Qin Melodies connected to Xi'an and vicinity
Xi'an is the modern name for Chang An
- Wen Wang Qu
The Zhou establish their capital at Fengjing/Haojing, near Chang An
- Weibin Yin and
- Shi Xian
While walking by the Wei River, which flows past Chang An, Wen Wang finds an advisor, Lü Shang
- Da Ya
Attributed to the Duke of Zhou, a son of Wen Wang
- Feng Lei Yin
King Cheng of Zhou, ruling from Haojing, realizes the Duke of Zhou is loyal
- Qingjing Jing
Extracts and paraphrases from the Dao De Jing, supposedly written by
Laozi at
Louguan Tai, west of Chang'an.
- Li Ling Si Han
Li Ling thinks of life back home in Chang An
- Han Gong Qiu
(with Yi Guanshan)
Ban Jieyu mourns in her secluded palace in Chang An
- Longshuo Cao
Wang Zhaojun, given to a Xiongnu prince, must leave the seraglio in Chang An
- Yangguan Sandie
Wang Wei bids farewell at Weicheng to a friend heading west up the Wei River from Chang An
- Shiba Xueshi Deng Yingzhou
The founding of the Hanlin Academy, established in Chang An during the Tang dynasty
- Caoman Yin
(and Xianweng Cao)
Concerns Chen Tuan, in whose honor a temple was built below Huashan
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