Xi ‘an 5A tourist attractions

Xi ‘an’s 5A tourist attractions include Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Museum, Huaqing Palace, Xi ‘an Dayan Pagoda · Tang Furong Garden Scenic spot, Daming Palace National Site Park, Xi ‘an City Wall · Forest of Steles Historical and cultural scenic spot, the following is a detailed introduction to these scenic spots:

Basic overview: Based on the Terracotta warriors of Qin Shihuang, China’s largest ancient military museum was established on the original site, and it is a large burial pit in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Known as one of the “Eight wonders of the World”, there are three terra-cotta pits, the first pit is the main army formation of chariots and infantry, the second pit is a mix of chariots, cavalry, crossbow soldiers, and the third pit is the command system of the army.
Cultural relics value: The terra-cotta warriors unearthed here are of different shapes and lifelike, vividly reproducing the majestic posture of the Qin Dynasty army, and are important physical materials for the study of ancient Chinese military history, sculpture art history and Qin Dynasty history. In addition, the museum also displays a large number of precious cultural relics unearthed from the mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, such as bronze chariots and horses, which have exquisite craftsmanship and high historical and artistic value.

History and culture: It has been a royal bathing resort since ancient times, and it is said that Yang GUI Concubine once bathed here. There are relatively complete cultural sites, ancient buildings and garden landscapes of Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties left here, especially the love story between Tang Emperor and Yang Guifei and the “Xi ‘an Incident” that shocked the world.
Scenic features: The architectural style of Huaqing Palace is simple and elegant, and there are famous scenic spots such as Flying Frost Hall, Hall of Eternal Life and Ring Garden. In addition, there is a large-scale live historical dance drama “Song of Everlasting Regret” performance in the scenic area, through lighting, sound, dance and other artistic forms, the love story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei is vividly performed, bringing a visual and auditory feast to the audience.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda: It is the earliest and largest existing brick pagoda of the four-way pavilion style in the Tang Dynasty. It was built to preserve the Sutra scroll Buddha statue that Master Xuanzang brought back to Chang ‘an from Tianzhu via the Silk Road. It has high historical, cultural and artistic value. With a height of 64.517 meters, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is simple in shape and magnificent in momentum. On the top of the pagoda, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Xi ‘an city.

Datang Hibiscus Garden: It is a large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park showing the style of the Tang Dynasty in all aspects. There are purple Cloud Tower, Ladies’ Hall, royal Banquet Palace and other imitation Tang buildings in the park, as well as the scenery and performances such as the ripbling Hibiscus Lake and wonderful water curtain movies, which make people feel as if they have traversed back to the Tang Dynasty.

Historical background: It is the most magnificent palace complex of the Tang Empire, and also the largest palace complex in the world at that time, known as the “palace of thousands of palaces”. It was the political center and national symbol of the Tang Dynasty, which witnessed its rise and fall.
Park landscape: The park retains a large number of palace ruins, such as Danfeng Gate, Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, etc., through site display, cultural relics display, multimedia demonstration and other ways to show visitors the historical style and cultural value of Daming Palace. In addition, the park has a large number of green space and garden landscape, is a good place for leisure and entertainment.

Xi ‘an City Wall: It is one of the largest and best preserved ancient city walls in China. It was built on the basis of the Sui and Tang imperial cities in the third year (1370) of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. The wall has a circumference of 13.7 kilometers, a height of 12 meters, a top width of 12-14 meters, a bottom width of 15-18 meters, and a closed rectangle in outline. Visitors can cycle and walk on the city walls to enjoy the views of the ancient city.

Forest of Steles Museum: It is an art treasure house with the earliest and largest collection of ancient Chinese steles, mainly composed of Confucian Temple, forest of steles, stone carving art room and stone carving art gallery, etc. It has a large collection of steles and epitaphs of Han, Wei, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Among them, there are many authentic calligraphic works by Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun. It is a must for calligraphy lovers