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​​​​​​Last Update: 24th November 2019

Xi'an Facts

Xi’an is the old capital of more than 10 dynasties in ancient China. It offers tens of old historic and cultural sites to explore. As one of the most popular tourist destination in China, the transportation network is developed as well. Let’s see how we can travel to Xi’an from the main cities in China and the main international cities all over the world.
  • As the core area of “One Belt, One Road”, Xi’an was the start point of the old Silk Road.
  • Xi’an was the old capital of more than 10 dynasties in history, from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC – 771 BC) through the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 207 BC) to the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907).
  • It has 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
  • Xi’an was acclaimed as “the Top 200 Charm Cities in the World”. 

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Facts About Xi'an

  • There are 72 imperial tombs around Xi’an. Among them, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Qin Shi Huang) is the first large-scale and well-designed imperial mausoleum in history of China.
  • The Old City Wall is the largest and best-preserved city wall in China.
  • Originally set up in 1087, the Forest of Stone Steles Museum is the oldest with the most stone steles across China.
  • Banpo Site Museum is the first prehistoric site museum in China.
  • The Bell Tower is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China.
  • Xingqing Palace Park is the oldest historic and cultural site park in China.
  • Tang Paradise features the largest water screen film in the world.
  • North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda offers the largest music fountain in Asia.
  • Xi’an offers the Shaanxi Opera, the puppet show, the shadow play and classic drum music. 

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