Beijing(北京)
Beijing is a world-famous ancient cul-
tural city. Beijing has had a long histo-
ry it name literally means “north capi-
tal.” Beijing started as the capital of
Yan, then the Yan fell and Beijing was
conquered by Khitans then seized by
Mongols. The Mongols gave it the
name great capital as they helped to
expand it. After the fall of the Mon-
gols the capital was moved to Nanjing
but the third emperor, Emperor Yongle
moved it back to Beijing and gave
Beijing its name. This was the time
when many landmarks and temples
were built in Beijing creating a cultural
and religious center. Then in 1644 the
Qing dynasty was established they
built the summer palaces then fell in
1911. Later on the People’s Republic
of china formed and permanently
made Beijing its capital.
Xian(西安)
Xian is more than 3000 years old
and for 1000 years was the capital
of 13 dynasties, and had a total of
73 emperors. Xian, is known as the
city of "Everlasting Peace “as well
and; is Located between rivers and
mountains in the center of the fertile
Hangzhou(杭) Guanzhong Plain. There is a lot of
history that created many historical
With good rail water, air, and
ruins and museums as well as cultural
road transportation, Hangzhou
relics. It is known for spreading ide-
is a country link. The Hangzhou
as outside of the Great Wall of Chi-
Airport has more than 100
na as the trades came in and out
flights to Hongkong, Beijing, and
spreading them. It is also famous for
Xian. The highway adds rail-
the start of the "Silk Road" that
ways; the railway department
linked China with central Asia and
has offered six pairs of special
the Roman Empire Recently Xian has
tourist trains. In addition, canal
not been as famous due to the wars
passenger transport docks have
and political changes of the 20th
been built and pleasure-beats
century.
have been operated to Suzhou
and Wuxi.

Kaifeng(开封)
Is the capital city of Henan Province
and was the capital of eight ancient
Chinese Dynasties. Kaifeng has a his-
tory of more than 2700 years. In his-
tory, Kaifeng city was explored the
earliest in China due to mild climate
and convenient transportation. Kai-
feng was the political, economic, mili-
tary, technical and cultural center of
China for a while but since was sur-
passed by beijing. Kaifeng city is a
tourist city in the Central Plain of Chi-
na along the Yellow River. Kaifeng
has now become a key tourist city in
Central China.
Nanjing(南京)
Located in the lower Yangtze River
drainage basin and Yangtze River
Delta economic zone, Nanjing has
always been one of China most im-
portant cities. It served as the capital
of China during several historical pe-
riods and was the capital of the Re-
public of China before the Chinese
Civil War in 1949. Apart from hav-
ing been the capital of China for six
dynasties and of the Republic of Chi-
na, Nanjing has also served as a na-
tional hub of education, research,
transportation and tourism through-
out history. It will also host the 2014
Summer Youth Olympics. Nanjing
City also convenient air, railway,
highway and water transport means
that connect it with other internation-
al cities.
Anyang(安阳)
Anyang was home to prehistoric
cavemen during the Stone Age.
Over 7,000 artifacts have been
found. Around 2000 BC, the leg-
endary sage-kings Zhuanxu and
Emperor Ku are said to have es-
tablished their capitals in the ar-
ea around Anyang from where
they ruled their kingdoms. An-
Luoyang(洛阳)
yang's Tangyin County was the
seat of Yue Village, birthplace of
Luoyang is one of China ancient
the famous Song Dynasty general,
capital cities, of 13 dynasties and is
Yue Fei.
a saint city due to historical and cul-
tural background. Its name comes
from its location by the Luo River,
Luoyang is also on the middle
reaches of the Yellow River. Like the
other ancient city’s it used to be all
history now Luoyang is a famous
tourism city with 21 key heritage
sites. The area is also famous for its
peonies, China’s national flower.
Every year, the Luoyang Peony Fair
is held in Luoyang of course to see
the most beautiful peonies.