‘Whoever can seize Guanzhong will become the emperor, ruler of the new dynasty.’
Such words had been spoken before. It was during the late years of the Sui dynasty
Li Yuan sat at Chang’an, the advantage is at his hand.
Chang’an is located at the Guanzhong Plain [in Shaanxi, valley of the River Wei].
It is situated south of Wei River, north of Qinling Mountain Range, fertile land that spans thousand li, surrounded by a range of hills.
Since ancient times it has been a strategic location for both transportation and military matters. Zhou, Qin, and Han have all made it their capital, they constantly built and expanded it.
During the Sui dynasty, Emperor Yang Jian at that time built Chang’an to become even better. Not only its scale is the apex in the world, it also opens wide the connecting canal drawing Wei River flowing to the east to Tongguan and enters Yellow River.
In the past Qin Shihuang was able to u
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