Construction of Yuan Dadu

Timeline

1. 1267–1268Yanjing · North ChinaAfter Kublai moved the capital to Yanjing, he planned a new city centered on Qionghua Island of Daning Palace northeast of the Jin Zhongdu, appointing Grand Guardian Liu Bingzhong as overall director of construction, with Zhang Rou and Zhang Honglüe supervising work and Yeheiduer in charge of palace design.
2. 1272Yuan Dadu · North ChinaIn the ninth year of Zhiyuan, Kublai adopted Liu Bingzhong's memorial and formally named the new city Dadu, Khanbaliq in Turkic, establishing the Central Secretariat there and ordering residents of the old Jin Zhongdu to move to the new city, confirming its status as the Yuan imperial capital.
3. 1272–1292Yuan Dadu · North ChinaDadu was built according to the Zhou Rites' Kaogong Ji with a 'nine longitudinal and nine transverse' grid road network, with palace city, imperial city, and capital city walls completed in succession. Guo Shoujing oversaw the Tonghui River, drawing on suburban springs to link Dadu and Tongzhou grain transport, ensuring the capital's supply.