While at the end of the 8th century, the capital was moved to Heian-kyo, the new capital Kyoto was surrounded by thick green mountains in three directions and rich pure water and it was a land of beautiful picturesque scenery.
8世紀末になって都が平安京に遷されたが、京都は三方が山に囲まれた濃い緑に囲まれる山紫水明の、清流にめぐまれた景勝の地である。