Historical capitals of China

This is a list of historical capitals of China.

There are traditionally four major historical capitals of China referred to as the "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" (simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都; traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; pinyin: Zhōngguó Sì Dà Gǔ Dū).

The four are Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an (Chang'an).

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Plot of major historical capitals of China prior to the 20th century