Xiadu
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Xiadu was an ancient Chinese city that served as a major political and cultural center of the Warring States–period Yan kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiadu canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yan kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
4th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
functional zoning
ⓘ
military installations ⓘ planned road network ⓘ state-controlled workshops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cemeteries
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ defensive system ⓘ handicraft workshops ⓘ moats ⓘ palace area ⓘ residential districts ⓘ |
| hasType | fortified city ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bronze casting remains
ⓘ
ceramic production remains ⓘ chariot and horse remains ⓘ complex urban planning ⓘ evidence of advanced handicraft production ⓘ iron smelting remains ⓘ lacquerware remains ⓘ large urban scale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hebei Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yan state NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Baoding ⓘ present-day Yi County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Yishui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Warring States–period Yan kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Yan settlements in the region ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of Yan
ⓘ
cultural center of Yan ⓘ political center of Yan ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of Warring States urbanism
ⓘ
important for study of Yan state history ⓘ important for study of ancient Chinese metallurgy ⓘ |
| successor | later Yan and Qin administrative centers in northern China ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | late Warring States period ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Classical Chinese (written) ⓘ |
| usedScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Yan