The capital of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo, was today's Kaifeng in Henan.
Tokyo in the Song Dynasty was located in today's Kaifeng City in Henan Province.
The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty was called Dongjing or Bianjing.
The capital of the Song Dynasty was Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo.
The capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was in Lin 'an (now Hangzhou). After the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Gou rebuilt the Song Dynasty in Lin 'an and became the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. Lin 'an was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, while Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. After the Southern Song Dynasty was established in Lin 'an Prefecture, it experienced a period of prosperity and rule until the Yuan Dynasty captured Lin' an in 1276, and the Southern Song Dynasty was completely destroyed.
The capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was in Lin 'an (now Hangzhou).
The capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was in Lin 'an (now Hangzhou).
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo was now Kaifeng City in Henan Province.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo was now Kaifeng in Henan.
The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing, was also known as Dongjing City or Bianliang City. Bianjing was one of the most prosperous and largest cities in the world during the Northern Song Dynasty. It had prosperous commerce and trade. Bianjing City was made up of three parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the palace city. The outer city had 12 city gates, and there were also defensive facilities such as barbicans and watchtowers on the city walls. The inner city was where the government offices, temples, and shops were located, while the Imperial City was located in the northwest of the inner city. The streets of the capital varied in width. The main street was called the " Imperial Road ", and it was the road that the emperor used to enter and exit. The ruins of Bianjing City played an important role in the history of the development of China's capital and urban architecture. It also provided an important basis for the study of the ancient Yellow River flood, bridge construction, and the evolution of Kaifeng. In 1988, the State Council announced that the ruins of Bianjing City were the third batch of key cultural relics under national protection.
The Jin Dynasty moved the capital to Yanjing in today's Beijing. On April 21, 1153, King Wanyan Liang of the Hailing Kingdom of the Jin Dynasty moved the capital of the Jin Dynasty from Shangjing (now Acheng, Haerbin, Heilong Province) to Yanjing (now Beijing) and named it Zhongdu. This move marked the beginning of a new era in which Beijing became the capital of the Jin Dynasty.