Introduction to tourist attractions in Xi'an, Shaanxi
Introduction to tourist attractions in Xi'an, Shaanxi
Introduction: Xi'an, formerly known as Chang'an and Haojing, is now the capital and vice-president of Shaanxi Province. A provincial-level city and a national regional central city (Northwest), it is an important central city in western China approved by the State Council and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base. Xi'an is one of the four ancient capitals in China, a "World Historic City" determined by UNESCO in 1981 [1], and one of the top ten ancient capitals in the world selected by the US media. The following is an introduction to the tourist attractions in Xi'an, Shaanxi that I compiled. Welcome to read!
1. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang AAAAA
The eighth wonder of the world. In 1974, the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang shocked the world. This underground sculpture group built in the 3rd century BC shows people the splendid splendor of ancient oriental culture with its majestic momentum, mighty military formations and lifelike pottery figurines, regardless of the construction age, architectural scale and artistic effect. It is comparable to the "Seven Wonders of the World". As a result, the reputation of "the eighth wonder of the world" spread like wildfire and became synonymous with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is the largest heritage museum in my country. In addition to the protection and exhibition halls of Pit No. 1, Pit No. 2 and Pit No. 3, there is also an exhibition room for cultural relics unearthed from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit and an exhibition room for bronze chariots and horses from the Qin Mausoleum. The most important discovery of the 20th century, Xiyang Village, was originally an unknown ordinary village at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain. In March 1974, villagers of Xiyang Village dug a well beside the persimmon forest 160 meters south of the village. This place is located at the front edge of the Lishan alluvial fan, which has been silted by flash floods and mudslides. The cultivated land is mixed with cobbled bushes and abandoned wasteland. Construction started on March 24, and when the excavation reached a depth of more than 3 meters, they found that there were red-burnt soil, sintered hard lumps and charcoal ash underneath. Everyone thought they had encountered the site of an old brick kiln.
2. Big Wild Goose Pagoda AAAAA
Big Wild Goose Pagoda The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Ci'en Temple, 4 kilometers outside Hepingmen. It is said that it was built in the third year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty. Master Xuanzang went to India to learn Buddhist scriptures. He asked to build a pagoda in the temple to store the scriptures he brought back from India. This pagoda was originally named Sutra Pagoda. Later generations called it the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This towering tower aroused admiration from the world. This Big Wild Goose Pagoda with a history of more than 1,300 years has become a unique symbol of the ancient city of Xi'an. When the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was first built, it had only five floors and a height of 60 meters. It was modeled after the pagodas in the Western Regions. After many repairs, the tower is now 64 meters high, with 7 floors, and each base is 25 meters long. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is an excellent example of Chinese pavilion-style brick pagodas. The tower body is made of blue bricks, with arches on all sides of each floor. This pavilion-style brick tower is simple in shape, majestic, and has significant national characteristics and contemporary style. As for the word "big" before the wild goose pagoda, it was because later generations wanted to distinguish it from the small wild goose pagoda of Jianfu Temple. There is a wooden ladder inside the tower. You can climb up the tower in a spiral way. You can lean on the railing and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guanzhong. On both sides of the south gate on the ground floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there are two stone tablets inlaid, one is "The Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty", which is the general preface to the scriptures translated by Xuanzang in the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648) by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
3. Tang Paradise AAAAA
Tang Paradise is located next to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, the ancient capital. It is China's first large-scale royal palace that fully displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Garden-style cultural theme park. As early as in history, Furong Garden was a prestigious royal garden. Today's Tang Dynasty Furong Garden was built on the site of the original Tang Dynasty Furong Garden. With the background of "walking into history, feeling humanity, and experiencing life", it shows the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty. Datang Furong Garden is located in Qujiang New District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, covering an area of ??1,000 acres, including 300 acres of water surface, with a total investment of 1.3 billion yuan. It is the largest cultural theme park in the northwest region. It was built to the north of the original Tang Dynasty Furong Garden site. China's first large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park that comprehensively displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Datang Furong Garden has set many records, including the world's largest waterscape show, the first "five senses" (i.e. vision, hearing, smell, touch, taste) theme park; the world's largest outdoor fragrance project; and the country's largest imitation The royal architectural complex of the Tang Dynasty embodies the great achievements of Chinese gardening and architectural art. As early as in history, Furong Garden was the prestigious royal garden. In the third year of Emperor Wen's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 583), the "Furong Garden" was built here.
4. Huaqing Pool AAAAA
Huaqing Pool is a royal palace located on the ruins of the Huaqing Palace of the Tang Dynasty. It is 30 kilometers away from Xi'an in the west, surrounded by Li Mountain in the south and Weishui River in the north. Because of its eternal hot spring resources, the love story between Tang Minghuang and Yang Guifei, the place where the Xi'an Incident occurred, and its rich cultural and historical resources, it has become a famous cultural tourist attraction in China, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and one of the first batch of national AAAAA-level tourist demonstration scenic spots. . Huaqing Pool integrates human history and natural landscape. Emperors of the Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties built their palaces and gardens here. The scenic area imitates Tang Dynasty buildings and is magnificent, and the garden scenery is unique. It mainly includes the Tang Dynasty Huaqing Palace Yutang Site Museum, the Xi'an Incident site, Jiulong Lake and Furong Lake Scenic Area, Tang Liyuan Site Museum, and landmark buildings such as Feishuang Hall, Zhaoyang Hall, Changsheng Hall, Huanyuan and Yuwang Hall. , there are Huaqing Yutang (boutique) hotels that experience the royal hot springs, including Lantang Palace, Yutang Garden, Xingchen Garden, Shangshi Garden, Changtang Garden, Shaoyang Garden, Xiangning Pavilion and Yushan Pavilion. The large-scale real-life historical dance drama "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" launched in April 2007 has become a successful example of China's tourism, cultural and creative industry. The multimedia video drama "Xuanjing Changsheng Palace" launched in May 2012 has become a new model for the digital transformation of traditional museums.
5. Huangchaobao National Forest Park
Huangchaobao was the place where the Huangchao Rebel Army stationed troops when they attacked Chang'an. It has dangerous mountains, dense forests, wide water and deep valleys. One hundred thousand soldiers were wrapped in turbans and transported back to the loess from outside Chang'an City to pave the training platform. The sound still echoes to this day. Huangchaobao Scenic Area is dominated by lakes and mountains, valleys and green mountains. "Huangchao Castle" is located in the hinterland of Dongli Mountain, 30 kilometers away from Xi'an City. Surrounded by mountains and streams, it is evergreen all year round. A four-line poem from the local area that has been passed down since ancient times describes: "There is a green pine roof above, and the city is surrounded by four rivers below; it is protected by thousands of mountains in front, and escorted by five dragons behind." She is like a graceful girl, but the gauze curtain does not reveal her true appearance. , she is very close at hand, but few people know her "true face of Lushan" so far. "Huangchao Fort" was called "Jiulong Mountain" in ancient times. With a radius of more than ten kilometers, there are many mountains, ravines, and crisscrosses, forming a closed shape. The terrain is as steep as a military formation. Among the mountains and ridges, there are pines and cypresses, acacias, apricots, chestnuts, walnuts and other wild fruit trees, various shrubs, There are dense bamboos, deep valleys and deep forests, clear springs overflowing everywhere, and gurgling streams; foxes and rabbits are often seen running on the ditch slopes, pheasants and warblers flying in the forest, birds chirping, hoofbeats, cicadas chirping one after another, bees flapping their wings, colorful butterflies Dance and chase, flowers bloom all over the mountains and fields, and the fragrance of purple and red testifies.
6. Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum AAAA
The Forest of Steles is an art treasure house with the earliest and largest collection of ancient steles in my country. There are many famous steles and rich collections here. It is a treasure house of ancient Chinese calligraphy art. At the same time, it brings together ancient literature, classics and stone carvings, records some of the achievements of my country's cultural development, reflects the historical facts of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and is well-known at home and abroad. Tourists who love calligraphy, painting and history should not miss it. Introduction: The Forest of Steles in Xi'an was founded in 1087 AD. It is the earliest and largest collection of ancient steles in my country and is an art treasure house with more than 1,000 steles and epitaphs from all generations from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. The steles here are like a forest, hence the name Forest of Steles. The Forest of Steles in Xi'an is rich in content. It is not only a treasure house of ancient Chinese calligraphy art, but also a collection of ancient literature, classics and stone carvings. It records some of the achievements of my country's cultural development and reflects the historical facts of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, so it is famous both at home and abroad. The Forest of Steles Museum is located at No. 15 Sanxue Street, Wenchangmen Nei, Xi'an City. It was originally the Shaanxi Provincial Museum and was built in 1944. It is an art museum based on the "Xi'an Forest of Steles" with a history of more than 900 years and expanded by using the ancient buildings of the Confucius Temple in Xi'an. It mainly collects, studies and displays steles, epitaphs and stone sculptures from past dynasties.
7. Lishan National Forest Park AAAA
Lishan is located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, 30 kilometers away from Xi'an City. It is a famous scenic spot in my country in ancient and modern times. The territory of Lirong Kingdom was therefore called Lishan. In the Tang Dynasty, Lintong was named Zhaoying and Huichang, and Lishan was renamed Zhaoyingshan and Huichangshan. Since the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, this place has been a royal garden land with many palaces and villas. Lishan Mountain is a branch of the Qinling Mountains. It stretches 25 kilometers from east to west, is about 13.7 kilometers wide from north to south, and is 1,302 meters above sea level. The pines and cypresses on the mountain are evergreen, magnificent and green, and it is named after it, like a green Li colt.
"History of Ancient Monuments" says: Lishan Mountain is "not as majestic as Taihua, not as continuous as Zhongnan, not as remote as Taibai, and not as dangerous as Longmen. However, it was passed down as the former residence of the Three Emperors, and since Wa Sheng came from it, Zhou, Qin, Han, and Since the Tang Dynasty, many tourists have visited the villa, and the warm baths in Xiuling Mountain have become a wonderful place. "Lishan Mountain is as beautiful as a brocade, also known as Xiuling Mountain. It is divided into East Xiuling Mountain and West Xiuling Mountain with Shiweng Valley as the boundary. Lishan Mountain was once a place for emperors to visit. Ancient ruins can be seen everywhere on and off the mountain, and myths and legends abound. "Weishui River is white in autumn, and Lishan Mountain is red in the evening." Whenever the sun sets in the west, Lishan Mountain is particularly spectacular in the setting sun.
8. Xi'an City Wall AAAA
Xi'an City Wall is located in the central area of ??Xi'an. It is rectangular and includes a moat, a suspension bridge, a gate tower, an arrow tower, a main tower, a turret, a watchtower, and a parapet. , crenels and a series of military facilities. It constitutes a strict and complete urban defense system in the cold weapon era. The Xi'an City Wall was built between the third and eleventh years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370-1378 AD), and was expanded based on the imperial city walls of the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the 6th century AD. The Ming city wall is rectangular, with a circumference of about 13.79 kilometers, a height of 12 meters, a top width of 12 to 14 meters, and a bottom width of 15 to 18 meters. The wall is mainly made of loess, with a little lime, fine sand, and wheat straw knots added, mixed with water, and tamped in layers. The city wall is flat and wide, with an enemy tower protruding out of the wall built every 120 meters, and a total of 98 enemy towers in the city. The distance between the piers and piers is equal, and every two enemy piers can form a favorable fire attack point, thereby effectively shooting the enemies climbing the city wall in wartime. There is a 2-meter-high crenellated wall built along the outer edge of the top of the city wall. There are 5,984 crenellations on it, which can be used for archery and sightseeing, and can effectively avoid enemy arrows. There is a half-person-high parapet built along the inner edge of the top of the wall without crenellations. Its function is to prevent soldiers and baggage from falling when going to and from the city wall.
9. Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin AAAA
The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin is 30 kilometers away from Xi'an and about 5 kilometers east of Lintong County, Xi'an City. It is surrounded by Lishan Mountain in the south, surrounded by mountains and lush forests; The Wei River is winding and winding, with silver snakes lying on its sides. The tall tomb is surrounded by towering peaks and is integrated with Lishan Mountain, and the scenery is beautiful. The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin was built for the First Emperor of Qin and himself. It is the largest underground imperial mausoleum in the world. It is comparable to the ancient Egyptian pyramids, the largest above-ground royal mausoleum in the world. The construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang started after Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne. It lasted 38 years, 8 years longer than the construction of the famous Egyptian Pyramid of Khufu. The number of people working on the mausoleum was nearly 800,000 at its peak, almost equal to the number of people who built the Pyramid of Khufu. 8 times. The cemetery was built after Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, and is generally in the shape of a back. There are two layers of inner and outer city walls built around the mausoleum. The inner city wall of the cemetery has a circumference of 3870 meters, and the outer city wall has a circumference of 6210 meters. The large-scale ground-level buildings currently discovered in the mausoleum area are the sleeping hall, Relics such as Bian Dian and Yuan Temple official residences.
10. Cuihuashan AAAA
Shaanxi Cuihuashan Landslide Landscape National Geopark was one of the first 11 national geoparks designated by the Ministry of Land and Resources in March 2001, and the first in the country. A number of national geological parks have been established and unveiled. In 2002, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist area by the National Tourism Administration. The park is located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province, 20 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Xi'an. The main peak, Zhongnan Mountain, is 2,604 meters above sea level, with a total area of ??32 square kilometers. It is one of the areas with the most developed landslide geological processes in my country.
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Introduction to tourist attractions in Xi'an
Introduction to tourist attractions in Xi'an
Being able to walk is the most beautiful thing in the world. You can go anywhere and see any scenery. The following is an introduction to Xi'an tourist attractions that I bring to you. Welcome to read.
Recommended tourist attractions in Xi'an 1: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Da Ci'en Temple Pagoda, is located in the Da Ci'en Temple in the southern suburbs of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. Because it is located in the west courtyard of Ci'en Temple, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was originally called the Pagoda in the west courtyard of Ci'en Temple (Buddha means pagoda). It is a masterpiece of Buddhist architectural art in the Tang Dynasty in China.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a pavilion-style brick tower with a height of 64.5 meters and seven floors. The tower body is a square cone with bays formed by imitation wood structures, which decrease in proportion from bottom to top. There are wooden ladders inside that can be climbed up. There are arched door openings on each side of each floor. You can lean on the railings and overlook the ancient city of Xi'an from inside the tower.
Ticket: 50 yuan/person (additional 30 yuan for climbing the tower)
Transportation route: Walk to the Armed Police Hospital Station, take No. 9 (or No. 44, No. 408), at Get off at Yanta West Road East Exit Station and walk to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Recommended tourist attractions in Xi'an 2: Terracotta Warriors and Horses
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of Qin Shi Huang is located 1.5 kilometers east of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. On the original site of the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit. It is the world's largest underground military museum. According to historical records: Qin Shihuang Yingzheng began building the cemetery when he ascended the throne at the age of 13. Prime Minister Li Si presided over the planning and design of the cemetery, and General Zhang Han supervised the construction. The construction took 38 years. The vastness and grandeur of the project set a precedent for the extravagant burials of feudal rulers in the past dynasties. When former French President Barak visited it, he sincerely praised it as the "eighth wonder of the world" and it is world-famous.
Ticket: Adult ticket 90 yuan/person
Transportation route: Walk to Shapo Station, take bus No. 307, and get off at Terracotta Warriors Station.
Recommended tourist attractions in Xi'an 3: Shaanxi History Museum
The Shaanxi History Museum is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi. It is a national-level comprehensive history museum and the first one in China with A large national museum with modern facilities.
Known as the "Pearl of the Ancient Capital, the Treasure House of China", the Shaanxi History Museum is an art palace displaying the history and culture of Shaanxi and ancient Chinese civilization. After the completion of the Shaanxi History Museum, it will collect more than 370,000 precious cultural relics unearthed in Shaanxi. Most of them are cultural relics from the Han and Tang Dynasties, which is a major feature for lovers who are used to seeing cultural relics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Tickets: Free
Transportation: Walk to Jiaotong University South Gate Station, take bus No. 401 (or 34), and get off at Cuihua Road Station.
Recommended tourist attractions in Xi'an 4: Tang Dynasty Furong Garden
Tang Dynasty Furong Garden is China's first large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park that comprehensively displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. As early as in history, Furong Garden was a prestigious royal garden. Today's Tang Dynasty Furong Garden was built on the site of the original Tang Dynasty Furong Garden. With the background of "walking into history, feeling humanity, and experiencing life", it shows the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Brilliant civilization.
Various exciting programs are staged every day at various attractions in the park, including praying to heaven and drumming, "Jiaofang Music and Dance" palace performances, "Yingying Colorful Clothes" costume performances, Shaolin martial arts performances, lion dances, stilts, acrobatics, etc. The world's largest water screen movie, which is staged every night, integrates musical fountains, lasers, flames, mines and water mist, giving visitors a shocking three-dimensional feeling.
Tickets: 120 yuan/person
Transportation route: Walk to Shapo Station, take bus No. 307, get off at Datang Furongyuan South Gate Station, and walk there.
Xi'an also has many famous attractions, such as Huaqing Pool, Lishan Mountain, the ancient city wall, etc. You can take the opportunity of this teaching and seminar to visit this city full of history and ancient atmosphere. A famous city, feeling the historical flavor and savoring the millennium heritage.
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What are the tourist attractions in Xi'an? A brief introduction to Xi'an tourist attractions
1. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, commonly known as Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, is the burial pit of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. More than a thousand terracotta warriors of soldiers were unearthed here, each with different expressions and postures. Standing in front of the huge underground military formation, you will feel the extraordinary momentum of the First Emperor who conquered the six countries and unified the world two thousand years ago.
2. Xi’an City Wall. The Xi'an City Wall is the iconic landscape of the ancient capital Xi'an. The existing city wall was built in the early Ming Dynasty and is the most complete existing ancient city wall in China. The city wall has a total circumference of about 14 kilometers. It was built on the basis of the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty and includes a series of facilities such as moats and turrets. Most tourists choose the south gate to climb the city. There are currently eight places on the Xi'an City Wall where you can climb the city, namely: East Gate (Changle Gate), South Gate (Yongning Gate), West Gate (Anding Gate), North Gate (Anyuan Gate), Hanguang Gate Visitors can visit the nearby gates such as Wenchang Gate, Heping Gate and Shangde Gate.
3. Big Wild Goose Pagoda·Da Ci’en Temple. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Daci'en Temple in the south of the city. Daci'en Temple was the most magnificent royal temple in Chang'an City during the Tang Dynasty. It was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was built by Prince Li Zhi in memory of his mother, Queen Wende. Master Xuanzang, who had returned from traveling to the west to seek Buddhist scriptures, served as the "first abbot".
4. Huaqing Palace.
Huaqing Pool has been a hot spring bathing resort since ancient times. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, it was a bathing place for the royal family and princes and ministers. "The hot spring water washes away the fat", which is a portrayal of Yang Guifei bathing here. Today, the imperial soup pool used by Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei is preserved here.
5. Cuihua Mountain. Cuihua Mountain is located in the northern range of the Qinling Mountains in the south of Xi'an City. In addition to the beautiful lakes and mountains, Cuihua Mountain can also be seen with cliffs and peaks, huge rock caves and barrier lakes, and other landscapes of landslides and ground fissures. Therefore, it is known as: "Landslide Natural Museum" ".
6. Tang Furong Garden. The park is divided into multiple areas. The Tang Furong Garden takes Furong Lake as its geographical center. Ziyun Tower, Lu Yu Teahouse, Fengming Jiutian Theater and many other scenic spots are distributed around the lake. The entire park is divided into twelve cultural theme areas, which reproduce the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty in terms of emperors, poetry, folk, food, song and dance features, etc.
7. Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is located on the outskirts of Xi'an. It is the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, the first emperor in Chinese history. Among the tombs of Chinese emperors, it is famous for its grand scale.