Luoyang 1
Luoyang has a civilization history of more than 5,000 years, a city history of 4,000 years, and a capital construction of 1500 years. Luoyang is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the eastern starting point of the Silk Road and the center of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal. Luoyang, the capital of more than ten dynasties in history? .
2. Zhuo Jun
Zhuo Jun is the name of ancient administrative divisions, which has changed in different historical periods. The main core area is now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. In addition, some areas of Beijing used to be Zhuo Jun County, and the largest area once ruled most of Beijing, northern Hebei, Northeast China and North Korea.
3. Yuhang
Yuhang is now Hangzhou, referred to as "Hangzhou", and was called Lin 'an and Qiantang in ancient times. It is the capital of Zhejiang Province, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area.
Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. It was the capital of Wu Yueguo and the Southern Song Dynasty. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth". Due to the convenience of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and trade ports, as well as its own developed silk and grain industries, Hangzhou was once an important commercial distribution center in history.
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The Grand Canal in Sui and Tang Dynasties is 2700 kilometers long, including Caoqu, Tongji Canal, Hangou, Jiangnan River and Yongji Canal. It connects Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River. With Luoyang as the center, it reaches Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north and Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south. Later generations extended to Huiji (now Shaoxing) and Ningbo through the East Zhejiang Canal.
From the first year of Sui Daye to the sixth year (from 605 to 6 10), Yang Di used millions of people to dredge many rivers left over from previous dynasties and built the Sui and Tang Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal in Sui and Tang Dynasties promoted the prosperity of cities along the Yangtze River. Frequent digging, dredging and renovation in the Tang and Northern Song Dynasties kept the Grand Canal open for a long time. After the long-term development in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the towns along the Grand Canal developed more prosperously with the convenience of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal has promoted the development of cities along the route, including Beijing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xi, Luoyang and Kaifeng.