Shengle

40°27′54″N 111°46′01″E / 40.465°N 111.767°E / 40.465; 111.767

Shengle (Chinese: 盛樂; pinyin: Shènglè) was the capital of the Xianbei-led Dai state and the first capital of the Northern Wei dynasty in the 4th century. The ruins of ancient Shengle is located at present-day Xiyaozi and Tuchengzi village, in the town of Shengle, in Horinger County, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

The Tuoba clan of the Xianbei people made Shengle their political center during the mid-3rd century, and subsequently experienced a pronounced political rise. It served as the capital of the Dai state, and as the first capital of the Northern Wei. Towards the end of the 4th century, the Northern Wei focused its conquests south, and ultimately moved its capital from Shengle to Pingcheng, which was located further south.

The site would later become the capital of the Zhenwu County of the Liao dynasty.

The archaeological ruins of Shengle were unearthed in 1971. Parts of the rammed-earth walls of the ancient city are still intact. The peripheral walls run 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) from east to west and 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) from north to south.