Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t1.10

v2.c13.s3.t1.10

In the second year of the Kaihuang period of the Sui dynasty (582), the new capital Daxing was built southeast of Han Chang’an. Under the Tang dynasty, Chang’an remained the capital. It was rebuilt and partially expanded. In the golden age of the Tang dynasty, Chang’an was the largest and most prosperous metropolis in the world. In 904, Zhu Wen coerced Emperor Zhaozong to move to Luoyang. The palaces and houses of Chang’an were destroyed and Chang’an was ruined and abandoned. The ruins of the city are to be found in today’s Xi’an and its suburbs.