Editing Hongwu Emperor (section)

===Capital city===
[[File:YiFeng Gate Nanjing.jpg|thumb|left|Yifeng Gate in Nanjing]]
The capital of the empire was [[Nanjing]] (Southern Capital), which was known as Yingtian until 1368. In the 1360s and 1370s, the capital underwent extensive construction. A workforce of 200,000 individuals surrounded the city with walls that were almost 26 km long, making them the longest in the world at the time. Additionally, an imperial palace and government quarter were built.{{sfnp|Brook|1998|p=22}} In 1368, the emperor resided in [[Kaifeng]] during the months of June–August and October–November, leading to the city being known as Beijing (Northern Capital).{{sfnp|Langlois|1988|p=114}}

In 1369, the Hongwu Emperor proposed a debate on the relocation of the capital. In August, his suggestion to move the capital to [[Fengyang County|Fengyang]] (then known as Linhuai), the emperor's hometown in northern [[Anhui]], on the south bank of the Huai River, approximately 100 km north of Nanjing, was approved.{{sfnp|Langlois|1988|p=118}} Construction of the future capital, named Zhongdu ({{zhi|c=中都}}; 'Central Capital'), began with grand plans. The area had been largely abandoned since the famine of the 1340s, so landless families from the south were resettled in Fengyang.{{sfnp|Langlois|1988|p=124}} In 1375, the emperor ultimately abandoned the idea of relocating the capital and the construction was halted.{{sfnp|Langlois|1988|p=118}}