What's in Xi 'an?

Xi 'an has: Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Little Wild Goose Pagoda, Daming Palace Site, and Weiyang Palace Site in Chang 'an of Han Dynasty.

1, Qin Shihuang Mausoleum

The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built in the first year of Qin Dynasty (247 BC) and completed in the second year of Qin Ershi (208 BC), which lasted for 39 years. It is the first large-scale and beautifully designed imperial mausoleum in the history of China. There are two rammed earth walls inside and outside, symbolizing the imperial cities Xianyang and Miyagi. The mausoleum is located in the south of the inner city, in the shape of a bucket, with a height of 5 1 m and a base circumference of 1.700 m.

According to historical records, there are various palaces in the Qinling Mountains, displaying many rare treasures. There are a large number of burial pits and tombs with different shapes and connotations around the Qin Mausoleum, and more than 400 have been proved, including the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit, the eighth wonder in the world.

The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is one of the largest, strangest and richest imperial tombs in the world. It fully shows the artistic talent of the working people of Han nationality in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago, and is the pride and precious wealth of the Chinese nation.

2. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jinchangfang (now southwest of Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province) in Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty, also known as "Ci 'en Temple Pagoda". In the third year of Tang Yonghui (652), Xuanzang presided over the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to preserve the Buddhist scriptures brought back to Chang 'an by Tianzhu via the Silk Road.

It was five stories at first, then nine stories were built, and then the floors and heights were changed several times. Finally, it was designated as a seven-story tower, with a total height of 64.55438+07 meters and a bottom length of 25.5 meters.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, as the earliest and largest existing quadrangle-style brick pagoda in the Tang Dynasty, is a typical material evidence that the ancient Indian Buddhist temples were introduced into the Central Plains with Buddhism and merged into China culture, and it is a landmark building that embodies the wisdom of the working people in ancient China.

3. Little Wild Goose Pagoda

Small Wild Goose Pagoda, located in Jianfu Temple in Anrenfang, Chang 'an City (now the southern suburb of Xi City, Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty, was built in the Tang Dynasty, and together with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is an important symbol of Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty. The ancient bell in the bell tower of Little Wild Goose Pagoda and Jianfu Temple is called "Wild Goose Pagoda Morning Bell", which is one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. It is a part of Xi Museum and a national AAAA tourist attraction.

The Little Wild Goose Pagoda is a typical work of square brick pagodas with dense eaves in early China. There are 15 floors and 13 floors, with a height of 43.4 meters. A beautiful tower is a landmark building where Buddhism was introduced into the Central Plains and merged into Chinese culture.

4. Daming Palace Site

Daming Palace site is the best preserved royal palace site in China, with a total area of 3.4 square kilometers. The plane is slightly rectangular from north to south, trapezoidal in the north half and rectangular in the south half. The circumference of the palace wall is 7.6 kilometers, and there are 1 1 doors on all sides. The southern part is the former dynasty, and from south to north, there are Hanyuan Hall, Zhengxuan Hall and Chenzi Hall in turn. The center of the Forbidden City in the north is Taiye Pool.

5. Weiyang Palace Site in Chang 'an, Han Dynasty

Weiyang Palace is the eastern starting point of the Silk Road. In the second year of Jianyuan (BC 139), Zhang Qian received the will of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to go to the Western Regions in Weiyang Palace, and began a vigorous journey of hollowing out. It shows the development level of oriental civilization at the eastern end of the Silk Road, and witnessed the dual starting point value of Chang 'an City in the development of the Silk Road in Han Dynasty in time and space.

The total area of Weiyang Palace is six times that of the Forbidden City in Beijing, with pavilions, mountains, rivers and pools. Its architectural form deeply influenced the later Miyagi architecture and laid the basic pattern of Miyagi architecture in China for more than 2,000 years.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia -Xi Anshi