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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Shaanxi is a chronology of history. It played a pivotal role in the early years of China and practically it was here that Chinese empire started.

陕西是历史的一个时间表，它在中国历史上起到了举足轻重的作用，实际上，中国的帝国时期也是在这里开始的。

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Yet only after extensive reconstruction during the Ming and Qing, did the city emerge as an architectural masterpiece fit to serve as the capital of the Chinese empire.

然而，直到明朝和清朝年间人兴上木、整修重建之后，城市才初现出适合成为中国王朝首都的杰出建筑。

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So it was the Chinese empire, the Mughal empire, the Persian empire, and the Roman empire, the Mayan empire.

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