Western Capital may refer to: China The former name of Xi'an, called Xijing during the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties The former name of Luoyang, called Xijing during the Later Jin of the Five Dynasties period The former name of Datong, called Xijing during the Liao dynasty The former name of Lingwu The former name of Fengxiang The former name of Linjiang The former name of Chengdu, called Xijing by a short-lived successor state to the Ming Japan Another name of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, by contrast with Kyoto "Capital" Another name of Osaka, by contrast with Tokyo "Eastern capital" Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, a ward located in western Kyoto Korean peninsula Pyongyang, was changed to "Sijing" by Wang's Goryeo on the Korean peninsula Cheongju, was one of the five small capitals of Unified Silla on the Korean peninsula Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called "Saigon" Thanh Hóa, western capital of Lê dynasty See also Beijing (disambiguation) — Beijing means "Northern Capital". Nanjing (disambiguation) — Nanjing means "Southern Capital". Dongjing (disambiguation) — Dongjing means "Eastern Capital". Shangjing (disambiguation) — Shangjing means "Supreme Capital".