Wangcheng
Ancient city · People's Republic of China
- Abandoned
- 25
- Founded
- 1020 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 34.668, 112.415
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Chinese city (1021 BCE - 25 CE)
History
Wangcheng was an ancient Chinese city located beside the ceremonial eastern capital of Luoyi during the Zhou dynasty. It was constructed in 1021 BC on the model of the earlier and larger Chengzhou 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to its east. It was the primary capital of the Eastern Zhou dynasty between 771 and 510 BC.