Despite the continuing prominence of Nanjing (then known as Jiankang), the settlement of Qiantang, the former name of Hangzhou, remained one of the three major metropolitan centers in the south to provide major tax revenue to the imperial centers in the north China. The other two centers in the south were Jiankang and Chengdu. In 589, Qiangtang was raised in status and renamed Hangzhou. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was Nanjing formerly known as? ANS1 Jiankang QSN2 What was the former name of Hangzhou? ANS2 Qiantang QSN3 Besides Qiantang and Jiankang, what was the other major metropolitan center in the south? ANS3 Chengdu QSN4 What year was Qiantang raised in status and renamed Hangzhou? ANS4 589 QSN5 How many major metropolitan centers were there in the south at the time? ANS5 three