Yellow Emperor
黄帝
The legendary ancestor honoured every spring at his birthplace in Xinzheng.
Xinzheng, Zhengzhou
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Emperors
Founders, movers of capitals and the rulers who left their courts in stone.
7 entries, each linked to a place you can visit.
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King Tang of Shang
商汤
The Shang capital he founded still lies under central Zhengzhou.
Zhengzhou
Emperor Guangwu of Han
汉光武帝刘秀
He raised troops in Nanyang and moved the Han court back to Luoyang.
Nanyang and Luoyang
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
北魏孝文帝
His move of the capital to Luoyang began the carving at Longmen.
Luoyang
Wu Zetian
武则天
China's only female emperor ruled from Luoyang and sponsored its great Buddha.
Luoyang
Emperor Taizu of Song
宋太祖赵匡胤
He made Kaifeng the capital of a commercial empire that invented the night market.
Kaifeng
Emperor Huizong of Song
宋徽宗
A painter on the throne whose taste defined Song aesthetics and whose reign ended in captivity.
Kaifeng