China
/Xi'an / The City
The capital
of Shaanxi Province and use to be called Chang'an. Its urban area
covers 961 square km and the urban population is 3.25 million.
Eleven dynasties
established their capitals here in the past. It flourished in
the Han (205 BC-220) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, with a magnificent
imperial palace.
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Xi'an:
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