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Chinese cities are cities that can be founded by the Chinese civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.

The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.

List of cities[]

City Name Notes
Capital Capital
Xi’an (under Qin Shi Huang) (西安 Xī'ān) Capital of the Qin Dynasty; one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China; home of the Terracotta Army
Beijing (under Kublai Khan and Yongle) (北京 Běijīng) Current capital of China; one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China; home of the Forbidden City
Shendu (under Wu Zetian) (神都 Shéndū) Historical name of Luoyang (q.v.) during the rule of Wu Zetian
Cities
Taiyuan (太原 Tàiyuán) Capital of Shanxi province and historical provisional capital of several Chinese dynasties
Chengdu (成都 Chéngdū) Capital of Sichuan province and historical capital several Chinese states
Jiaodong (膠東 Jiāodōng) Peninsula in Shandong province
Changsha (長沙 Chángshā) Capital of Hunan province and several historical Chinese states
Longxi (隴西 Lǒngxī) Historical name of Gansu province that derived from a Qin prefecture; now a district of Dingxi, Gansu
Guangzhou (廣州 Guǎngzhōu) Capital of Guangdong province and historical centre of international maritime trade
Handan (邯鄲 Hándān) Former capital of the State of Zhao during the Zhou dynasty; now a prefecture-level city in Hebei province
Shenyang (瀋陽 Shěnyáng) Capital of Liaoning province, formerly known by its Manchu name Mukden (ᠮᡠᡴᡩᡝᠨ)
Shanghai (上海 Shànghăi) Biggest city and economic capital of China
Wuhan (武漢 Wǔhàn) Capital of Hubei province and temporary wartime capital of the Republic of China
Yiyang (益陽 Yìyáng) Prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan and one of the earliest settlements in the province
Xiurong (秀荣 Xīnzhōu) Historical name of Xinzhou, Shanxi during the 4th and 5th centuries
Chen (陳 Chén) Zhou dynasty vassal state which became capital of the Chu state, now in Henan province
Xingzhou (邢州 Xíngzhōu) Historical name of Xingtai, Hebei
Quxian (渠縣 Qúxiàn) County in Sichuan province, formerly known as Dàngqú (宕渠)
Nanjing (南京 Nánjīng) Current capital of Jiangsu province, one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China
Langfang (廊坊 Lángfáng) City between Beijing and Tianjin
Linzi (臨淄 Línzī) Former capital of the State of Qi during the Zhou dynasty; now a district of Zībó (淄博), Shandong
Jiujiang (九江 Jiǔjiāng) City in Jiangxi province and historical capital of several Chinese states
Kaifeng (开封 Kāifēng) Former capital of the Song dynasty, one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China
Xuzhou (徐州 Xúzhōu) City in Jiangsu province, formerly known as Péngchéng (彭城), and historical capital of several Chinese states
Hefei (合肥 Héféi) Capital of Anhui province and historical capital of the Wu state
Xinzheng (新鄭 Xīnzhèng) City in Henan province, considered a birthplace of the Chinese nation
Lu’an (六安 Lù'ān) City in Anhui province
Qufu (曲阜 Qūfù) Hometown of Confucius and main centre of Confucianism; now a city in Jining, Shandong
Jiangzhou (江州 Jiāngzhōu) Capital of the state of Ba during the Qin dynasty, now Chongqing, also a former name of Jiujiang during the Tang Dynasty
Luoyang (洛陽 Luòyáng) One of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China in modern Henan that usually served as co-capital with Xi'an; renamed Shendu (q.v.) when led by Wu Zetian
Yinchuan (銀川 Yínchuān) Capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, known as Xīngqìng (興慶) when it was capital of the Great Xia; site of Chinggis Khaan's death; a city-state in Path to Nirvana

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