“In the West, there was Rome;
whilst in the East, none could compare to Xian”
Xian, which is located in the
middle of the Wei River plain, is home to the world
renowned Terracotta Warriors and had served as the
nation’s capital for more than 100 years. Historically,
this is the place enriched with natural resources and
brilliant talents. Xian had a remarkable cultural,
economic and political prosperous period in world history.
 However,
Xian today has developed much in the field of machinery
and electronic industry as well as aviation technology.
This city played a very important and significant role in
the Chinese government’s economic policy of “Developing
the West”.
Some of the more interesting places worth visiting are
the City Wall, which is the most complete city wall that
has survived in China and was built during the Tang
Dynasty; the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built to
house the Buddhist scriptures brought back from India by
the wandering monk Xuan Zang and the Shaanxi Historical
Museum, with its vast collection of bronzes and fine
ceramics, boasting as one of the best and most modern
museums in China.
Do not miss the opportunity to visit one of the “Eight
Wonders of the World” – the Qin Terracotta Warriors
Museum. Xian also has a number of beautiful city parks
sporting splendid traditional palace structures and
pagodas. Take a stroll and explore Xian at your leisure
pace.
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