Xian Introduction
Xian, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is one of the famous ancient city with 3100 years history and located at middle of China, Huang He River areas. As a city of 9983 sq.km and 647 million people, Xian is not only the communication hinge jointing Eastern to Northwest and Southwest, but also joint Beijing with Northwest and Southwest.
Climate
A mild weather city with appropriate amounts of rain in a year. Xian is suitable city for traveling, especially during March to May and September to November.
History
One of the China¨s six historic cities(Beijing, Xian, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing, Hangzhou), Xian is the pioneer capital of 13 dynasties. A leading city in economy & cultural communication between China and other countries. Xian is rich in ancient relics, which was named as Tridimensional History Museum. The successful excavation of Terra-cotta Warriors surprised the world and was included among The Eighth Wonders of the World. Supported by abundant mines and tourism resources, Xian is developing its economy and industry with high speed.
Tour Sites
Ban Po Museum
Bell Tower
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Caotang Temple
City Wall
Cui Hua Moutain
Da Xingshan Temple
Drum Tower
Fa-men Temple
Great Mosque
Hua Qing Hot Springs
Hua Shan Mountain
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Imperial Tombs of Tang Dynasty
Li Shan Mountain
Shaanxi Provincial History Museum
Shu Yuanmen
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Stele Forest
Tai Bai Shan Mountain
Terra-cotta Warriors Museum
Xian Qinling Wild Zoo
Xingjiao Temple
Yao Wang Shan Mountain |
Destination Information
Aviation
Xian Xianyang International Airport, located at the Northwest area of Xian city, is about 50 kilometers from the center and 1 hour driving distance. As the fourth largest airport in China, Xian Xianyang International Airport connects with more than 60 airports in the world, as well as Hongkong, Macao, Fukuoka.
Airport Bus Location: Xi Shao Gate
Time: 05:00am-06:00pm (Every hour)
Price: RMB25 / person
Railway
Be seated on Long Hai Railway, named as European-Asian Bridge, Xian is situated in the middle of Shaanxi Province that connect cities in north and south. Two railways are under construction, one is Xi He Railway(Xian-He Fei-Nanjing), another is Xi Zhong Railway(Xian-Ping Liang-Zhong Wei).
Railway Station
Location: North of Xian city
Distance: 30 minutes driving distance from city center
Highway
The second largest communication hinge, there are nine national highways spread thru all the cities from Xian.
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