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unusual facts about Eastern Zhou Dynasty



Chunqiu

Chunqiu or Ch‘un-ch‘iu (Chinese: "Spring and Autumn") usually refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals, a history of the state of Lu during the early Eastern Zhou dynasty.

King You of Zhou

As the national capital Haojing had suffered severe damage, and was located near the potentially dangerous Quanrong, in 771 BC, King Ping of Zhou moved the capital eastward to Luoyang, thus beginning the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and ushering in the Spring and Autumn period which would last for more than 300 years.


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