Xi'an 5-Day Han & Tang Panoramic Tour
Han-Tang Splendor: Terracotta Warriors + Hanyang Mausoleum + Furong Garden + Yongxingfang
Day-by-Day Itinerary
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Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (In-depth Tour)
Terracotta Army Museum of Qin Shi Huang
The Terracotta Army Museum of Qin Shi Huang is located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is the burial pit of the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first feudal emperor of China, and is known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The terracotta warriors unearthed here are in various forms and lifelike, and are important physical materials for studying the military, culture, and art of the Qin Dynasty.
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Emperor Jingdi's Hanyang Mausoleum Museum → Daming Palace National Heritage Park
Han Jing Emperor Yangling Mausoleum Museum
The Han Jing Emperor Yangling Mausoleum Museum is a large garden-style museum built on the mausoleum of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Qi, and his Empress Wang, which is a joint burial with separate tombs. It is the only underground heritage museum in China. It aims to protect cultural relics, study historical culture, and promote the national spirit, integrating archaeology, scientific research, display, education, and tourism. Yangling is the joint mausoleum of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Liu Qi, and his Empress Wang. A large number of precious cultural relics are buried in the mausoleum, including pottery figurines, pottery sculptures, and silk fabrics, reflecting the social life and funeral system of the Western Han Dynasty.
Daming Palace National Heritage Park
Daming Palace National Heritage Park, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is the royal palace complex of the Tang Dynasty, which served as the residence of the Tang Dynasty emperors for more than 220 years. It is a national heritage park of China and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor". The park covers an area of more than 4,800 acres, which is 3.5 times the size of the Forbidden City, 3 times the size of the Palace of Versailles, and 13 times the size of the Louvre. Important buildings in the park include Danfeng Gate, Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, and Zichen Hall. These halls were the core places for the Tang Dynasty to hold national ceremonies, handle government affairs, and the emperor's daily life, demonstrating the magnificent architectural style and imperial spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
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Xi'an City Wall → Xi'an Stele Forest Museum → Academy Gate → Muslim Quarter
Xi'an City Wall
Xi'an City Wall, also known as Xi'an Ming City Wall, is the largest and most complete ancient city wall existing in China. It was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, based on the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty, and fully embodies the style of ancient Chinese city construction. The total circumference of the city wall is 13.74 kilometers, including a moat, drawbridge, gate tower, arrow tower, main tower, corner tower, watchtower, parapet, and crenellations, forming a complete set of military facilities. Since 1961, the Xi'an City Wall has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit and is also a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, demonstrating the complete characteristics of city wall architecture in Chinese feudal society and serving as an important physical material for studying Chinese history and ancient architectural art. Visitors can cycle and stroll on the city wall, feeling the weight of history and the modern vitality of Xi'an.
Xi'an Beilin Museum
Xi'an Beilin Museum, also known as the Beilin or Stele Forest, is located in Beilin District, Xi'an City. It is a museum in Northwest China that collects, studies, and displays steles, epitaphs, and stone carving artworks. The museum was founded in 1087 and was converted from a Confucian Temple. The museum's collection has become increasingly rich. In 1944, it became the main museum in Shaanxi Province. In 1992, it was officially renamed "Xi'an Beilin Museum" due to its large collection of steles. It currently has more than 3,000 collections, divided into seven exhibition rooms, displaying precious inscriptions of Chinese calligraphy, painting, and historical documents. Most of the exhibits are Tang Dynasty inscriptions, making it one of the largest stele collections in China. The museum also sells rubbings of steles.
Xi'an Shuyuanmen Pedestrian Street
Xi'an Shuyuanmen Pedestrian Street is located in Nanyuanmen Street, Beilin District, Xi'an. It is a distinctive commercial street full of rich historical and cultural atmosphere. It mainly sells stationery, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, rubbings, etc. It is an excellent place to experience Guanzhong Academy culture and feel the atmosphere of traditional art. The street is lined with antique buildings, winding bluestone roads, and antique archways and dazzling shops attract many tourists and culture enthusiasts.
Muslim Quarter
Xi'an Muslim Quarter is a snack street and commercial area located in the center of Xi'an, China, adjacent to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. It is bordered by Shehuo Street to the east, Zaoyuan Lane to the west, West Avenue to the south, and Hongfu Street to the north. The area has ten mosques, the largest of which is the Great Mosque, which is listed as a national protected cultural relic for its traditional architecture and religious significance. According to the 2010 census, the area has a population of about 60,000, more than half of whom are Hui people, and the rest are Han Chinese. In the past few decades, Xi'an Muslim Quarter has become a tourist attraction known for its culture and cuisine, attracting tourists from all over the world every year. The history of the Muslim Quarter can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, when Muslim merchants came and gathered in Chang'an (today's Xi'an) through the Silk Road. Since then, from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the Muslim population began to settle near Daxuexi Street and Huajue Great Mosque. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, the town government of Xi'an was located next to the Drum Tower, a traditional building used for timing, which was very close to the Muslim Quarter. This gathered a large number of wealthy merchants, thus cultivating a commercial lifestyle mainly dominated by Muslims within the Muslim Quarter. After the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty formed the pattern of "Three Temples and Thirteen Workshops". Although the Shaanxi-Gansu Hui Revolt in the late Qing Dynasty destroyed a large number of Muslim communities in Northwest China, the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an was unaffected due to its highly commercialized status and protected location within the city walls. The Middle Temple and the West Temple were built in 1919 and 1920 respectively, further developing the Muslim Quarter into a pattern of "Nine Temples".
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Shaanxi History Museum → Big Wild Goose Pagoda → Tang Furong Garden → Tang Dynasty Everbright City
Shaanxi History Museum
Shaanxi History Museum is China's first large-scale modern national museum, located northwest of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an. It houses more than 370,000 cultural relics, including murals, paintings, pottery, coins, and bronzes, gold and silver wares. The museum was built between 1983 and 2001, and its architectural style imitates the Tang Dynasty.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the southern part of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. It is a magnificent Buddhist pagoda, originally built in 652 AD during the Tang Dynasty. It initially had five stories, and was rebuilt to seven stories in 704 AD during the reign of Wu Zetian. The existing brick exterior walls were added during the Ming Dynasty. The pagoda was mainly used to preserve the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back from India by the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang. The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is 64 meters high, and you can overlook the panoramic view of Xi'an from the top. It is located in the Da Ci'en Temple and was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2014 as part of the "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor".
Tang Paradise
Tang Paradise is a large theme park in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province in northwestern China. The park is located near the site of the former Furong Garden of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The park contains many buildings, plazas, and gardens that incorporate traditional Tang Dynasty Chinese architectural features, such as upturned roofs and flying eaves. Some featured buildings are named after historical sites or buildings. The park is one of several modern reconstructions of ancient sites in Shaanxi Province that incorporate anachronistic styles and features, most notably the extensive use of concrete paving. The park is beautifully landscaped, covering 165 acres (0.67 square kilometers) around a weeping willow-lined lake, and evokes the imagery of classical Chinese landscape paintings. In the evenings, tens of thousands of visitors can enjoy spectacular lake shows featuring lasers, water screen projections, fountains, and other special effects. The show was created by the British company LCI Projects Ltd.
Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City
Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City is located in Yanta District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is a pedestrian street with the prosperous Tang Dynasty culture as its background, integrating culture, tourism, and commerce. It is famous for its magnificent Tang-style architecture, exquisite sculptures, brilliant night scenes, and rich cultural performances. It is an excellent place to experience the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Tourists can enjoy various imitation Tang buildings, cultural landscapes, taste authentic food, and watch wonderful street art performances. Especially at night, the lights are brilliant, the colors are dazzling, and the atmosphere is full.
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Xi'an Museum (Small Wild Goose Pagoda) → Yongxingfang
Xi'an Museum
Xi'an Museum is located on Youyi West Road, Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, and officially opened to the public on May 18, 2007. The total investment is 220 million RMB, covering an area of 160,000 square meters, with a building area of more than 60,000 square meters. The overall architecture is laid out in a garden style, consisting of the museum, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, the Jianfu Temple historical and cultural area, and the museum garden. In 2012, Xi'an Museum was rated as a national first-class museum by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. The museum exhibition area is more than 16,000 square meters, with an exhibition area of more than 5,000 square meters, and was designed by Zhang Jinqiu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The museum has a collection of 130,000 cultural relics, including more than 14,400 precious cultural relics above the national third-class level. Jianfu Temple was a famous royal temple in the Tang Dynasty. Most of it was destroyed in the wars at the end of the Tang Dynasty, leaving only the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, originally named Jianfu Temple Pagoda, is 43.4 meters high and has a base length of 11.38 meters, retaining the style and characteristics of the early Tang Dynasty. In 1961, it was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The Tang Dynasty astronomer Yi Xing once practiced Buddhism in the temple with Subhakarasimha and Vajrabodhi.
Yongxingfang
Yongxingfang is a distinctive food and culture block located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, aiming to showcase Shaanxi's intangible cultural heritage cuisine, folk culture, and traditional handicrafts. It brings together traditional delicacies from various cities and regions in Shaanxi, allowing tourists to taste authentic "Shaanxi flavors" in one go, such as Qishan Saozi Noodles, Lantian Buckwheat Noodles, and Zhen'an Potato Cakes. The architectural style of the block is simple and full of Guanzhong folk customs. There are also intangible cultural heritage performances and cultural experience activities, making it a tourist destination integrating food, culture, and leisure.
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