Xian Travel Guide
Xi'an is the first of China's Four Great Ancient Capitals. The immaculately restored and mighty city wall still dominates the center of the city, with road traffic navigating through tunnel-like openings in its girth. Many modern buildings keep with ancient decor, especially the rooves. Xi'an is characterized by and proud of its ancient heritage, and rightly so.
"China" began in Xi'an, when First Emperor Qin (from whom China gets its name) finished conquering and united the warring states in 221 BC. The entombed Terracotta Army stands as a monument to the power of Emperor Qin.
Xi'an served as China’s capital for the most dynasties: ten dynasties spread intermittently over a 1,100 year period, most notably the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) and the Tang Dynasty (618–907), golden ages in China's history. Tang opera is still popular in Xi'an night shows. more about Xian »
- Chinese Name: 西安
- Chinese Pinyin: xī ān
- Location: Northwest of China
- Latitude: 34° 41' N
- Longitude: 109° 04' E
- Elevation: 397 M (1302 FT)
- Area Code:029
- Population: 8.4 million
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
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The Terracotta Warriors and Horses
The Terracotta Army is one of the top attractions in China, because of its historical significance and uniqueness. It is significant because the hundreds of detailed lifesize models represent the army that triumphed over all other Chinese armies and who were the decisive factor in forming a united China. The ... more about The Terracotta Warriors and Horses
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Along with Beijing Xi’an is one of the two most famous historic ancient cities in China. Xi'an is rich in cultural relics, antiques and artworks. Replicas of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, paper-cuts and folk paintings are the most popular buys in Xi’an. These items and many more are sold in antique shops at street markets around t...more info about Xian Shopping »
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Hello. Terracotta Army Museum is located in Lintong County, about 37 kilometers from Xi'an City.
All of our Xi'an tour packages include a visit to the Terracotta Army Museum. Take a look if you are interested http://www.chinahighlights.com/xian/tours.htm
Hello. In ancient times, when people died, they would bury objects in the tomb so that the dead can use them in "another world". For rich people or imperial people, besides objects, they also buried people with the dead, so that the buried people can serve them in another world. So in conclusion we can say that the Emperor Qin Shihuang wanted to build an army to serve and defend him after his death.
There are many Koreans live in Mingdemen neighborhood in Chengnan District. You can get Korean groceries there.
Hi Loree,
From our usual experience the weather is fine for tour in May in China. It is warm and begins to be hot. A T-shirt is enough to cope with the weather.
If you need, we can arrange a Beijing-Xian-Yangtze River-Shanghai tour for you.
Regards,
Coco
I think they are made of terra cotta...
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