A section of the city wall and a pagoda in Luoyang, the ancient capital city of the West Zhou and the Tang under woman emperor Wu Zetian.
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Luoyang today.
Luoyang was the capital of the West Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago and the capital of the Tang Dynasty under woman emperor Wu Zetian's reign more than 1,000 years ago.
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Luoyang in Henan was not the first time to be the heart of China when woman emperor Wu Zetian moved the capital from Xi'an to the peony flowers.
In the 11th century BC when the West Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang, Luoyang was declared to be the capital of China and the declaration was engraved on a bronze wine vessel presented on state ceremony.
In the characters engraved on the vessel, the words 中国 (The Central State, meaning China) appears for the first time.
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Luoyang today.
Luoyang was the capital of the West Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago and the capital of the Tang Dynasty under woman emperor Wu Zetian's reign more than 1,000 years ago.
#china#wuzetian
Luoyang in Henan was not the first time to be the heart of China when woman emperor Wu Zetian moved the capital from Xi'an to the peony flowers.
In the 11th century BC when the West Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang, Luoyang was declared to be the capital of China and the declaration was engraved on a bronze wine vessel presented on state ceremony.
In the characters engraved on the vessel, the words 中国 (The Central State, meaning China) appears for the first time.
#china#bronze
