Xian Attractions

Ancient City Wall

The first landmark visitors will encounter in Xi'an was its ancient City Wall, which stretches just outside the railway station. Xi'an was originally a walled city, and even today the wall is considered a landmark dividing the city into the inner part and the outer part.

The city wall is massive - it is tall... read more »

Banpo Museum

Located at the eastern outskirts of Xian city, the Banpo Museum is the first on-site prehistoricmuseum in China. Banpo site is a typical Neolithic Matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture( 5000-3000 BC) around 6000 years ago. About 400 sites of this type have been discovered around the Yellow River Basin and th... read more »

Bell Tower

Standing at the crossing of the East, West, South, and North avenues in city proper, the Bell Tower has been a symbol of Xi' an.

The tower was originally built in 1348, over 600 years ago and it was moved the present site in 1552 and then rebuild and enlarged in the Qing Dynasty. It has been the symbol of Xi... read more »

Drum Tower

The Drum Tower, across the Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square, to the northwest of the Bell Tower is a similar structure to the Bell Tower. It was erected in 1380, also during the Ming Dynasty. The Drum Tower got its name from the huge drum hung within it. While bell was stricken at dawn, drum was beat at sunset to in... read more »

Famen Temple

Famen Temple is a Buddhism Temple located around 120 kilometer west of Xian city. The temple is famous for housing the Buddhist relics of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism.

The original temple was built in the East Han Dynasty, some 1,100 years ago. In 1987, a treasure was discovered in the temple when it w... read more »

Forest of Steele Museum

Xian Forest of Stele Museum is located at San Xue Street, near the south gate of the City Wall. Established in 1090 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Stele Forest in Xian is well-known nationally for a fine and large collection of more than 1, 000 inscribed stones engraved during the period of the Han to the Qin... read more »

Gaos Grand Cortyard

The former Residence of GaoYuesong, located at 144 of Beiyuanmen. It was built in 14 years of the reign of emperor Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty, the whole courtyard is about 2310m. The construction of the courtyard is quadrangle with wood and brick. Gao Yuesong's original family was ZhenjiangJiangsu province. In hi... read more »

Great Mosque

The Mosque located at the Huajue Lane in the center of the city, is the largest and one of the most important Islamic mosque in China. It's construction started in 742, the first year of Tianbao period of the Tang dynasty, and additions were made during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties which makes it a... read more »

Huajue Xiang Alley

Huajue Xiang is a narrow alley located between the Drum Tower and the Great Mosque in the center of the city. The 500-meter-long winding lane is a great place to pick up souvenirs and antiques. Stalls selling a wide variety of items, ranging from local art crafts including well-embroidered cloth shoes, elega... read more »

Huaqing Hot Springs

The Huaqing Hot Springs is located about 35 kilometers east of the city of Xi'an. Historically, during the Western Zhou Dynasty the construction of the Li Palace was undertaken on this spot.In the Qin Dynasty, a stone pool was built and was given the name Lishan Hot Springs. The site was enlarged into a bigger palac... read more »