Ruins of Han Dynasty's Changan City revealed |
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| Chinanews, Beijing, November 12 - After 50 years’ excavation1, the ruins of Han Dynasty Changan City has finally been brought to light.
Located to the northwest of Xi'an, Changan City was the capital of the Han Dynasty, its history starting about 2,200 years ago. Before its heyday2 came to an end some 200 years later, Changan with an area of about 36 sq km was one of the two biggest metropolises3 in the world, the other being Rome.
The well-preserved ruins has passed the legend of Changan on to the later ages, and the effort of archeologists has unfolded more details of its myth.
Changan City consisted of 11 districts, connected by 8 main streets (about 45-55 meters wide). There were 12 gates around the city. The neat structure of the city must be the result of careful urban planning, being very similar to the structure of many modern cities.
According to historical documents, the population in the downtown area of Changan City was about 240 thousand, and the total population added to the residents in rural areas was 1.2 million, an amazing figure by the standard of that time.
The imperial palace, Weiyang Palace, in Changan City was also very impressive. Covering 5 sq km, it is seven times the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
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excavation
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| n.挖掘，发掘；被挖掘之地 |
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- The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
- The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
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heyday
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| n.全盛时期，青春期 |
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- The 19th century was the heyday of steam railways.19世纪是蒸汽机车鼎盛的时代。
- She was a great singer in her heyday.她在自己的黄金时代是个了不起的歌唱家。
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metropolises
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| n.一国的主要城市（不一定是首都）( metropolis的名词复数 )；中心；大都会；大城市 |
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- That season, you ride it, all metropolises achieve what one wishes! 那时节，您骑上它，一切都会如愿以偿！ 来自互联网
- Carl has carried the banner in infernal metropolises. 卡尔曾经在那些地狱般的大都市流浪街头。 来自互联网
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