Local Time in Xihe, China

Local Vibe

There are traditionally five major historical capitals of China, often addressed using cardinal directions:Xi'an or the "western capital", known as Fenghao during the Western Zhou dynasty, as Chang'an during the Western Han, Western Jin and Tang dynasties, and as Daxing during the Sui dynasty; Luoyang or the "central capital", during the Eastern Zhou and Eastern Han dynasties; Nanjing or the "southern capital", as Jiankang during the Eastern Jin, the four Southern Dynasties and the late Republic of China, and as Yingtian during the early Ming dynasty; Kaifeng or the "eastern capital", during the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song dynasty; Beijing or the "northern capital", during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and as Dadu during the Yuan dynasty.