Chang'an

For ither uises, see Chang'an (disambiguation).

This airticle is aboot the historic ceety. For the modren day ceety, see Xi'an.

Chang'an listen  (simplifeed Cheenese: 长安; traditeeonal Cheenese: 長安; pinyin: Cháng'ān; Wade–Giles: Ch'ang-an) is a auncient caipital o mair nor ten dynasties in Cheenese history, the day kent as Xi'an. Chang'an leeterally means "Perpetual Peace" in Clessical Cheenese. Durin the short-livit Xin Dynasty, the ceety wis renamit "Constant Peace" (Cheenese: 常安; pinyin: Cháng'ān); yet efter its faw in AD 23, the auld name wis restored. Bi the time o the Ming Dynasty, the name wis again chyngit tae Xi'an, meanin "Wastren Peace", which haes remained its name tae the present day.

Chang'an

Chang'an is in north central Cheenae.