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Shangdu (Extinct city)

LC control no.sh2008008063
Geographic headingShangdu (Extinct city)
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Geographic subdivision usageChina--Shangdu (Extinct city)
Variant(s)Kaipingfu (Extinct city)
Śangdu (Extinct city)
Xanadu (Extinct city)
Yuan Shangdu (Extinct city)
Zanadu (Extinct city)
See alsoChina--Antiquities
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Extinct cities--China
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Found inWork cat.: Śangdu Kai-ping balġasu, 1983?
"Shangdu city uncovered" (www.chinadaily.com.cn), October 9, 2008 (20 km. NE of the government of Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia; renamed from Kaipingfu to Shangdu in 1271)
Wikipedia entry, October 9, 2008 (Xanadu, also Zanadu, Shangdu, Yuan Shangdu or Shang-tu; summer capital of Yuan Dynasty; ca. 275 km N of Beijing and 28 km NW of Duolun; 42°21ʹ35ʺN 116°10ʹ47ʺE)