  The capital  Removal time  The capital is growing
unsustainably. Perhaps it should move  See article  Readers'
comments    Bismarck888 in reply to guest-ljjisao  Well Xian was
capital of China for much longer. Eventually China will move its
capital southward/west, when the balance of power shifts to the
South. In 40-50 years, India's economy will be 3-4 times large
than Japan's. Indonesia's economy will be larger than Japan's by
that time and Korea's also. The capital was moved from Nanjing
to Beijing during the Ming Dynasty, for strategic reasons, even
though if given a choice, the Emperor would have preferred
Nanjing. Look at the moats of the Imperial Palace. It was
designed for Southern Chinese conditions. Its Southern Chinese
architecture in Northern China.  Before you lecture people about
understanding China, you have to understand your own history.
600 years is a short time in China. Beijing has only been
capital of a Han Chinese led government for 300 years, a very
short time in the history of China.