Xi used to be an ancient capital, so it left a lot of history. I have prepared an introduction to Xi 'an scenic spot for you, hoping to help you.
Attraction 1: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jionji, 4 kilometers away from Heping Gate. It is said that the emblem of the Tang Dynasty lasted for three years. Master Xuanzang who went to India to learn Buddhist scriptures. Please build a tower in the temple to store the scriptures he brought back from India. This tower was originally named Jingta. Later people called it the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is towering and tall, attracting the admiration of the world.
This Big Wild Goose Pagoda has a history of more than 1300 years and has become a unique symbol of the ancient city Xi. When the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was first built, it was only five stories high and 60 meters high. It is modeled after the stupa in the western regions. After many repairs, the tower is 64 meters high, with 7 floors and a bottom length of 25 meters. The Wild Goose Pagoda is a model of the pavilion-style brick pagoda in China. The tower is made of blue bricks, and each floor has a coupon arch on all sides. This pavilion-style brick tower is simple in shape and magnificent in momentum, with remarkable national characteristics and style of the times. As for the word "big" in front of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is because later generations want to distinguish it from the Little Wild Goose Pagoda in Jianfu Temple.
There is a wooden ladder in the tower, which can be circled and climbed to the tower, and leaning against the railing can enjoy the great scenery of Guanzhong. On both sides of the south gate at the bottom of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there are two stone tablets inlaid. One is the Preface to the Three Monks of the Tang Dynasty, which is the general preface of Xuanzang's translation of classics in the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648). The other Preface to Tang Sanzang is a biography written by Tang Gaozong for Preface to the Holy Religion. These two monuments are important cultural relics for studying the art of calligraphy, painting and sculpture in the Tang Dynasty. In particular, the line-carved palace map on the stone lintel in Tahi is a precious material for studying the architecture of Tang Dynasty.
Attraction 2: Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
The eighth wonder of the world. 1974, the discovery of the terracotta warriors and horses pit in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum shocked the world. This underground sculpture group built in the 3rd century BC, with its majestic momentum, vigorous and rigorous military array and lifelike pottery figurines, shows people the glory of ancient oriental culture, which is comparable to the "Seven Wonders of the World" in terms of construction age, building scale and artistic effect. As a result, the reputation of "the eighth wonder of the world" spread like wildfire and became synonymous with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum.
The Terracotta Warriors Museum is the largest site museum in China. In addition to the protection exhibition halls of Pit No.1, Pit No.2 and Pit No.3, there are also exhibition rooms for unearthed cultural relics in Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit and bronze chariots and horses in Qin Tomb.
Attraction 3: Datang Furong Garden
Located next to the Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient capital Xi, Datang Furong Garden is the first large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park in China that fully displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. As early as in history, Furong Garden is a royal garden with a long reputation. Today's Tang Furong Garden was built on the site of the original Tang Furong Garden, with the background of "going into history, feeling humanity and experiencing life", showing the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty.
Datang Furong Garden is located in Qujiang New District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, covering an area of 1 10,000 mu, including 300 mu of water surface, with a total investment of1300 million yuan. It is the largest cultural theme park in the northwest of China, built to the north of the site of the original Furong Garden in the Tang Dynasty, and it is the first large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park in China to fully display the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Datang Furong Garden has set many records, has the largest waterscape performance in the world, and is the first theme park with "five senses" (namely, sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste). Has the largest external aromatization project in the world; It is the largest imitation of the royal buildings in the Tang Dynasty in China, and it is a masterpiece of China's garden and architectural art.
As early as in history, the lotus garden is a famous royal garden. In the third year of Emperor Wendi (AD 583), the Lotus Garden was built here. Today's Tang Furong Garden was built on the site of the original Tang Furong Garden, with a total construction area of nearly 65,438+10,000 square meters, including pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, bridges and corridors. The landscape of the whole garden is divided into 12 cultural theme areas, which reproduce the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty from the aspects of emperors, poems, folk customs, diet, women, tea culture, religion, science and technology, diplomacy, imperial examinations, singing and dancing, and the characteristics of the gatehouse. There are pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings in the park, and there are many scenic spots such as Ziyun Building, Maid-in-waiting Hall, Imperial Banquet Palace, Fanglinyuan, Feng Ming Jiutian Theatre, Xingyuan, Lu Yu Teahouse and Tang Cheng.
The scale of the Tang-style ancient buildings in the park ranks first in China, and it is the largest building in the world, which concentrates all the architectural forms of the Tang Dynasty and is simply a complete textbook of Tang Dynasty architecture. Tang Furong Garden follows the principle that ancient buildings should prolong life and should not be rejuvenated. The design of building materials adopts the combination of brick concrete structure and wood structure, which not only retains the original appearance of the Tang Dynasty architecture, but also makes the ancient buildings not be destroyed for a long time.
In addition, the Tang Furong Garden fully and naturally demonstrated the prosperous Tang culture through various forms of expression. Not only can you enjoy the sacred and magnificent royal culture, but you can also see the guards of honor in the prosperous Tang Dynasty such as "Hundred Emperors Visiting Qujiang", as well as theme activities such as exploring flowers in the apricot garden, naming the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, drinking in Qujiang and being an official. Walking into the lotus garden, every building and landscape has fascinating allusions and legends. During the stroll, the tall classical buildings and sparkling waves are dazzling. It seems that from the moment I stepped into the gate, I reversed time and space and dreamed of returning to the Tang Dynasty.
The construction of Tang Furong Garden is a master of China gardens and architectural art, especially the royal gardens in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which once attracted the attention of the world. The design and construction of the park imitates the architectural design and construction of the Tang Dynasty and the landscape design and construction of the park, and inherits and develops the construction of classical architecture and classical gardens in China. With its unique charm and unparalleled historical position, Datang Furong Garden has become a cultural ancestral home for Chinese descendants to seek roots and dreams and a spiritual home to relive the prosperous times. It is known as "the garden of China's history, the garden of spirit, the garden of nature, the garden of humanity and the garden of art", which symbolizes the great era of China's rise and is the totem of China's prosperity in the new century.
Attraction 4: Xi 'an City Wall
Xi 'an City Wall is located in the central area of Xi 'an, and it is rectangular, including a series of military facilities such as moat, suspension bridge, sluice building, watchtower, main building, corner building, enemy building, breast wall and crib mouth. It constitutes a strict and complete urban defense system in the era of cold weapons.
Xi 'an City Wall was built between the third and eleventh years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1370- 1378), which was formed on the basis of the wall of Sui and Tang Dynasties in the 6th century. The Ming City Wall is rectangular, with a circumference of about 13.79 km, a height of 12 m, a top width of 12 to 14 m and a bottom width of 15 to 18 m.. The wall is mainly loess, with a small amount of lime, fine sand and wheat straw, mixed with water and compacted by layers. Above the city wall, it is flat and wide. Every120m, build an enemy platform protruding from the wall, and build an enemy tower on the platform. There are 98 enemy towers in the whole city. The distance between piers and abutments is equal, so every two enemy abutments can form a favorable fire attack point, thus effectively shooting enemies climbing the city wall in wartime. There is a 2-meter-high crib wall with 5984 cribs on the outer edge of the top of the city wall, which can not only shoot and watch, but also effectively avoid the enemy's arrows. A parapet half a person high was built along the inner edge of the wall, and there was no crib. Its function is to prevent soldiers and the trench from falling when they go back and forth to the city wall. At the four corners of the city wall, there are platforms protruding outside the city. Except that the southwest corner is round, which can keep one corner of Don Juan intact, the others are square. Build a turret in every corner.
Outside the city wall, there is a "moat" (trench) around the city wall. The moat is more than 30 meters wide and 12- 15 meters deep. There is a 6-meter-wide horse path and six slopes in the city wall, which is convenient for the defenders to move into the city.
There were only four gates in the Ming Dynasty, with Changle Gate in the east, Anding Gate in the west, Yongning Gate in the south and Anyuan Gate in the north. Each city gate consists of five parts: suspension bridge, sluice building, arrow building, urn city and main building. The suspension bridge is located on the moat, which is convenient to pass during the day and lifted at night to cut off traffic. The gatehouse is located in the suspension bridge, and it will call the police in case of enemy situation. The watchtower is 30 meters high and 53 meters wide. There are 4 layers of arrow windows on the front, each with 12 holes, and 3 layers of arrow windows on both sides, each with 3 holes. The urn is an enclosed space between the watchtower and the main building. The urn wall is15m high and covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters. Once foreign enemies attack turtles in a jar, the defenders are in command and attack from all sides, such as "catching turtles in a jar." The main building is a real city gate, 33 meters high, divided into upper and lower floors, 40 meters long and 17 meters wide. These five parts constitute five lines of defense.
In the second year of Qin Long Ming Muzong (A.D. 1568), Governor Zhang Zhi laid a layer of blue bricks on the city wall. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Governor Bi Yuan added a drainage system to the city wall. From 65438 to 0883, the people's government carried out a comprehensive renovation of the city wall.
With the development of the city, Chaoyang Gate, Zhongshan Gate, Heping Gate, Zhuque Gate, Xiaonanmen, Hanguangmen, Yuxiangmen, Xiaobeimen, Shangdemen and Jianguomen have been opened on the basis of the four gates of the Ming City Wall.
;