The later phrase Seven Ancient Capitals of China includes Kaifeng ( added in the 1920s as the fifth ancient capital ), Hangzhou ( the sixth, added in the 1930s ), and Anyang ( a proposal by numerous archaeologists in 1988, after which it finally became the seventh ancient capital ).

Four of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng, and Zhengzhou are located in Henan.

Capitals: of the State of Yan, Beijing ; of the State of Qin, Xi ' an

Capitals: of Cao Wei and Western Jin, Luoyang ; of Shu Han, Chengdu ; of Eastern Wu and Eastern Jin, Jiankang ; of Western Jin, Chang ' an

Capitals: Nanjing, Beijing, Chongqing, and several short-lived wartime capitals ; Taipei after 1949

It has served as home to several minor league baseball clubs, most recently the Edmonton Capitals of several different independent leagues ; its last affiliated tenant was the Edmonton Trappers, a AAA Pacific Coast League club.

Other than the home arenas of the Devils and Capitals, the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and the Verizon Center in Washington, D. C., the other new arenas that have not hosted the All-Star Game in markets that have hosted it previously are United Center in Chicago, Illinois ; Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri ; and First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Kölzig had been with the Washington Capitals franchise since they selected him in the 1989 Draft ; he was the first South African-born player to be drafted to the NHL ; he was the last remaining Capital to have worn the original red, white and blue uniform and the blue jersey from 1995.

* 1997 – 98: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( through 1999 – 2000 ), Dallas Stars ( through 1998 – 99 ; became road shirt afterward ), Ottawa Senators ( through 1998 – 99 ; became road shirt afterward ), Philadelphia Flyers ( through 2000 – 01 ; became road shirt afterward ), St. Louis Blues ( became home shirt the following season ), San Jose Sharks ( became road shirt the following season ), Washington Capitals ( through 1999 – 2000 ; became road shirt afterward )

His 201 penalty minutes would lead the team ; he would ultimately lead the Capitals in the category five times during his tenure with the team, and eventually set the team record for most career penalty minutes by a defenceman.

The Capitals continued their playoff woes, however ; after defeating the Islanders in the first round, they lost to the New York Rangers in the division finals.

Despite missing three games with a broken right index finger, an injury he suffered against the Islanders, Stevens would finish the year third on the team in scoring with 61 points ; his 51 assists were also good enough for second on the Capitals.

Missing a third of the season led to Stevens ' lowest point total since his rookie year ; he finished with just 11 goals and 29 assists for 40 points, although it was still second among Capitals defencemen.

Since he was a restricted free agent, Washington had the option to match the offer sheet ; they declined, however, and received two first round picks plus $ 100, 000 in cash, turning into five first-round picks if the Capitals did not have a top-7 draft pick in the 1991 or 1992 entry drafts, as compensation ( two of these picks would become Sergei Gonchar and Brendan Witt ).

* Bob Kelly ( ice hockey b. 1950 ), Canadian NHL player ; played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals

Capitals: Nanjing, Beijing, Fuzhou, and Zhaoqing

The Chinese phrase Four Great Ancient Capitals of China () traditionally refers to Beijing ( the current capital of the People's Republic ), Nanjing, Luoyang, and Chang ' an ( Xi ' an ).

While still in Luoyang, Zhang became inspired to write his " Western Metropolis Rhapsody " and " Eastern Metropolis Rhapsody ", which were based on the " Rhapsody on the Two Capitals " by the historian Ban Gu.

Most of the Hawks ' original players came from the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Hockey League ( originally the Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Hockey League ), which had folded the previous season.

“ Visionary Plans and Planners: Japanese Traditions and Western Influences ” in Japanese Capitals in Historical

The game, held at Exhibition Park in Regina between the Regina Capitals and the Edmonton Eskimos, was a meeting of two Western Canada Professional Hockey League teams.

The history of professional sports in Kansas probably dates from the establishment of the minor league baseball Topeka Capitals and Leavenworth Soldiers in 1886 in the Western League.

He returned to the Capitals in 1990 as the team now played in the American Professional Soccer League, formed by the merger of the American Soccer League and Western Soccer League.

Zedník was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, in the tenth round, 249th overall, after playing junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ).

He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 3rd Round, 58th overall from the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.

Shore played with the Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1925.

Together with the Regina Capitals and Saskatoon Sheiks the teams organized the openly-professional Western Canada Hockey League ( WCHL ).

He played for the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Flames, Washington Capitals, as well as the Ontario Hockey Association's Toronto Marlboros, American Hockey League's Rochester Americans, CPHL's Tulsa Oilers, Western Hockey League's Phoenix Roadrunners, Seattle Totems, and the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers.

Dwyer was named Head Coach and Associate General Manager of the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League for the 2009-2010 season.

The game was not an NHL contest, but rather a Western Canada Hockey League featuring the Regina Capitals.

The year before, Gomez ( while living in the U. S. and going to Pablo Gonzalez Maria community college ) led the South Surrey Eagles of the Tier II Junior " A " British Columbia Hockey League to the Gold medal game of the 1997 Royal Bank Cup against the hometown Summerside Western Capitals, but Gomez and his South Surrey Eagles were defeated 4-3.

Starting in the Western Canada Hockey League, the Calgary Tigers lost to the Regina Capitals in a match-up to determine second place.

Following a brief stint in the Canadian Army, he was reinstated as an amateur, but turned professional again in 1921 with the Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Hockey League.

The 1998 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals.

Bodger played his minor hockey with the Cowichan Midget Capitals before joining the Kamloops Junior Oilers of the Western Hockey League.

Although four host teams have won the Royal Bank Cup, two of which won their region to compete in the event they were hosting ( Fort McMurray Oil Barons in 2000, Halifax Oland Exports in 2002 ) while two played strictly as hosts and not regional champions ( Summerside Western Capitals in 1997, Weyburn Red Wings in 2005 ).

At the beginning of the season, the Western Canada Hockey League renamed itself the Western Hockey League because one of its teams, the Regina Capitals, had moved to the States to play in Portland, Oregon.

In the famous long scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival painted by Zhang Zeduan ( 1085 – 1145 AD ) during the Song Dynasty ( 960 – 1297 AD ), a suanpan is clearly seen lying beside an account book and doctor's prescriptions on the counter of an apothecary's ( Feibao ).

Early descriptions of the production process and glazing techniques used for bricks can be found in the Song Dynasty carpenter's manual Yingzao Fashi, published in 1103 by the government official Li Jie, who was put in charge of overseeing public works for the central government's construction agency.

Native Chinese astronomy flourished during the Song Dynasty, and during the Yuan Dynasty became increasingly influenced by medieval Islamic astronomy.

References to cannibalizing the enemy has also been seen in poetry written in the Song Dynasty, ( for example, in Man Jiang Hong ) although the cannibalizing is perhaps poetic symbolism, expressing hatred towards the enemy.

This economic phenomenon was a slow and gradual process that took place from the late Tang Dynasty ( 618 – 907 ) into the Song Dynasty ( 960 – 1279 ).

In the 10th century, the Song Dynasty government began circulating these notes amongst the traders in their monopolized salt industry.

Song Dynasty Jiaozi, the world's earliest paper money

The Song Dynasty was the first to issue generally circulating paper currency, while the Yuan Dynasty was the first to use notes as the predominant circulating medium.

In 960, the Song Dynasty gained power over most of China and established its capital in Kaifeng ( later known as Bianjing ), starting a period of economic prosperity, while the Khitan Liao Dynasty ruled over Manchuria, present-day Mongolia, and parts of Northern China.

The Jin Dynasty took power over northern China and Kaifeng from the Song Dynasty, which moved its capital to Hangzhou ( 杭州 ).

The Southern Song Dynasty also suffered the humiliation of having to acknowledge the Jin Dynasty as formal overlords.

In the ensuing years, China was divided between the Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and the Tangut Western Xia.

This included the use of gunpowder weapons, which played a large role in the Song Dynasty naval victories against the Jin in the Battle of Tangdao and Battle of Caishi on the Yangtze River in 1161.

The Song Dynasty is considered by many to be classical China's high point in science and technology, with innovative scholar-officials such as Su Song ( 1020 – 1101 ) and Shen Kuo ( 1031 – 1095 ).