Chanting the young, ancient capital, and red candle.

吟唱着少年、古都和红烛。

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I am writing this in Xi 'an, ancient capital of the Chinese empire.

我正在中国古都西安撰写此文。

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Biography for Zhuanxu Gaoyang ancient capital, only eight years old.

高阳县传为颛顼故都，八才旧里。

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The ancient capital Beijing and the southern commerce and industrial hub of Guangzhou grew nearly as rapidly.

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In the new Discovery Channel documentary, Koppel travels to the border of Iran's border with Iraq, the ancient capital of Isfahan, the holy city of Qom and the Persian Gulf.

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Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites - Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan - linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula.

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