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Xian is the capital of Shaanxi province, located in the southern part of the Guanzhong Plain. With the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Weihe River to the north, it is in a favorable geographical location surrounded by water and hills. It has a semi-moist monsoon climate and there is a clear distinction between the four seasons. Except the colder winter, any season is relatively suitable for traveling.

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The Banpo Musem is located in the eastern outskirt of Xi’an. It was built based on the excavations of Banpo Village Remains. It was opened to the public formally in the year of 1958 and more than two ...

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The Bell Tower is the geographic center of Xi’an and the four main streets. The Bell tower was first built in 1384 during the Ming Dynasty in Ying Xiang Temple. It was moved to the present site in ...

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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has seven-tiered in total. Ihe Big Wild Goose Pagoda is 64.5 meters high and it was built in Tang Dynasty. This pagoda was specially constructed for the monk named Xuan Zang ...

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Cuihua Mountain lies in the northern Qinling Mountain of Chang’an district. The scenic spot is 20km from downtown Xi’an and with an area of 32 square kilometers. The highest peak of Cuihua Mountain ...

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The Da Ci’en Temple is the home of the big wild goose pagoda. In order to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered to build a temple named Ci’en meaning kindness and mercy, for which the ...

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The Daming Palace Ruins is located on high land in Longshou, in the northeast of ancient Xi’an. It covers an area of 1.2 square miles and measured 1.6 miles long and 0.9 miles wide. It was built by ...

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The E Pang Palace Site was built in BC 221 to BC 206 during the Qin Dynasty. The large-scale site is situated in the western outskirt of Xi’an city. E Pang Palace turns out by the archeologists that ...

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