Which city was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties?

The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties generally refers to Nanjing, Jiangsu. Nanjing is not only the capital city of Jiangsu Province, but also a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,600 years. The origin of the name Nanjing comes from the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the two-capital system was implemented, and Kaifeng Prefecture was designated as Beijing, and Yingtian Prefecture was designated as Nanjing. This is where the name of Nanjing comes from. The Southern Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Republic of China successively established their capitals here after the Six Dynasties. Nanjing has the reputation of "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the City of the Ten Dynasties".

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In 229 AD, during the confrontation between the three kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han and Sun Wu, Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu, established the capital of Jianye. Jianye is now Nanjing, which opened the door to the construction of Nanjing. The prelude to all. In 589 AD, the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen and occupied Jiankang. Six dynasties, including Sun Wu, Eastern Jin, and Southern Dynasties including Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen, established their capitals here. Therefore, Nanjing was called the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and was one of the most luxurious places in the Six Dynasties. Metaphor.

The Six Dynasties period was the first glorious period in the history of Nanjing and an important stage in the history of our country that connects the past with the future. Nanjing has become a resort for the six dynasties where my country's Han Dynasty set sail and the north and south merged. Among them, the 58th year of Sun Wu, the 104th year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the 60th year of the Liu Song Dynasty, the 24th year of the Qi Dynasty, the 56th year of the Liang Dynasty, and the 33rd year of the Chen Dynasty. Nanjing was established as the capital of the Six Dynasties for more than 300 years. .

After years of deliberation, Sun Quan turned Nanjing into the capital of a country. The center of Nanjing was moved dozens of miles north from the old city of Moling, which had been in operation for 400 years since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was chosen to be where Tigers and Dragons stand. It was located in the middle of today's urban area of ??Nanjing, and the Jianye capital was re-established. Since then, it has been the capital of all dynasties, and the city sites are all within the current urban area selected by Sun Quan. Therefore, it is more accurate to say that Nanjing truly became a city from the time Sun Quan established it as the capital.

During the Six Dynasties, the Central Plains in the north was in constant war and was in ruins and decline. The south was relatively stable. A large number of residents in the north moved south due to the war, and many bureaucrats and literati also moved south. According to banned books and other historical records, during and around the period when the north was divided into 16 kingdoms, one-eighth of the people from the Central Plains migrated south, accounting for one-sixth of the population in the south. About 900,000 people went to the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River. Even Min and Guangdong are now Fujian and Guangdong provinces. In this way, the culture of the Central Plains was also brought to Nanjing and the areas under its jurisdiction, promoting the integration and development of the economy and culture of the north and the south.

Although the Six Dynasties only controlled half of the southeastern half of the country, Sun Quan began to build cities and strengthen defense while also focusing on developing agricultural production, building water conservancy projects, and enhancing economic strength. At the same time, on the basis of vigorously restoring and developing the social economy, cultural, educational, scientific and technological undertakings have also flourished, with outstanding achievements in literature, philosophy, religion, mathematics, chemistry, painting, calligraphy, sculpture and military science. There have been many important advances or major inventions in all aspects.