There is a saying in Lv Chunqiu Shenshi:
The king of ancient times chose the world to establish a country, and the country established a palace and a temple.
In ancient people's thinking, the place where the king founded the country should be in the center of the world, the palace should be in the center of the country, and the temple should be built in the center of the palace.
Therefore, the central position is very important in the thoughts of the ancients, and as the capital of a country, it is natural to build it in the center of the country.
However, the location of the capital is a major event, and the ancients did not have an exact central concept. Naturally, they take it for granted in the world. Coupled with the influence of topography, landforms, river course and other factors, the capital city may not really be located in the center of the country.
In the concept of the ancients, the location of the capital affects the fate of a country and must be weighed repeatedly.
However, in ancient times, moving the capital often happened. Once you find a more suitable place to live or other political factors change, you will move to the capital, but you have to do a lot of preparatory work before moving to the capital.
For example, when Zhou Chengwang planned to move the capital to Luoyi, he first sent Zhao Gong to Xiangzhai, and then sent Zhou Gongdan to inspect Xiangzhai. Later Jiuding, a symbol of the son of heaven, moved to Luoyi.
Duke Zhou believes that in this (Luoyi) world, all directions enter the road of tribute.
It can be said that it is the core principle and historical tradition of China's ancient political order to establish the capital in the world and rule the world in China. Later dynasties declared it the capital of the world, although its position was different, and made efforts to build it into the world.
However, in the Warring States period, the situation changed, because at that time, there were seven warring States men, all of whom could be called independent countries, and naturally they had their own independent capitals.
So where was the capital of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period and what did it look like?
Let's watch together.
Qin Guo: My capital is Xianyang, and now it is a third-tier city. As a unified six countries, A Qin has moved its capital nine times and finally settled in Xianyang, which can be described as infinite scenery. Xianyang is located in the hinterland of Qinchuan, Shaanxi Province, with Weihe River in the south and Lushan Mountain in the north. In geomantic omen, mountains and rivers belong to Yang, so it is called Xianyang.
Now Xianyang is only a third-tier city. Although the historical and cultural atmosphere is still very strong, its influence has been greatly reduced compared with the elegance of Qin State and even Qin Dynasty.
But Xianyang was an ideal city at that time, not an administrative unit in the present sense. The specific location is between Yaodian Street and Zhengyang Street in Weicheng District, Qinhan New Town, Xixian New Area today.
At present, it is only a prosperous place in the local area. Walking in it, who can appreciate the domineering and imposing manner of China's first feudal dynasty capital?
Korea: My capital is in Xinzheng, and now it is only a county-level city managed by Zhengzhou. In terms of influence and presence, South Korea is the bottom and is a veritable younger brother. Because of the border with Qin, he was hanged by Qin for a long time.
In the process of Qin's unification of the six countries, South Korea was also the first object to be destroyed. Even so, South Korea was very influential at that time. For example, the technology of smelting weapons and weapons made in Korea are beyond the reach of other rulers.
Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, still has this name, but it is only a county-level city managed by Zhengzhou. After careful calculation, it is estimated that it can barely be called a four-tier town, and it has already lost its prosperity at that time.
Zhao Guo: My capital is Handan, and now it is a third-tier city. If you want to find a country that can compete with Qin among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, it must be Zhao. Historically, Zhao had two high-light moments. The first time was during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, and the State of Qin almost perished. The second time was at the end of the Warring States period, and he resisted the State of Qin by himself.
Among the four famous soldiers in the Warring States Period, Qin occupied two, and Ye Zhao occupied two. Especially in the late Warring States period, after the battle of Changping, Li Mu defeated Qin everywhere, and together with Wang Jian, one of the four famous soldiers, he dared not confront Li Mu head-on.
But the prince of Zhao was fatuous and finally broke the Great Wall and killed Li Mu, thus losing his land.
Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is now a prefecture-level city and a third-tier city in Hebei Province. However, Handan is different from other cities. These two words have been used as place names for 3000 years, and they are almost inseparable. Together, it represents the only place where there is no duplicate name, which is also a special case in China's place name culture.
Guo Wei: My capital is Kaifeng, and now it is a fourth-tier city. Guo Wei was the first overlord in the Warring States period. It once defeated Guo Qin, and South Korea and Zhao followed in Guo Wei's footsteps. Unfortunately, Guo Wei was only strong for two and a half generations and never rose again.
The last capital of Wei was in Daliang, so Wei was once called Guo Liang. Once Daliang City was located in the northwest of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, and later Kaifeng became the capital of the Eight Dynasties and the center of China for many times.
However, it is no longer the glory of the past. Judging from the recent comprehensive strength of the city, it is really embarrassing to be only rated as a fourth-tier city.
Of course, if you travel, there are still many places in Kaifeng. Riverside Garden on Qingming Festival has become a local landmark. I wonder if you have been there?
Chu: My capital is Jingzhou, and now it is a third-tier city in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Once won the Central Plains, it was also the most difficult vassal state except Zhao. Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, sent only 200,000 troops for the first time to destroy Chu, leaving behind all the dregs that Chu ate.
Ying Zheng had no choice but to invite veteran Wang Jian out of the mountain and give him 600,000 people to destroy Chu.
The capital of Chu is Ying Capital, which is located in Jingzhou District, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Now it is only a third-tier city. However, after being conquered by the valiant soldier Bai Qi, the capital of Chu moved eastward again and again.
Qi Guo: My capital is Zibo, and now it is a third-tier city. For a long time in the Warring States period, Qi was the richest vassal state. At its strongest, it was also called the East and West of Qin State. Once upon a time, the monarchs of both countries went to the king to be emperors, and the Jianghu people gave them a nickname called East and West Emperor.
But then Qi embarked on the road of decline, especially at the end of the Warring States period, Qin made a far-reaching attack, but Qi was in a desperate situation, no longer asked about the war in the Central Plains, and finally surrendered directly to Qi.
The capital of Qi is Linzi, which is located in what is now Zibo. Just a third-tier city, its glory has long lived up to the Warring States period.
Guo Yan: My capital is Beijing. Now Beijing is an international metropolis. It is a miracle that Guo Yan can rank among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. Its national strength, like South Korea's, is the lowest among the Seven Heroes, but there are many celebrities here, such as Jing Ke who dared to assassinate Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, and is still regarded as one of the ancient The Four Assassins.
The capital of Yan State is Ji Cheng. According to expert research, Ji Chengying is located in the area from Xuanwu Gate to Heping Gate in southwest Beijing.
Now Beijing is the capital of our country, the political, economic and cultural center of the whole country, and of course it is a world-class metropolis. Who would have thought that the capital of Yan, which was extremely humble at that time, has now become the "center" of the country?
It can be seen that among the seven heroes of the Warring States, except the capital of Yan, other capitals are now only third-and fourth-tier cities, which is really embarrassing.
Today's topic: If you were in the Warring States Period, where did you come from? Let's talk ~