Ten Famous Cities in Ancient China

Chang 'an (An), Luoyang, Chengdu, Wan (Nanyang), Handan, Linzi, Pengcheng (Xuzhou), Changsha, Panyu (Guangzhou) and Guangling (Yangzhou).

Eastern Han Dynasty

Luoyang, Wancheng (Nanyang), Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Chengdu, Pengcheng (Xuzhou), Xuchang, Jingzhou, Changsha, Xiangyang and Yecheng.

Three Kingdoms

Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Jianye (Nanjing), Chengdu, Jingzhou, Xuchang, Xuzhou, Changsha, Liangzhou (Wuwei), Youzhou (Beijing) and Yecheng.

Western Jin Dynasty and Eastern Jin Dynasty

Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Jiankang (Nanjing), Yecheng (now gone), Chengdu, Guzang (Wuwei), Guo Xiang (Xingtai), Shouchun, Guangling (Yangzhou) and Gusu.

Southern and Northern Dynasties

Jiankang (Nanjing), Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Pingcheng (Datong), Yecheng, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shouchun, Jingzhou and Guangling (Yangzhou).

Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Qiantang (Hangzhou), Jingzhou, Jinling (Nanjing), Guangzhou and Youzhou (Beijing).

Five Dynasties and Ten States

Bianzhou (Kaifeng), Luoyang, Jinling (Nanjing), Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Changsha, Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

Northern Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty

Bianjing (Kaifeng), Xijing (Luoyang), Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Jinling (Nanjing), Chengdu and Changsha.

Southern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty

Lin 'an (Hangzhou), Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Jinling (Nanjing), Yangzhou, Changsha, Zhongdu (Beijing) and Chengdu.

the Yuan Dynasty

Dadu (Beijing), Quanzhou, Yangzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Hangzhou, Zhongqing (Kunming), Chengdu and Liaoyang.

Ming dynasty

Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Chengdu and Jinan.

Ching Dynasty

Beijing, Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Jinan, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Fuzhou, Chengdu and Wuhan.