Xi'an, formerly known as Chang'an and Haojing, is the capital of Shaanxi Province, the foremost of China's Four Great Ancient Capitals, and one of the world's Four Great Ancient Capitals alongside Athens, Rome and Cairo. With a history of over 3,100 years of city construction and 1,100 years as a national capital, it has served as the capital for 13 dynasties including the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Sui and Tang. It is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, as well as the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road.

As the capital with the most dynasties and the most profound influence in Chinese history, Xi'an bears the most glorious memories of Chinese civilization. It was the land of ritual and music of the Zhou Dynasty, the unification hub of the Qin Dynasty, the starting point of the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty, and the prosperous center of the Tang Dynasty, witnessing the peak of ancient Chinese politics, economy and culture. Today, Xi'an still preserves more than 700 cultural relics and historic sites, known as "a living natural history museum", where every brick and tile is engraved with traces of time.

Modern Xi'an is a national central city and an important economic, scientific, educational and cultural center in western China. It is home to more than 100 universities and research institutes such as Xi'an Jiaotong University and Northwestern Polytechnical University, with strong strength in high-tech industries such as aerospace, aviation and electronic information. At the same time, Xi'an is a world-famous tourist destination, attracting hundreds of millions of tourists every year to explore its history.

Xi'an's cultural charm is also reflected in its daily life. Guanzhong delicacies such as roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), yangrou paomo (lamb soup with bread), liangpi (cold noodles) and biangbiang noodles fill the streets, while traditional arts such as Qinqiang Opera and shadow puppetry continue to thrive. Under the ancient city walls, the fragrance of tea from teahouses intertwines with the prosperity of modern business districts, and the thousand-year-old ancient capital blooms with a unique and charming brilliance in inheritance and innovation.

The Terracotta Army Museum of Qin Shi Huang, the Eighth Wonder of the World and a World Cultural Heritage Site, is located in Lintong District, Xi'an, and is the site of the burial pits of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. In 1974, local farmers accidentally discovered this world-shocking archaeological find while digging a well, unveiling the mystery of Qin Dynasty military and art. The entire burial pits cover an area of about 20,000 square meters. Three pits have been excavated so far, unearthed more than 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses, as well as a large number of bronze weapons.

These terracotta warriors have different expressions and are lifelike. The soldier figurines are divided into generals, military officers and soldiers, covering infantry, cavalry and chariot soldiers, arranged in a strict military formation, reproducing the majestic momentum of the Qin army sweeping the six states and unifying the world. The production process of the terracotta warriors is exquisite, adopting the method of combining molding and sculpting and firing in sections. Each terracotta warrior has different facial features, hairstyles and costumes, showing the superb sculptural art level of the Qin Dynasty.

The Terracotta Army is not only a miracle in military history, but also a brilliant treasure of Chinese civilization. It witnessed the strong national power of the Qin Dynasty and the majesty of the unified dynasty, and also provided extremely precious physical materials for studying the politics, military, economy and culture of the Qin Dynasty. Today, the Terracotta Army Museum of Qin Shi Huang has become an important window for China's foreign cultural exchanges, attracting millions of tourists at home and abroad every year to admire this great miracle in human history.

The Xi'an City Wall is the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, and also the largest and most complete ancient military castle facility existing in the world. It was first built in the second year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty, and was expanded and rebuilt on the basis of the imperial city of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty during the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years. The city wall has a perimeter of 13.74 kilometers, a height of 12 meters, a top width of 15-18 meters and a bottom width of 18-22 meters, presenting a rectangular shape. There is one city gate on each of the four sides, with an urn city and an arrow tower built outside the gate, forming a complete ancient military defense system.

The Xi'an City Wall is not only a military defense project, but also the historical skeleton and cultural symbol of Xi'an. It has witnessed the transformation of Xi'an from an ancient capital to a modern city, and carries the collective memory of Xi'an people. The architectural style of the city wall is vigorous and grand, with a sense of historical heaviness between the blue bricks and gray tiles. The crenellations, enemy towers and corner towers on the city wall have both practical functions and extremely high artistic value.

Today, the Xi'an City Wall has become one of the most representative scenic spots in Xi'an. Climbing the city wall, riding or walking on it, you can overlook the whole picture of the old city of Xi'an and feel the majestic momentum of the ancient city. The night view of the city wall is particularly charming. The lights outline the outline of the city wall, complementing the surrounding modern buildings, showing the unique charm of the integration of ancient and modern. Every Spring Festival, the city wall also holds a Spring Festival Lantern Festival, which is colorful and lively, becoming a beautiful business card of Xi'an.

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Ci'en Temple Pagoda, is located in the Ci'en Temple in Yanta District, Xi'an. It is the landmark building of Xi'an and the earliest and largest existing Tang Dynasty square pavilion-style brick pagoda in China. It was built in the third year of the Yonghui reign of the Tang Dynasty, presided over by the eminent Tang monk Xuanzang to preserve the scriptures, Buddha statues and relics brought back from India. It was originally five stories, and after several reconstructions, it finally formed the current seven-story pagoda with a total height of 64.5 meters.

The architectural style of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is simple, unsophisticated and vigorous, reflecting the typical characteristics of Tang Dynasty architecture. The pagoda body is built of blue bricks, with arched doors on all four sides of each floor. There are stairs inside the pagoda that spiral up, and you can overlook the whole city of Xi'an from the top. A large number of Tang Dynasty stone carvings, murals and scriptures are also preserved inside the pagoda, which have extremely high historical and artistic value. Among them, the steles of "Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Great Tang" and "Notes on the Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Great Tang" on both sides of the south gate of the pagoda were written by the famous Tang Dynasty calligrapher Chu Suiliang, which are treasures in calligraphy art.

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is not only an important symbol of Buddhist culture, but also a historical witness of Sino-foreign cultural exchanges in the Tang Dynasty. Master Xuanzang translated Buddhist scriptures here for 19 years, translating 75 parts and 1,335 volumes of Buddhist scriptures, making great contributions to the spread and development of Buddhism in China. At the same time, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda also carries rich cultural connotations. The custom of "Yanta Inscription" prevalent in the Tang Dynasty became a symbol of ancient scholars passing the imperial examination and has been passed down through the ages. Today, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda has become a World Cultural Heritage Site and a cultural symbol of Xi'an and even China.

Huaqing Palace, also known as Huaqing Pool, is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain in Lintong District, Xi'an. It is a famous royal hot spring palace in the Tang Dynasty and one of the four great ancient gardens in China. It is rich in hot spring resources, with the water temperature maintained at about 43℃ all year round. The water quality is clear and contains a variety of minerals, which has extremely high medical and health care value. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou built a palace here. Since then, emperors of the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties all built palaces here, reaching its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei lived here every winter, leaving the eternal famous line "In the cold spring she bathed in the Huaqing Pool, the warm spring water washed her smooth and creamy skin".

The buildings of Huaqing Palace are built according to the mountains and rivers, with a rigorous layout and magnificent momentum. There are many Tang Dynasty hot spring ruins in the garden, such as Lotus Pool, Begonia Pool and Star Pool. These pools are exquisitely designed, reflecting the superb architectural technology of the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the royal garden and hot spring culture, Huaqing Palace also bears important red history. On December 12, 1936, Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the world-shocking "Xi'an Incident" here, which promoted the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the formation of the anti-Japanese national united front. The former sites such as the Five Halls and the Remonstrance Pavilion in the garden are still well preserved and have become an important base for patriotic education.

Today's Huaqing Palace, integrating royal gardens, hot spring culture and red history, is a famous tourist attraction in Xi'an. The large-scale live-action historical dance drama The Song of Everlasting Sorrow is staged here, taking Lishan Mountain as the background and Huaqing Palace as the stage, reproducing the love story between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei, and becoming a benchmark work of China's cultural tourism performing arts.

Known as "the pearl of the ancient capital and the treasure house of China", Shaanxi History Museum is the first large-scale modern national museum in China, located in Yanta District, Xi'an. The museum has a collection of more than 370,000 cultural relics, ranging from simple stone tools used by ancient humans to various artifacts before the Opium War in 1840, with a time span of more than 1 million years. It systematically shows the historical development of Shaanxi region from ancient times to modern times, and is a must-visit place to understand the origin and development of Chinese civilization.

The architectural style of the museum integrates the grandeur of Tang Dynasty architecture and the simplicity of modern architecture, reflecting the prosperous Tang atmosphere and the spirit of the times. The museum has three exhibition areas: basic exhibition, thematic exhibition and temporary exhibition. Among them, the basic exhibition "Ancient Civilization of Shaanxi" is the core exhibition of the museum, divided into seven parts: Prehistory, Zhou, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing, displaying a large number of precious cultural relics. The treasures of the museum such as the Hejiacun Hoard, the agate cup with inlaid gold beast head and the gilded silver pot with dancing horse pattern are exquisitely crafted and invaluable, showing the superb handicraft level of ancient China.

Shaanxi History Museum is not only a place for cultural relics collection and display, but also an important platform for cultural inheritance and exchange. It tells the audience the long history and splendid culture of Chinese civilization through rich cultural relics collections and vivid exhibition forms. At the same time, the museum actively carries out international cultural exchange activities to spread the charm of Chinese civilization to all parts of the world. Every year, millions of tourists come to visit and feel the profoundness of Chinese civilization.

The Xi'an Bell and Drum Towers, located in the center of Xi'an, are the collective name of the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. They are the city landmarks of Xi'an and one of the largest and best-preserved bell and drum towers existing in China. The Bell Tower was built in the 17th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, originally located at today's Guangji Street, and moved to its current site in the 10th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty; the Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, four years earlier than the Bell Tower. The two buildings echo each other from a distance, with magnificent momentum, and are known as the "Sister Towers".

The Bell Tower has a total height of 36 meters, with a brick-wood structure and a three-eaved four-cornered spire roof. A large Ming Dynasty bell hangs inside the tower, which was used to tell the time in ancient times. The Drum Tower has a total height of 34 meters, with a three-eaved hip-and-gable roof. There was originally a large drum inside the tower, which was beaten to tell the time in the evening, cooperating with the bell of the Bell Tower to form the time-telling system of "morning bell and evening drum". The construction technology of the Bell and Drum Towers is exquisite, with carved beams and painted rafters and upturned eaves and brackets, reflecting the typical style of Ming Dynasty architecture. The paintings and carvings inside the towers are extremely exquisite and rich in content, with extremely high artistic value.

The Bell and Drum Towers are not only the ancient time-telling centers, but also the center and cultural symbol of Xi'an. They have witnessed the historical changes of Xi'an for more than 600 years and carry the deep feelings of Xi'an people. The Muslim Street around the Bell and Drum Towers is a famous food street in Xi'an, gathering various characteristic snacks such as roujiamo, yangrou paomo and zenggao, full of strong market atmosphere. The Bell and Drum Towers at night are brightly lit and particularly spectacular, becoming the most beautiful scenery in Xi'an's night view.

Datang Everbright City, located at the foot of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Yanta District, Xi'an, is a large-scale pedestrian street with Tang-style buildings, taking the prosperous Tang culture as the background and Tang-style elements as the main line. It starts from the South Square of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in the north and ends at the Tang City Wall Ruins Park in the south, with a total length of 1,500 meters and a total construction area of 650,000 square meters. It is the most popular internet-famous check-in place in Xi'an and a benchmark project of China's night economy.

The design concept of Datang Everbright City is "reproduce the prosperity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty". All the buildings in the whole block adopt the Tang Dynasty architectural style, with upturned eaves and brackets, carved beams and painted rafters, and magnificent momentum. There are many sculptures, light shows, cultural performances and cultural and creative shops distributed in the block, comprehensively showing the political, economic, cultural and life style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Here are sculptures of historical celebrities such as Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, Li Bai and Du Fu, cultural performances showing Tang Dynasty music and dance, calligraphy and painting, as well as various exquisite Tang-style cultural and creative products.

Datang Everbright City is the most charming at night, with brilliant lights and flowing colors, as if traveling back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Characteristic performances such as the Tumbler Young Lady, Dunhuang Flying Apsaras and The Secret Box of the Prosperous Tang are deeply loved by tourists and have become hot topics on the Internet. Datang Everbright City is not only a tourist attraction, but also a cultural experience place. It makes traditional culture "come alive" and allows tourists to feel the charm of prosperous Tang culture in an immersive experience. Today, Datang Everbright City has become a beautiful business card of Xi'an, attracting tens of millions of tourists every year.

The Xi'an Stele Forest Museum, located in Beilin District, Xi'an, is the richest art treasure house in China with the largest number of ancient steles, the longest time span and the most abundant content, known as "the hometown of calligraphy art". It was built in the second year of the Yuanyou reign of the Northern Song Dynasty, originally built to preserve the "Kaicheng Stone Classics" and "Stone Platform Classic of Filial Piety" of the Tang Dynasty. After expansion and collection in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it gradually formed its current scale.

The museum has a collection of more than 4,000 steles and epitaphs, with a time span of more than 2,000 years from the Han Dynasty to modern times. These steles have rich contents, covering politics, economy, culture, military, religion and other aspects, and are important physical materials for studying ancient Chinese history, culture and calligraphy. Among them, calligraphy art is the most distinctive part of the Stele Forest. It collects stele works of famous calligraphers of all dynasties, such as Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ouyang Xun, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, with all kinds of calligraphy styles and different styles, showing the development process of Chinese calligraphy art.

In addition to steles, the museum also collects a large number of stone carvings, such as Han Dynasty portrait stones and the Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty. These stone carvings have vivid shapes and exquisite carvings, with extremely high artistic value. The Xi'an Stele Forest Museum is not only a holy land for calligraphy lovers, but also an important carrier of Chinese civilization. It passes on thousands of years of history and culture to future generations through cold steles, allowing people to feel the profoundness of traditional Chinese culture.