Fenghao
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Fenghao was the twin-city capital complex of the Western Zhou dynasty in ancient China, located near present-day Xi’an and serving as a major political and ceremonial center.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ twin-city capital complex ⓘ |
| abandoned | Eastern Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
city walls
ⓘ
palace foundations ⓘ residential remains ⓘ ritual bronze vessels ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Western Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Feng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of early Zhou ritual activities
ⓘ
important site for study of Western Zhou history ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ political center ⓘ political center ⓘ royal residential city ⓘ |
| governedBy | Zhou kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavations | yes ⓘ |
| hasCityType | walled city ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Zhou feudal administration
ⓘ
seat of Zhou royal house ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Xi’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyModernCity |
Baoji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xi’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Chinese urban planning
ⓘ
evidence of Western Zhou ritual and political institutions ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Zhou capital system ⓘ |
| predecessor | Zhou ancestral homeland in the Wei River valley ⓘ |
| region | Guanzhong Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| startUseAsCapital | Western Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Luoyang as Zhou capital ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ |
| twinCityWith |
Feng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Western Zhou kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.