Shangdu (other)
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, the summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty founded by Kublai Khan Shangdu may also refer to: * Shangdu, Xilin Gol (上都), a town (镇) in the Plain Blue Banner of Xilin Gol league, Inner Mongolia, China *Shangdu County (商都), a county of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China See also * Xanadu (other) Xanadu may refer to: * Shangdu, the ancient summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire in China * a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Coleridge's description of Shangdu in his poem ''Kubla Khan'' Other places * Xanadu (Titan), ...

Shangdu
Shangdu (, ), also known as Xanadu (; Mongolian: ''Šandu''), was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai decided to move his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū () which was renamed Khanbaliq ( present-day Beijing). Shangdu is located in the present-day Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia. In June 2012, it was made a World Heritage Site for its historical importance and for the unique blending of Mongolian and Chinese culture. Venetian traveller Marco Polo described Shangdu to Europeans after visiting it in 1275. It was conquered in 1369 by the Ming dynasty army under the Hongwu Emperor. In 1797, historical accounts of the city inspired the famous poem ''Kubla Khan'' by the English Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Descriptions Shangdu was located in what is now Shangdu Town, Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia, north of Beijing. It is about northwest of the modern town of Duolun. The layout of the capital is roughly square sh ...
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Shangdu County
Shangdu County ( Mongolian: ''Šaŋdu siyan'', Шанду шянь; ) is a county of south-central Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ..., People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ulanqab City and has an area of , and in 2020 had about 173,000 inhabitants. Climate References www.xzqh.org: 商都县—内蒙古自治区—中国—行政区划网(in Chinese) External linksShangdu County Government County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia Ulanqab {{InnerMongolia-geo-stub ...
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