How many cities in Chinese history were once called Beijing?

In the history of our country, four cities were once called Beijing.

During the Song Dynasty, Daming Mansion was called Beijing. Daming Mansion has a long history, and its former site is located in the southern suburbs of Donghe, Daming County, Hebei Province. It is worth mentioning that at that time, there were four capitals in the southeast, northwest and north, namely Kaifeng in Tokyo, Yingtianfu in Nanjing, Henanfu in Xijing and Yingtianfu in Beijing. Few people knew that Damingfu was called Beijing. It can only be found through some historical materials. Later, Daming Mansion was flooded due to natural disasters, and it is even less known.

Kaifeng, Henan, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, was also called Beijing at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang changed Bianliang to Kaifeng Prefecture. In order to consolidate his rule and enhance the influence of the Zhu surname, he adopted The enfeoffment system divided the country's land into several pieces and each was ruled by his own sons. At that time, Kaifeng was canonized to Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth son, King Zhou Zhu. Because Zhu Yu ruled well, Kaifeng had such a resounding name as Beijing. Since then, Kaifeng has further prospered and become a transportation and economic hub.

Taiyuan was also known as Beijing. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Taiyuan was the place where Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, started. The land here was fertile and the people, army and horses were strong. Li Yuan had this strong base, which would be his future The foundation for establishing the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan later established five capitals across the country, namely Chang'an in Shangjing, Chengdu in Nanjing, Fengxiang in Xijing and Taiyuan in Beijing. Beijing was also called the northern capital. Later, these two names were not used by people, and these two names slowly disappeared in the long river of history.

Lindong Town of Balinzuo Banner in Inner Mongolia was also called Beijing for a short period of time. At first it was called Shangjing. During the rule of the Liao Kingdom, Jin Xizong changed Shangjing to Beijing in the first year of Tianjuan. Jin Xizong changed the name to Beijing. It is often used as a back garden to escape the summer heat and enjoy the cool air.