Nearly 2,200 years ago, eight-thousand life-sized terracotta warriors were created as guardians protecting the tomb of the first Qin emperor.
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The Great Buddhist pagodas in Xi'an date back about 1300 years during the Tang Dynasty. It is built to store and translate Sanskrit Buddhist Scriptures that a monk brought from India.
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Many cities in China once had massive defensive walls to thwart invading armies. Among the few city walls that remain, the one of Xi'an is undoubtedly the most impressive and photogenic.
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Bell Tower and Drum Tower were originally used as musical instruments in China. Afterward, however, they were used for telling time. As early as in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), there was a morning bell and a dusk drum. Telling the time by them played an important role in helping people live and wo...
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Mt. Huashan It is one of the Five Great Mountains of Taoism in China. It is located about 100 kilometers east of the city of Xi'an, Shanxi Province.
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Qianling Mausoleum is the joint tomb of the the Tang dynasty Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian, who was the only one Empress in Chinese history.
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Famen Temple was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25--220) with the purpose to carry forward Buddhism. The most representative structures in the Famen Temple Scenic Spot are: Dagoba, Famen Temple Pagoda and Famen Temple Museum.
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Huaqing Hot Spring is famed for both its dainty spring scenery and the romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
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Hanyangling Museum of the Han dynasty, being the first underground museum, was built for exhibiting, protecting and studying the relics unearthed from the mausoleum of Han Emperor Liu Qi and his Queen, Wang Shi.
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Banpo Neolithic Village Museum a typical Neolithic matriarchal community. Located in the east of Xi’an and inhabited from about 4500 B.C. to 3750 B.C.
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