When the dynasty was first established, the first important thing was to choose its own capital. Choice is a big event and needs to be cautious. Once selected, it is difficult to change. It is a century-old plan, which is related to the rise and fall of the dynasty.
Therefore, when deciding on the capital of a country, no matter population, transportation, water conservancy, civil construction or even geomantic omen, all major events and small feelings should be taken into account. All the tests have passed, and it is the first city in China, standing out from thousands of cities in China and becoming the capital of the country.
Luoyang, located in the Central Plains, is now the capital of Henan Province and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. Speaking of the ancient capital, some people will think of Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and some people will think of Xi 'an, the dream of a strong country, but they are not as good as Luoyang. In Luoyang's 4000-year urban history, 1500 was the capital of the Central Plains Dynasty, where 1 1 dynasties and 105 emperors were built, making it the most absolute capital.
Here, the Eastern Han Dynasty once opened China's dream of becoming a powerful country. Here, Cao Wei once unified the north, and here, Wu Zetian wrote a different history. Then, why did emperors of all ages love Luoyang so much? There are many reasons for making Luoyang the capital, but for two geographical reasons alone, Luoyang deserves to be the capital of your great emperor.
Luoyang can be qualified as the capital of many dynasties, which is inseparable from its geographical location. In the feudal era, Xinjiang and Tibet were still desolate, and people mainly lived in places relatively close to the center, that is, the so-called eighteen provinces in the Han Dynasty.
Open the map and have a look. Luoyang is located in the middle of ancient China, which is equivalent to the center of the circle. Why is it better to choose the capital in the center? The capital is the center of the country, the seat of political organs, and the place where policies and decisions are made. Every day, news and military intelligence from all over the country are introduced into Beijing from various channels, and the emperor's decisions are also issued by Beijing.
China is a vast country. The traffic was inconvenient in ancient times. Starting from the border and crossing half of China, it takes more than a month to ride the fastest horse, and it takes several months to go back and forth. In the past few months, there have been great changes. It is very likely that the local drought will spread rapidly, and it is also possible that the enemy will flee after burning, killing and looting in these months.
If the location of the capital is relatively offset, there will inevitably be a place in the direction, and the communication with the capital will be blocked, and the capital will not get timely feedback on the local situation and cannot respond as it should.
The capital is located in the center of the country, and the distance from every place is similar, so it won't be too far from a certain position. If we don't set this up, in the long run, we will lose control of the region and the central government will collapse.
In addition to geographical location, there is also geographical environment. Although China is very big, its topography changes greatly. Only the Central Plains is a plain, and Luoyang City is located in a flat terrain with few rolling mountains, which is conducive to the development of people's livelihood. Luoyang city is backed by the Yellow River, not far from the Yangtze River, and it can get advantages in water conservancy, and the logistics and transportation convenience brought by river transportation is also very considerable.
The land near Luoyang city is also very fertile, which can be described as a sharp turn of drought and flood, and agriculture is very developed. Because Luoyang City is the source of civilization development, people here are more educated. Moreover, since Luoyang was built, there have been almost no natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and rainstorms. People living here live in harmony and the weather is good. All these prove that Luoyang is the best choice as the capital of China.
However, due to the continuous transformation of China in the long river of history, the territory has gradually increased, and the once barren areas have gradually prospered. As a national center, the status of Luoyang City is gradually becoming less obvious and gradually losing its former glory.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there has never been a unified country with Luoyang as its capital in China. Kaifeng was in the Northern Song Dynasty, not far from Luoyang, and Hangzhou was in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the 750-year history since the Yuan Dynasty, due to political and trade factors, the capital of China mainly alternated between Beijing and Nanjing. Luoyang city never played the role of a political hub, and gradually withdrew from the historical stage of the capital.
Conclusion: One thousand years have passed, and Luoyang has been regarded as the capital of the country since Shang Dynasty. Later, as the twin capital of China and Chang 'an, it played a similar important role in different periods and became the most dazzling star. Time flies. Now, both Luoyang and Chang 'an have come to an end. In the ever-changing China, there are places that are more suitable for being the capital, but in any case, people will remember Luoyang, a place that once walked out of the ancestor of China, once unearthed the Book of Hutuluo, and once commanded the national capital.