Hetu Ala

Hetu Ala was the first capital city of the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty of China. It was the capital from 1616 to 1622. It was renamed to Xingjing in 1634.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former capital of Later Jin; renamed to Xing Jing in 1636 by Hong Taiji
  • Also known as: Hetu Ala Ancient City”, “Hetu Ala City”, “Xing Jing”, “Xingjing”, and “赫图阿拉城址

Hetu Ala

Latitude
41.70226° or 41° 42′ 8″ north
Longitude
124.85908° or 124° 51′ 33″ east
Open location code
8QH6PV25+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 689692795
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q842950
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hetu Ala” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 兴京
  • Chinese: 興京
  • Chinese: 赫图阿拉
  • Chinese: 赫图阿拉城
  • Chinese: 赫图阿拉故城
  • Chinese: 赫圖阿拉城
  • Czech: Che-tchu A-la
  • Czech: Sing-ťing
  • Danish: Hetu Ala
  • Hebrew: הטו אלה
  • Japanese: ヘトゥアラ
  • Japanese: 興京
  • Japanese: 赫図阿拉
  • Korean: 싱징
  • Korean: 헤투알라
  • Korean: 혁도아납
  • Korean: 흥경
  • Romanian: Hătu-Ala
  • Russian: Хэту-Ала
  • Vietnamese: Hách Đồ A Lạp
  • Vietnamese: Hưng Kinh

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