Shaanxi Province ( 243 )

Xian ( 130 )
Xian, as the imperial capital of 11 China's dynasties, is a heaven of archaeological wonders. It is home to the Terra Cotta Warriors; the famed life-sized tomb guards of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the only city in China that still has its ancient city wall surrounding it. Its historical relics and wonders top China's best.


Baoji
As the second largest city in Shaanxi Province, Baoji is the hometown of Chinese ancestor Yandi, and the birthplace of Zhou and Qin dynasties. With such a glorious history, Baoji boasts a lot of historical relics, Famen Temple included. Hereunder are the related pictures.

Famen Temple ( 3 )


Tongchuan
Tongchuan is located in the center of Shaanxi Province, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Xian City.

Mt. Yaowangshan ( 3 )
Yaowang means 'medicine king'. Shan is the meaning of 'mountain' in Chinese. Actually, the name of Mt. Yaowangshan was given to commemorate the great medical expert Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Once he led a secluded life in this mountain.

Yaozhou Kiln ( 6 )
Yaozhou Blue Porcelain is very famed in North China. The Yaozhou Kiln has a more than 1,300 years' history. In these pictures, you can have some acquaintance with the process of making porcelain and view some exquisite artworks exhibited in the kiln.


Weinan
As one of the five sacred mountains in China, the Mt. Huashan is renowned as the West Mountain due to its geographic position. It lies in Huayin County, Weinan City, not far from Xian.

Mt. Huashan ( 3 )


Xianyang
Xianyang has a very long history. In history, the first feudal dynasty, Qin (221BC-206BC), set up its capital here. Zhou (11th century BC-221BC), Han (206BC-220), Tang (618-907) and other ten dynasties considered it the environs of capital city. In Xianyang, there are 27 mausoleums of emperors and over 800 tombs of imperial nobles and ministers.

Qian Mausoleum (Qian Ling) ( 3 )

Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi (Hanyangling) ( 3 )
Here you can see the pottery figures and animals excavated from the mausoleum of the Emperor Liu Qi. Through them, you can learn some knowledge of ancient imperial burial and the culture of Western Han Dynasty.


Yan'an

Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi ( 2 )
Chinese people call them Yan-Huang's descendants. Yan is Yandi, while Huang is Huangdi. They are founders of Chinese nation.

Farmer's Caves ( 3 )
In Chinese, it's called Yao Dong. As an architectural style of residential houses, it's common to see in the areas of Yan'an and Yulin in the north of Shaanxi.


Yulin
Yulin lies in the north of Shaanxi Province. The ancient Great Wall crosses the city from southwest to northeast.

Great Wall in Shaanxi: Yulin ( 15 )