Shangjing Longquanfu ( Chinese : 上京龍泉府 ) or Sanggyeong Yongcheonbu ( Korean : 상경용천부 ), also known as Shangjing / Sanggyeong (上京, 상경), Huhan/Holhan Fortress (忽汗城, 홀한성), is an archaeological site in Ning'an , Heilongjiang , China. It was the capital of the Balhae (Bohai) Kingdom from 756 to 785, and again from 793 to 926.
5-673: Shangjing or 上京 may refer to: Historical capitals [ edit ] Shangjing Longquanfu , capital of Balhae, in modern Ning'an, Heilongjiang, China Shangjing Linhuangfu , in Inner Mongolia, China, site of former capital of the Liao dynasty Shangjing Huiningfu , capital of the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), in modern Harbin, Heilongjiang, China See also [ edit ] Kamigyō-ku (上京), Kyōtō Japan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shangjing Longquanfu The site is located in about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the modern town of Dongjingcheng ( 东京城 ), and the ruined city is also colloquially called "Dongjingcheng". The site has been protected since the 1960s. The Chinese government has established the Bohai Shangjing National Archaeological Park and an archaeological museum at
15-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shangjing&oldid=1223702673 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
20-461: The site. Shangjing was modelled after Chang'an , the capital of the Tang dynasty . It was about one fifth of the size of Chang'an, measuring 4.68 kilometres (2.91 mi) from east to west, and 3.47 kilometres (2.16 mi) from north to south. It was composed of the outer city, the inner city, and the palace city which enclosed five palaces. It is one of the best preserved medieval capital cities in
25-472: The world. Balhae was founded at the Dongmo Mountain by Dae Jo-yeong . However, Balhae set up five capitals to rule its territories, and also transferred the main seat of the government several times because stabilizing and strengthening central rule over various ethnic tribes in its realm, which was expanded temporarily. In 756, during the reign of King Mun , Shangjing Longquanfu was established as
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