Why did Zhao choose Handan instead of Jinyang, which is in danger of Taihang Mountain in the Yellow River?

Every dynasty in ancient China was very cautious in choosing the address of the capital, either because of its good geographical conditions and relying on its rich hometown, or because of natural disasters, ten thousand people could not force it, and one person guarded it. In short, between the two, one will inevitably choose. This was the case in Ye Zhao during the Warring States Period. He initially set Jinyang, the capital of the Yellow River and Taihang Mountain, and later chose Handan, the capital without natural disasters, because Handan has superior geographical location, convenient transportation, close to the Central Plains and far away from nomadic people, which is conducive to long-term stability.

Handan enjoys an excellent geographical position and convenient transportation.

Handan of the Zhao Dynasty, now Handan City, Hebei Province, is located in the plain area near the North China Plain in the east. Although there were successive wars of annexation between vassal states during the Warring States Period, China was a big agricultural country from beginning to end, with farming and handicrafts as its production base. The plain area is flat, vast and fertile, which is very suitable for agricultural production and supplementary food and national strength. Moreover, according to the distribution of the vassal states during the Warring States Period, Handan can enter Qi in the east, Yan in the north and South Korea in the south, with convenient transportation, which can be regarded as the throat of the whole State of Zhao.

In addition, Handan is rich in products and has many rare mineral resources. It has a very important strategic position not only for Zhao at that time, but also for the whole Central Plains region. As its capital, Zhao can have close contacts and military activities with neighboring countries.

Handan is close to the Central Plains, which is conducive to the Zhao hegemony war.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is one of the important periods of great turmoil and great division in China's history. It is said that the general trend of the world will be unified and divided for a long time, and the hegemony war between countries has contributed to separation and integration. Since the decline of the Zhou royal family and the independence of the princes, there have been wars of annexation and expansion among countries in an attempt to unify the Central Plains step by step and restore the former glory of the Zhou royal family. As one of the emerging vassal states, Zhao is no exception. He chose Handan as the capital city because Handan is close to the Central Plains, and the plain area can hoard a large number of troops, which is convenient for the troops to go out, slowly annex the surrounding small countries, continuously expand their territory, and then unify the whole Central Plains area on this basis. Especially after King Wuling of Zhao carried out the reform of Khufu's riding and shooting, the strength of Zhao was greatly enhanced compared with the neighboring small countries. They are close to the Central Plains, and their desire to unify the Central Plains is even stronger. Therefore, they just want to expand abroad, and they don't care much about whether there are natural barriers to rely on.

Handan is far from nomadic people, which is convenient for long-term settlement.

When it comes to nomadic people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, we can't help but think of Qi Huangong who stood on his own feet under the banner of respecting the king and resisting foreign countries. The success of respecting the banner of resisting foreign aggression can convince the Zhou royal family at that time, which shows that the strength of nomadic people at that time should not be underestimated. Jinyang is in the north, near the Huns in the north, and their borders are often invaded by barbarians. It is unrealistic for Zhao to annihilate them in one fell swoop. In addition, Zhao's primary goal at that time was to expand to the Central Plains. By annexing other countries step by step, they finally settled in the whole Central Plains and didn't want to be distracted by dealing with the surrounding nomadic people. Therefore, under comprehensive consideration, only Handan is the best choice.