Chang'an (chn)

Chang'an

Chang'an ranks 433rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dubrovnik, Gyumri, and Brighton. Memorable people born in Chang'an include Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang. Memorable people who died in Chang'an include Amoghavajra, Wu Daozi, and Shangguan Wan'er. Chang'an has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Chang'an is located in China.

Chang'an is the traditional name of the city now named Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in what is now the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty, China's first emperor, held his imperial court and constructed his massive mausoleum guarded by the Terracotta Army. Read more on Wikipedia