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Kaifeng, Capital of Northern Song

Type Object Region China Time 960–1000

Kaifeng (called Dongjing Bianliang in the Northern Song) was the Northern Song capital, one of the world's largest and most commercially prosperous c…

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  1. 960City of Bianliang · HenanAfter Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao mutiny founded Northern Song, he established the capital at Bianliang (Dongjing), following the layout of the Later Zhou capital of the Five Dynasties and establishing the Bian River grain transport system and the threefold city structure of palace city, inner city and outer city.
  2. c. 980–1000Outer city of Dongjing Bianliang and the imperial avenue · HenanUnder Taizong and Zhenzong, Bianjing's population surged, the boundaries between wards and markets gradually broke down, and night markets and rural markets flourished; shops lined the imperial avenue and Zhou Bridge area, Bian River grain boats ran day and night, and the urban economy reached the peak of 10th-century East Asia.

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