Haojing was the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Tips
mistakes
Two readings, two meanings: gǎo = pickaxe (everyday tool word, often expanded to 镐头 gǎotou); hào = the Zhou-dynasty capital 镐京 Hàojīng. Get them confused at your peril — context usually makes it obvious which is meant.
history
镐京 (Hàojīng), located southwest of present-day Xi'an, was the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). It was sacked by the Quanrong people in 771 BCE, forcing the Zhou court east to Luoyang and ending the Western Zhou.
