Dynasty only existed for four years, moving the capital to Shenyang became a turning point in Liaoyang's decline, today's Liaoyang's economic development is slow, the GDP in 2023 is only 87.8 billion, ranking 12th among the 14 cities in the province, less than a town in Jiangsu, Liaoyang has become a fifth-tier city today from the first city in the northeast, which is embarrassing.
6. Qingzhou
Qingzhou has a profound cultural heritage, Yu ruled the water and divided Kyushu, Qingzhou is one of Kyushu, has a history of 2124 years of city building, is the only dynasty in Shandong to build the capital, from the Han Dynasty to the early years of the Ming Dynasty more than 1400 years, Qingzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of Shandong, served as the provincial capital in 1065, 12 years of the capital of the Southern Yan State, until the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), Shandong announced that the political envoy was moved from Qingzhou to Jinan.
Today's Qingzhou is a county-level city managed by Weifang City, Shandong, once the capital of Shandong, the center of Qilu, today has been reduced to a county-level city, no longer the glory of the year, is the most lost city in Shandong, but Qingzhou as a historical city, has a large number of historical relics and monuments, including Buddhist grottoes, ancient inscriptions, etc., the ancient city of Qingzhou is well preserved, there are complete city walls, moats, known as "the most well-preserved ancient city in northern China".
7. Datong
Datong has a long history, there are three generations of Jinghua, the two dynasties of the important town said, is one of the first 24 national historical and cultural cities in China, has more than 2,300 years of history of the city, the special geographical location has created its history of the heyday, is the cold weapon era of the border military town. As the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Datong has experienced six emperors and one king for 96 years. During the Liao and Jin dynasties, Datong, as the capital of the country, was the political, economic and cultural center of the north.
Datong is rich in resources and is one of the largest coal bases in China, but due to its resource-based industry, its structural transformation is slow, and its annual GDP in 2023 will reach 187.1 billion yuan, which has slipped from the second place to the eighth place today. As a famous historical city, Datong has preserved many cultural attractions, among which Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple, Huayan Temple, and Hengshan Hanging Temple are all classics in Chinese humanities and monuments, which are worth visiting.
8. Shangqiu
Shangqiu is located at the junction of Henan, Lu, Suzhou and Anhui provinces, known as the east gate of Henan Province, was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the Xia Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, the Liang State of the Han and Jin Dynasties and the later Song Dynasty, all had built the capital here, the most glorious period in the history of Shangqiu was the Song Dynasty, Shangqiu was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and the economic and cultural center at that time, it was the founding capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and one of the most important birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Shangqiu City not only has Shangqiu Ancient City, Song Dynasty Ancient City and other historical ancient cities, but also the best place is that it is an "ancient city floating on the water", aerial photography can clearly see a huge outer circle inner square city pool between 8,000 acres of city lake, inner city, outer Guo, city lake, trinity preserved to this day, the only one in the country.
Shangqiu is the high-speed rail and ordinary railway "double cross" intersection city, the second largest transportation hub in Henan Province, convenient transportation, ** also did eight years as the capital of Henan Province, to have a history, to have a location, but now it is developing slowly, the population continues to outflow, the consumption level continues to decline, the ancient city has undergone large-scale transformation, but also lost the fireworks and humanistic atmosphere, the popularity in the ancient city is pitifully low, basically no one cares, Shangqiu GDP in 2022 is 326.2 billion yuan, Henan Province ranks seventh, The national ranking fell out of the top 100.
Nine, Anqing
Anqing, located in the southwest of Anhui Province, here is adjacent to the water on three sides, one side is against the mountain, Wu with Chu, has an extremely important military strategic location in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight, the Yuan Dynasty placed Anqing Road, the Ming Dynasty is Anqing Mansion, Anhui's "An" is taken from Anqing Mansion, is the mother of Anhui worthy of the name.
In the 25th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the capital of Anhui Province moved to Anqing, and the Yangtze River waterway was favorable in time and place, coupled with the political advantages of the provincial capital, so that Anqing rose rapidly. In the late Qing Dynasty and **, Anqing has become one of the economic centers of the Yangtze River Basin, and Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing, and Shanghai are known as the Five Tigers of the Yangtze River, with extremely prosperous economy and culture, and is the birthplace of modern national industry and China's modern military industry.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Anqing fell, the provincial capital moved out of Anqing, in 1952 the capital of Anhui Province was officially set in Hefei, losing the advantage of the provincial capital, coupled with the remote geographical location, the development of transportation lagged behind, Anqing, the former Yangtze River Five Tigers declined, the GDP in 2023 is only 287.8 billion yuan, ranking fifth in the province, not to mention along the Yangtze River, even in Anhui is not too famous, the centennial provincial capital has lost its past glory in the development.
10. Baoding
Baoding, as a place of eternal romance in front of the Beijing Division, is accompanied by the capital, and the geographical location here is prominent, known for"The north controls the three passes, the south passes the nine provinces, and the Guidi is supplemented, and the Handu is in the south"Said, here was the capital of Yan country, Zhongshan country, Hou Yan, the Yuan Dynasty set up Baoding Road, Qing Kangxi eight years, Zhili governor moved from Zhengding to Baoding, Baoding became the provincial capital of Zhili, began the legend in the history of Baoding.
Baoding has been the capital of Qingzhili Province for 300 years, and has long been the political, economic, cultural and military center of Hebei, but now Baoding's location is very embarrassing, and the city's GDP will reach 401.2 billion yuan in 2023, ranking fifth in the province.
Baoding is a big tourist city in Hebei, its tourism resources are extremely rich, covering the natural scenery, ancient gardens and ancient buildings and important historical sites in modern and modern times, the Qing Dynasty Mausoleum, the Mancheng Han Tomb, the ancient lotus pond, the Zhili Governor's Office, the Baoding Army Military Academy and other cultural relics are the witness of Baoding's glorious history.
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