- Xanadu: Kublai Khans Fabled Capital - World History Encyclopedia
Xanadu (aka Shangdu, Shang-tu, and Kaiping) located in Inner Mongolia, northern China, was first the capital (1263-73) and then the summer capital (1274-1364) of the Mongol Empire It came to prominence during the reign of Kublai Khan (r 1260-1294) and was famous for its palaces, gardens and waterways
- Xanadu | Fabled City, Kubla Khan, Poem | Britannica
Xanadu, place in the opium-induced vision that English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge recorded in the poetic fragment “Kubla Khan” (1798) Coleridge’s fantasyland was based on Shangdu (“Upper Capital”), near present-day Duolun in Inner Mongolia, to which the real Kublai Khan moved the seat of Mongol
- Xanadu: The Reality Behind the Legend - Historic Mysteries
The real Xanadu served as the summer capital of the Mongol Empire from 1274 to 1364 The city is located in the present-day Shangdu town, in the Zhenglan province
- XANADU Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of XANADU is an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place Did you know?
- Kubla Khan | The Poetry Foundation
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea And…
- The Site of Xanadu — Yuan Dynasty Summer Capital
The Yuan Dynasty capital site of Xanadu (Shangdu) exhibits nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures and Kublai Khan’s history Find travel info here
- Site of Xanadu - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256 Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to assimilate the nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures
- What is Xanadu? (with pictures) - Language Humanities
Xanadu, also known as Zanadu or Shengdu, is a mythical place that is rooted in an actual area of Inner Mongolia Xanadu became popular as the legendary place mentioned in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem as the place where Kublai Khan built a giant dome to indulge his every fantasy
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