Xi'an (Chang'an) Part 1 - Geography and Early History

Xi'an (Chang'an) was the capital of many of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history. In this part one of a two-part video, we explore its early history and geography as the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the state of Qin.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
1:18 General Geography & Early History
4:40 The Road Between East and West
6:40 Western Zhou Rule
9:15 The Early History of Qin
13:13 The Rise of Qin & the Geography of Guanzhong
17:44 Qin vs. the Eastern States
22:10 The Qin Dynasty
23:32 The Founding of the Han Dynasty


References:

Shaanxi Province local annals (provincial government website with detailed descriptions of the terrain, archaeological sites, and ancient roads):
http://dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn/sqzlk/dqcs/

Discussions regarding the meeting of the Jing and Wei Rivers (涇渭分明)
https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomV...
http://m.cgzdl.com/kepu/ziran/14142.html

Liu, K et al. Large-Scale Detection of the Tableland Areas and Erosion-Vulnerable Hotspots on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(8), 1946.

饶胜文. (2002). 布局天下—中国古代军事地理大势. 解放军出版社

谭其骧主编. (1982). 中国历史地图集. 中国地图出版社


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