Xian

Terra-Cotta Warriors

兵马俑
Last updated: Apr 05, 2009  Posted: Mar 23, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
Mar 16 - Nov 14 8:30 - 5:30pm, Nov 15 - Mar 15 8:30 - 5:00
Address: 
5km away, east of Lintong Dist.
Price: 
Peak season 90 Yuan/ticket, Off season 65 Yuan/ticket
Terra Cotta Warriors in Pit 1In 1974, peasants digging a well first uncovered part of the over 2000 year-old great underground army of the first emperor of a unified China. 1000s of life-size terra-cotta warriors with unique faces along with weapons, horses and chariots were meant to guard Empe

   

 

Xi'an City Walls

西安城墙
Last updated: Jun 17, 2009  Posted: Mar 31, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
Open 7:30am-9:30pm Apr-Oct, 8:00am-6:00pm Nov-Mar
First established in the Sui Dynasty (6th century A.D.), the city walls were repaired many times.  The walls you see today were first expanded and built on the existing foundations of old walls during the Ming Dynasty and renovated again quite recently.  The Xi’an city walls form an unbroken rectangle around the city center that is almost 14 kilometers long. There are man

   
Tags: Cultural, Historical


 

Tong Sheng Xiang-Mutton Pao Mo

同盛祥饭庄(羊肉泡漠)
Last updated: May 08, 2009  Posted: May 08, 2009
Xian, Restaurants
Restaurants in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
11am-2pm; 5pm-9pm
Address: 
Bell and Drum Tower Square

Tong Sheng Xiang is one of the more well-known places for getting Yangrou Pao Mo in Xi’an.

It is located next to the Drum Tower, in the park at the center of Xi’an city, next to Defachang dumpling restaurant.

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Great Mosque of Xi'an

西安清真大寺
Last updated: Jun 15, 2009  Posted: Mar 31, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Price: 
Peak season 25 Yuan/ticket, Off season 15 Yuan/ticket
A walk through the courtyards of the Great Mosque of Xi’an should give visitors a strong sense of the historic Muslim influence in Xi’an. The mosque is still active today so the prayer hall is not open to visitors. The mosque is said to have been opened in the 8th century during the Tang Dynasty but most of the current buildings were built or rebuilt in the 18

 
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Tomb of Qin Shi Huang

秦始皇陵
Last updated: Feb 01, 2010  Posted: Mar 23, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
8am-6pm
Address: 
1.5 km west of Terra-Cotta Warriors
Price: 
20 yuan/ticket

Tips

Photography is not allowed in any of the pits and halls.
Neighborhood

Many interesting sights are within easy reach from the city center, including the Xi’an Stone Tablet Forest, the Great and Lesser Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi’an City Wall and Huaqing Pond.



Tags: ancient, Historical, history, Tombs


 

Bell Tower

钟楼
Last updated: Jun 15, 2009  Posted: Mar 31, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
Open 8:30am-9:30pm May-Nov, 8:30am-6:00pm Dec-Feb
Address: 
The center of Xi`an City
The Bell Tower was originally built in the 14th century and it was rebuilt and moved to the center of the city in 1582. Even now, it is considered to be the center of the city.  
 


Tags: Cultural, Historical


 

Drum Tower

鼓楼
Last updated: Jun 17, 2009  Posted: Mar 31, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Address: 
Center of Xi`an City
Located within view of the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower was originally built in 1380. 
 

   
Tags: Cultural, Historical


 

Temple Of The Eight Immortals

八仙宫
Last updated: Aug 31, 2009  Posted: Dec 11, 2008
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
8am-5pm
Address: 
Changle Fang, Dongguan
Price: 
3RMB/Ticket


Tags: Temples


 

E Pang Gong

阿房宫
Last updated: Apr 19, 2009  Posted: Dec 11, 2008
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
8:30am-5:30pm
Address: 
E Fang Cun, Weat Suburban of Xi`an
Price: 
38RMB/Ticket; 50RMB/Ticket (includs the tour bus & boat)


Tags: imperial palace


 

Big Goose Pagoda and Ci'en Temple

大雁塔和大慈恩寺
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Mar 21, 2009
Xian, Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions in Xian
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Hours: 
8am-6pm
Address: 
No. 117 Huanta Lu
Price: 
Temple: 25 yuan/ticket; Tower: 20 yuan/ticket



 
 
 
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