Capital Migration Of Qin And Qin Rise And Unity

Capital is the heart of a country as well as the political centre for the ruler to carry out its administrative program. The position of a capital is closely related to the rise and fall of a country. The capital of Shandong six states is relatively stable, while the capital of Qin migrated frequently. During the process of its migration, it is clear that the better the historical and geographical condition is, the more powerful it will drive the development of a country. As a result, Qin had successfully realized its unity and become a prosperous one, leading its people stepped out of Long Shan and established themselves in GuanZhong.Qin migrated its capital several times. In general,it can be divided into three stages :The first stage was the founding of the country: In order to fight for living and establish its nation in the west, the capital of Qin was migrated from Qinyi,Xichui,Yan and the intersection of Yanwei to PingYang. Focusing on the military attack and seeking for a secure foothold as well as the basement of development. Based on its location, it was shifted from Xichui to Longshan , from the relatively poor environment in Gansu to the plentiful GuanZhong plain in Shanxi. Consequently, Qin occupied an advantage on its geographical location. As to Qin, stepping into GuanZhong was the first and foremost step to start in west and move toward the whole country. Though Yan and the intersection of Yanwei were just the exploratory process, Qin already grasped the trend of eastward expansion and it was an unavoidable tide for Qin to govern GuanZhong.The second stage was the domination of the country: After establishing its capital in Yong city and depending on its vast land and its resounding momentum, Qin dominated the whole GuanZhong and contended for hegemony with the powerful Jin. Finally, Qin carried off the vast expance of land in the west bank and turned into the most powerful nation during the period of Chunqiu with a territory including most of Shanxi and east of Gansu. The king of Qin conquered twelve countries, expanded its land to thousands of miles forward and dominated XiRong, becoming the overload in both east and west. The important pass in GuanShan, plentiful supply as well as the eastward geographical advantages played a huge role during the dominating process. As to Qin, it is a stage of rise as well as a period for Qin to act as a powerful part in the west. The preliminary unity and development of west laid a solid foundation for Qin to go into prosperous during that period. The third stage was the strong unity of the country: From Jing Yang, Q. Yang Wei period, the main goal was to contain the penetration of Wei and seize the West bank. As soon as Qin successfully finished the mission, he took a broad view to the outside of Shanhaiguan Pass and strove for supremacy with the feudal princes. Xianyang is in the East to the Hangu Pass of the road, when Qin moved its capital to Xianyang, he soon went on a punitive expedition throughout the whole country. Qin accounted for a further enhance to the east and the south of Chu on geographical advantages after he conquered Bashu. From the central plains to the loess plateau and Sichuan basin formed a close commanding pressure situation to the east. With the support of two rich developed agricultural economy, Qin showed its invincible power during the dominating process. As the saying "sword swing as the cloud governors should come", Qin finally realized the national unity.This article made an initial sort based on the three stages of the migration, the rise and the unity of Qin. Focus on the discussion of basic function of geographical factor on its eastward migration as well as the exploration of the irreplaceable enormous power of geographical environment in the national development and capital migration. In view of the history and geography to inspect the migration of Qin can provide a new perspective to the development of a country and get a deep understanding of the development and change as well as the inflation rising process of a country.