Danyang (Chu)
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Danyang was the first capital of the State of Chu
. It is located near modern day Xichuan County
in Henan Province. Following a number of battles with neighboring states the Chu capital moved to Ying
, near modern day Jingzhou
City on the Jianghan Plain (江汉平原) in the western part of Hubei Province.
Chu (state)
The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
. It is located near modern day Xichuan County
Xichuan County
Xichuan County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China.Xichuan has an area of 2,798 square kilometers and a population of 746,000.Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan...
in Henan Province. Following a number of battles with neighboring states the Chu capital moved to Ying
Ying (Chu)
Yǐng was a capital city of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese History.In the early years of Chu’s development, the state capital was located at Danyang , near modern day Xichuan County in Henan Province...
, near modern day Jingzhou
Jingzhou
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.-Geography:Jingzhou occupies an area of...
City on the Jianghan Plain (江汉平原) in the western part of Hubei Province.