Xian ( 192 )

Bell Tower & Drum Tower ( 6 )
Observing these pictures carefully, you can find that the height of the surrounding buildings don't overpass that of the Bell Tower or Drum Tower. The Bell Tower is located at the very heart of Xian City. Four avenues radiate from here, including East, West, South and North avenues.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda ( 5 )
Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient Buddhist building. It stands in Da Ci'en Temple, surrounded by Wild Goose Pagoda Plaza. The plaza is frequented by tourists. It possesses Chinese traditional architecture, dense groves, various ornaments full of Shaanxi flavor and very neat facilities.

Banpo Village Remains ( 4 )
Go to Banpo Village, located in the eastern outskirt of Xian City, to understand the culture of Banpo Period.

City Wall ( 15 )
The Ancient City Wall of Xian looks quite magnificent. Here show you the South Gate, North Gate, the tower on the city wall, and the surroundings of the city wall.

Forest of Stone Steles Museum ( 15 )
You can see the buildings, the stone steles and stone carvings exhibited in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum.

Great Mosque ( 5 )
Near to the Residential Street of Minority Hui, the Great Mosque was built in 742, during the Tang Dynasty.

Huaqing Hot Springs ( 2 )
It's a imperial resort of the Tang Dynasty, located on the northern foot of the Mt. Lishan.

Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses ( 38 )
In this group of photographs, you can see the Polychrome Terracotta Warriors, the Multi-Exhibition Hall, the Pit One, Pit Two and Pit Three of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

Residential Street of Minority Hui ( 5 )
In the Street of Minority Hui, there are many snack shops selling the food of Hui flavor. You can try lamb kebab, steamed dumplings, stir-fried rice with pickles, hotpot, stretched noodles, glutinous rice cake with honey, persimmon cake, etc.

Shaanxi Provincial History Museum ( 83 )
There are 83 photos relating to the cultural collections in Shaanxi Provincial History Museum. The exhibitions are sorted by times, including prehistoric times, Shang & Western Zhou Dynasties (16 century BC-711BC), Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC), Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), Han Dynasty (206BC-220), Jin & Northern and Southern Dynasties (265-589) and Sui & Tang Dynasties (581-907).

Small Wild Goose Pagoda ( 2 )
Imitating the architectural style of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jianfu Temple, Xian City.

The Ancient Cultural Street of Shuyuanmen ( 4 )
As the pictures shown, Shuyuanmen is an ideal place for you to appreciate Chinese calligraphy and paintings, or to purchase very traditional artworks of China.


Local Features

Besides places of historical interests, Xian also shows you various snacks, exquisite art works and the like. All of these embodies Xian's local features and make this city very characteristic.

Arts & Crafts ( 12 )
These pictures will show you Huxian Peasant Paintings, embroidered insoles, painted clay figures and many other art works of Xian.

Dumpling Dinner and the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show (Shaanxi Grand Opera House) ( 9 )
These pictures refer to the Tang Dynasty dance performance in Shaanxi Grand Opera House and the Dumpling Banquet provided by the opera house.

Festivals ( 6 )
On Chinese traditional festivals, people like to express their happiness through various folk performances, including Dragon Dance, Yangge Dance, big drums playing and waist drums playing.

Silk Road Statues ( 1 )
The statues tell you the history of the Silk Road so vividly. Look! The ambassadors of ancient China with their horses are taking commodities from Chang'an (now Xian) to the west.

Tai Chi Quan ( 3 )
Besides being a martial art, Tai Chi Quan is also an excellent exercise for keeping fit.

Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace ( 4 )
Wonderful light effect and elegant dancers with beautiful Tang costumes make the performance extraordinarily attractive.

Yang Rou Pao Mo ( 2 )
It's a famous local snack of Xian - Crumbled Unleavened Bread Soaked in Mutton Stew.

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Silk Road
The Silk Road is an overland trade route between China and the Mediterranean. It begins from Chang'an (now Xian), which has been a transportation hub for trading since the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD).