Xijing
Xijing (西京; pinyin: Xījīng, "Western Capital") can refer to several major cities in imperial China:
- Chang'an, called Xijing during the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties
- Luoyang, called Xijing during the Later Jin of the Five Dynasties period
- Datong, called Xijing during the Liao dynasty
- Chengdu, called Xijing by a short-lived successor state to the Ming
See also
- Beijing (disambiguation) — Beijing means "Northern Capital"
- Nanjing (disambiguation) — Nanjing means "Southern Capital"
- Dongjing (disambiguation) — Dongjing means "Eastern Capital"
- Shangjing (disambiguation) — Shangjing means "Supreme Capital"
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