My Homeland

The oldest City in North China
华北最古老的城市
http://d-xt.blogspot.com/ Destination Xingtai

Xingtai(Pinyin:xíng tái,Wade-Giles:Hsingtai) is a prefectur-level city in southern Hebei Province, China.The history of Xingtai can date back to 3500 years ago.Since the Shang Dynasty(1600BC-1046BC ), Xingtai became the capital of China.During the Zhou Dynasty(1122BC-256 BC), the city was founded the state of Xing,and since then named.During the Warring States Period(473BC-221BC),the state of Zhao made Xingtai, its provisional capital.During the Qin Dynasty(221Bc-206BC),the city was known as Xindu,and than after The Battle of Julu (in modern Xingtai,207 BC ) as Xiangguo,capital of the state of Zhao(Changshan).When the Later Zhao(a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms,319-351)was founded by Shi Le of the Jie ethnicity,the capital was at Xiangguo.During the Sui(580-630) and Tang(630-907) Dynasties, the city was known as Xingzhou.When the Yuan Dynastiy(Mongol,1271-1368) to the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing(1644-1911) Dynasties,Xingtai was
called Shundefu(Wade-Giles:Shuntehfu),a prefecture in China.


邢台市位于河北省南部，其历史可追溯到3500年前。早在殷商时期(公元前1600-1046年)邢台就已成为中国的首都，到周代(公元前1122-256年)为邢侯的封国，城市从此得名。邢台在战国(公元前473-221年)为赵国陪都，到秦代(公元前221-206年)被称作信都。巨鹿之战(今邢台 207年)后，作为当时赵(常山)国都城的邢台，更名襄国。后来羯人石勒在此建立后赵(十六国 319-351年)，定都襄国(今邢台)。隋唐时期，邢台被称作邢州，至元明清三代又改称顺德府。