Anyang was the ancient capital of several dynasties.

Anyang is one of the eight ancient capitals in China. In history, Shang Dynasty, Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Wei Ran, Yan Qian, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi made Anyang their capital, which is called "Seven Dynasties" in history.

When historian Guo Moruo came to Laiyang, he left "Huanshui Anyang worthy of the name, which was the imperial capital three thousand years ago; It is better to read ancient books than to read them when the Central Plains culture was founded.

Location context

Anyang City is located in the northernmost part of Henan Province, with geographical coordinates of 35 41'~ 36 21'north latitude and1/3 38' ~14 59' east longitude. It is adjacent to Puyang City in the east, Hebi City and Xinxiang City in the south, and faces Changzhi City in Shanxi Province across Taihang Mountain in the west.

Zhanghe River in the north, adjacent to Handan City, Hebei Province. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway 107 run through the north and south, and the south is 0/87 kilometers away from Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, with convenient transportation. It is called the hub of northern Henan and the thoroughfare of four provinces.

The area under its jurisdiction is east-west122km, north-south128km, with a total area of 7413km2, accounting for 4.47% of the total area of Henan Province and the urban area of 543.6km2.. ..

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Anyang