Site of Xanadu

Site of Xanadu
Shangdu, China (CN)
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, was the capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China, before he decided to move his throne to the Jin Dynasty capital of Zhōngdū (Chinese: 中都), which he renamed Dàdū, present-day Beijing.
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, was the capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China, before he decided to move his throne to the Jin Dynasty capital of Zhōngdū (Chinese: 中都), which he renamed Dàdū, present-day Beijing.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, whc.unesco.org
By: daggerwell

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