Editing Xi'an (section)

===Ancient era===
[[File:Western Zhou dynasty Carriages pit2 Xi'an.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Remains of carriages and horses in [[Fenghao]] during the [[Western Zhou]] (11th–8th cent.{{nbsp}}BC)]]

Xi'an became a cultural and political center of China in the 11th century BC with the founding of the [[Zhou dynasty]]. The capital of Zhou was established in the twin settlements of Fengjing ({{lang|zh-hant|灃京}}) and [[Haojing]] ({{lang|zh-hant|鎬京}}), together known as [[Fenghao]], located southwest of contemporary Xi'an. The settlement was also known as Zōngzhōu (宗周) to indicate its role as the capital of the [[Ancient Chinese states|vassal states]].<ref>Third scroll of the ''Chang'an Annals'' (长安志) interpreted by [[Huangfu Mi]] in his ''Age of the Kings (book)'' (帝王世紀)</ref> In 738 BC, [[King Ping of Zhou]] moved the capital to [[Luoyang]] due to [[King Xie of Zhou|political unrest]].<ref>2011年上海中西书局出版《[[Tsinghua Bamboo Slips|清华大学藏战国竹简]]》（贰）：周幽王取妻于西申，生平王，王或（又）取褒人之女，是褒姒，生伯盘。褒姒嬖于王，王与伯盘逐平王，平王走西申。幽王起师，回（围）平王于西申，申人弗畀，曾人乃降西戎，以攻幽王，幽王及伯盘乃灭，周乃亡。邦君、诸正乃立幽王之弟余臣于虢，是携惠王。立廿又一年，晋文侯仇乃杀惠王于虢。周亡王九年，邦君诸侯焉始不朝于周，晋文侯乃逆平王于少鄂，立之于京师。三年，乃东徙，止于成周，晋人焉始启于京师，郑武公亦正东方之诸侯。</ref><ref>《[[Zuo Zhuan|左传]]·僖公二十二年》:初，平王之东迁也，辛有适伊川，见被发而祭于野者，曰:"不及百年，此其戎乎！其礼先亡矣。"秋，秦、晋迁陆浑之戎于伊川。</ref>