Tongwan
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thumb|Remains in 2013, with human figures giving scale
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- 統萬城
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- 统万城
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- Tǒngwànchéng
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- Túngmaahnsìhng
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- "City to Govern Myriads"
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- ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ
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- archaeological site
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Yulin
- Capital of
- Xia
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- Tongwancheng
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- heritage designation
- Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
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thumb|Remains in 2013, with human figures giving scale
Tongwancheng () was the capital of the Xiongnu-led Hu Xia dynasty in northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in the early 5th century. The city is at the southern edge of the Maowusu Sands of the Ordos Desert, on what was formerly a strategic site in the center of the Ordos Plateau. Tongwancheng, which means the "city ruling ten thousand", is the largest urban center of the Southern Xiongnu that has ever been found. The city's ruins are well preserved and located in Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province, near the border with Inner Mongolia. The city has been surveyed and has had some elements restored, but not yet fully excavated.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tongwan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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