From the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Northern Dynasties period, the regimes of Pre-Zhao Dynasty, Pre-Qin Dynasty, Meta-Qin Dynasty, the Dynasty of Xiwei and the Dynasty of Beizhou minorities had established their political powers in Chang'an city, which is located in the northwest of the Xi'an city,one after the other. As the capital, Chang'an city lasted more than 800 years and played a significant role in history.The Chang'an City of this period, by inheriting and repairing the old city, exerted great influence to the aftertime. Twelve Shing Munes and architecture of palace had been repaired and used usually. Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace still were used as the main palace, but the names were different at the different periodes and the utilization may be reduced than before. In addition, a number of palaces and architecture of social institutions were builded in the city.With the change of dynasties, social disorders and transfer of the rule centers, large-scale migrating population also floated strong and regionally. The mobility and instability of the population caused the economic of Chang'an to develop wave upon wave. When Chang'an as Capital of Pre-Zhao Dynasty, Pre-Qin Dynasty, Meta-Qin Dynasty, the Dynasty of Xiwei and the Dynasty of Beizhou, it had experienced a short-term well-off world, but the failure of every regime lead to the recession of economic.Chang'an city was the melting pot of the national merge, the channel of the foreign cultures and the integration base of multi-cultural as the rulers of Wuhu and Xianbei minorities established their political powers in Chang'an one after the other from the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Northern Dynasties Period. The population mobility, foreign relation changes ,national integration and cultural exchange brought the great communication in material and spiritual Culture and formed the opening and blending culture of Chang'an ,which based on Han culture and absorbing minority and foreign culture. At the same time, it had an important impact on the culture of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. |