Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream from the provincial capital of Xi'an. The old Xianyang city was once the capital of
Xianyang was the last capital city of the state of Qin between 350 and 206 BC. After Qin Shi Huang unified China and founded the Qin dynasty in 221 BC, the city also briefly served as the first capita
Xianyang
…prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. The old Xianyang city was once the capital of the Qin dynasty and thus the first imperial capital of China. It is now integrated into the Greater Xi'an Metropolitan Area…
Locations of Xianyang of the Qin dynasty (blue), Chang'an of the Han dynasty (purple), Chang'an of the Tang dynasty (red), and the modern-day walled city of Xi'an (yellow)