As the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, Xi'an has witnessed the glory and decline of generations. This city carries the most historical memories in China and has also left many historical relics here, which make us today You can imagine what people lived hundreds of years ago or a thousand years ago. Xi'an has been the yearning of many people since ancient times. Stepping into the imperial city, you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day. Here are some recommended self-driving tourist attractions in Xi’an’s history to meet thousands of years of history.
1. Shaanxi History Museum
Although the Shaanxi History Museum is a modern museum, it is the place where we can learn about the ancient history of Shaanxi the fastest. The museum collects 370,000 fine cultural relics unearthed from various places in Shaanxi, including nearly 20,000 national precious cultural relics and 18 national treasure-level cultural relics. The rich cultural relics accumulated in the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties are all housed in this collective. Dormitory, each of the "national treasures" displayed here once shone brightly in their own dynasties, and were also buried under the soil for thousands of years. Now they are told in the glass cabinets of the museum to every passing visitor. My own story.
Shaanxi Expo currently has three regular exhibitions, namely "Shaanxi Ancient Civilization", "Treasures of the Tang Dynasty", and "Tang Tomb Murals". People usually visit the first two. For in-depth historical control, you can add a third exhibition. There are too many cultural relics in the museum that you can't take your eyes away from. Among them, the "Ancient Civilization of Shaanxi" exhibition displays precious cultural relics from various scenes in ancient Shaanxi in chronological order. Like the history of Xi'an, the four dynasties of Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang are also the richest and most precious parts of the cultural relics. It is recommended to focus on visiting "Relics of the Tang Dynasty - Unearthed from the Hejiacun Cellar." "Cultural Relics Exhibition" is also worth visiting as another regular exhibition in the museum. The exhibition displays gold and silver treasures accidentally discovered underground in Hejia Village, Xi'an City. One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this batch of unearthed cultural relics is large in number and rich in variety, and is very valuable.
Tickets: ① Free (you can queue up on site or make an appointment online in advance; ② "Relics of the Tang Dynasty". The ticket price for "Tang Dynasty Mural Treasures" exhibition is 30 yuan; ③ The ticket price for "Tang Dynasty Mural Treasures Museum" is 300 yuan.
Explanation: ①Museum guide, you need to wait in line during peak season. Fee standard for "Shaanxi Ancient Civilization" exhibition: Chinese. 100 yuan/hour, English 200 yuan/hour; "Treasures of the Tang Dynasty" exhibition, Tang Dynasty Mural Treasures Museum: Chinese 50 yuan/hour, English 100 yuan/hour;
②Audio guide, Rent is 30 yuan per table, and deposit is 200 yuan.
Visiting time: 8:30-18:00 from March 16th to November 14th in summer (invoices stop at 16:30; November 15th to 14th in winter. March 15th of the following year from 9:00 to 17:30 (invoices will be stopped at 16:00; the museum will be closed on Mondays (except national statutory holidays).
2. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum The discovery shocked the world. This underground legion that has not yet been excavated and restored is known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It can definitely be said to be the number one IP in Xi'an travel. As the escort of Qin Shihuang, the first feudal emperor in Chinese history, They are large and neat, and their clear division of labor shows us the powerful power of the Qin Dynasty's army to "sweep across Liuhe"
The full name of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Scenic Area we commonly call is "Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Museum", which is composed of the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Ruins Park (Lishan Park). To visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, you can mainly go to pits 1, 2, and 3 and the Bronze Chariot and Horse Exhibition Hall. In the three pits, you can visit the terracotta warriors and horses with clear division of labor and detailed strategic layout. Admire the representative terracotta warriors and horses in the glass display cases; and the two bronze chariots and horses known as the "Crown of Bronze" in the bronze chariot and horse exhibition hall.
Ticket: 120 yuan/person
Explanation: ① Scenic spot guide: charged according to the number of people, 1-5 people, 90 yuan/time; 6-11 people, 100 yuan/time ; More than 12 people, 110 yuan/time; English explanation service, 200 yuan/time; ②Private explanation outside the scenic area: There will be private tour guides outside the scenic area to solicit business, the price is around 100-150 yuan, but the quality is difficult to define.
3. Xi'an City Wall
The Ming City Wall in Xi'an is the largest and most complete ancient city wall in China and is the most representative city ring.
This is also the cultural relic that you can touch most directly in Xi'an. In the past, there were two worlds inside and outside the walls. Now everyone can go sightseeing and feel the changes inside and outside the city over the past six hundred years by buying tickets.
Most tourists will choose to go up the city wall from the south gate, but we think Hanguang Gate is more recommended. Not only are there relatively fewer tourists here, but what is even more worth seeing is that there is also the Hanguangmen Ruins Museum. Walking in, you can see the most complete Sui and Tang city gate ruins discovered so far, and you can feel the Ming city wall enclosing the Tang city gate. A sense of intersection of times.
For city wall sightseeing, it is also recommended to climb up at dusk to avoid the peak crowds. You can stand quietly on the city wall to watch the sunset and wait for the beautifully designed lights to light up.
Tickets: 54 yuan/person
Opening hours: South Gate (8:00-22:00 all year round, Hanguang Gate (8:00-17:00 all year round, The remaining door points (May 1st to October 31st, 8:00-19:00; November 1st to April 30th of the following year, 8:00-18:00.
Enter the city Points: There are 8 climbing points on the Xi'an City Wall, namely Changle Gate, Yongning Gate, Anding Gate, Anyuan Gate, Heping Gate, Wenchang Gate, Hanguang Gate, and Shangde Gate.
4. Small Wild Goose Pagoda.
Compared with the crowded Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an is a garden museum preferred by locals. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Jianfu Temple in Anrenfang, Chang'an City, Tang Dynasty, also known as "Jianfu Temple." "Fusi Pagoda" was built during the period of Li Xian, Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty. Together with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is an important symbol of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty that has been preserved to this day. It is a good place to check out the history of the Tang Dynasty. There are ancient temples and pagodas and thousand-year-old locust trees here. It is peaceful and melodious, and the environment is very good. Comfortable.
As soon as you enter the Small Wild Goose Pagoda Park, you can see a passage composed of two rows of ancient horse-locking stones. You can learn about the various forms of horse-locking stones in front of every house in Chang'an City at that time. A very suitable place for taking pictures.
Address: No. 72, Youyi West Road, Xi'an (Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi'an Museum are located together. Tickets: Free, exchange for tickets with valid ID.
Opening hours: Small Wild Goose Pagoda 9:00-16:00 (closed every Tuesday; Xi'an Museum 9:00-17:30 (closed every Tuesday and New Year's Eve)
5. Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum
p>The Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum is the earliest museum established in Shaanxi, and it is also a unique theme museum. It collects various famous calligraphy steles, Buddhist statues, etc. from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many of you are familiar with calligraphy. Famous artists, such as Yan Zhenqing, Mi Fu, Liu Gongquan, etc., can see their authentic works here, so the Forest of Steles Museum is a place of pilgrimage for calligraphy lovers.
There are many stone carvings in the Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum. , such as the horse-fastening stone, Buddhist statues of various dynasties, and even the national treasure-level cultural relics - the Six Horses of Zhaoling. They are the six bluestone relief carvings of horses in the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. These six horses are the life of Li Shimin. My favorite horse at the time, the reliefs were beautiful and the carvings were vivid and detailed, making them very precious. However, among the six horses, "Sa Lu Zi" and "Fist Mao_" were broken into pieces and smuggled to the United States. These two pieces are now in the Forest of Steles Museum. The relief is a replica.
Tickets: 65 yuan/person in peak season (March 1st - the end of November); 50 yuan/person in the off-season (December 1st - the end of February of the following year.
Explanation: Explanation for visiting the Forest of Steles is very necessary! The explanation fee is 100 yuan each time, and you can join a group, with no more than 6 people per group.
Opening hours: March 1st - November 30th, 8:00- 18:30; 8:00-18:00 from December 1st to the end of February; closed from 8:00-19:00 in July and August
6. Academy Gate
Xi'an has a very bookish place - Academy Gate, where poetry and calligraphy culture has accumulated. This short stretch of streets is also a concentration of history and culture. There are holy places such as Guanzhong Academy and the Confucius Temple, as well as the Forest of Steles Museum. Next to it; the stalls on both sides of the road display various calligraphy, painting and calligraphy treasures, and the boss who is carving seals and Tao Xun at the door of his study gives the place a relaxed atmosphere.
If you are interested, there are many small gifts you can take home at the academy gate. You can think of some interesting words on the folding fans handwritten by the master; on the ancient xun with a history of thousands of years, the master will carve many exquisite There are also patterns with Xi'an characteristics.
Address: Near Yongning Gate, Beilin District, Xi'an City, east of South Street and west of Beilin
Opening hours: 24 hours, but the store will be closed.
7. Lishan Mountain
Lishan Mountain is a branch of the Qinling Mountains. It looks like a horse when viewed from a distance, so it is called "Lishan Mountain". Lishan also has a presence that cannot be ignored in the history of our country. In several important dynasties such as Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang, Lishan has always been the place of royal gardens, leaving many palaces and villas, and there are also It is dotted with cultural relics such as the Beacon Tower, Lao Mu Temple, and the Bingjian Pavilion. Famous historical events such as "Beacon Fire Plays on the Princes" and "Xi'an Incident" also occurred here. Moreover, the natural scenery here is beautiful and it is worth visiting.
Lishan Mountain is so big that there are many unknown scenery. The winding mountain road at the back of Lishan Mountain is called "Xi'an's most beautiful mountain road". The car winds all the way up the mountain and reaches the destination before you are about to get car sick. When you get off the car, you will see the winding beauty and the open scenery in the distance, which makes you feel relaxed.
"The most beautiful mountain road": Go up the mountain road on the west side of the Air Force Sanatorium in Lintong District, reach the intersection of the Observatory and Lao Mu Temple, drive towards the Observatory for another ten minutes, and you will see it.
Ticket: 150 yuan/person (including Huaqing Palace and Lishan Scenic Area; free at the back of Lishan Mountain
Opening hours: March to November 07:00-19:00; December-February 07:30-18:00
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