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Showing posts with label Xi'an tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xi'an tour. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

4 Days' Tour to Xi'an during Peak Season in China

On Sep.30, we get on a train to enjoy our trip in Xi'an, not until 13:45 of the next day, namely, Oct.1, did we arrive at Xi'an train station. Luckily, there are not so many people on the train, we can still talk and play poker on the train.

After checking in, we went to have dinner, authentic Xi'an food, delicious, it is. Then we directed to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to enjoy the fountain show at 21:00, fantastic, indeed, except for the large quantity of visitors.

Then, on Oct.2, we went to the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Moslem Street and Xi'an Ancient Wall, as we have imaged that, all of these places are crowded with tourists, while still keep their own characteristics.

On Oct.3, the Terracotta-Warriors, what we've longed for a long time. Actually, when we arrived there, it didn't give us much surprise at first, only when we reached the 1st pit, shocked!!! We cannot help wondering how did our ancestors achieve this without help of any advanced technology and science, it is almost beyond human ability.

If there were one more chance, I would like to go to see them once again with these lovely three friends.
On our way to Xi'an, we four, the hero and heroines in the following days: on the train, this train ride cost us more than 15 hours, wow, we are fantastic

sculptures in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda
On the the Moslem Street, the pic on the lower right corner  are images made of malt sugar, have you ever seen it before?

Varies old books, we've never expected to see them again in the modern days

Xi'an ancient wall, it is long and grand

performances under the ancient wall, we are lucky to be them right on time, the warriors are in the attire of Tang soldiers
we are standing among Terracotta warriors, unbelievable?

Terracotta Warriors, it is the most intact one, even his fingernails are well preserved

Lintong is not only famous for the excavation of Terracotta Warriors, but also well-known for its persimmon, date and pomegranate

pomegranate in Lintong is not only cheap, sweet but also in big size and pretty

Thursday, August 11, 2011

What to Do in Xi'an during China Travel

Xi'an, an ancient capital in China, is provincial capital of Shaanxi Province, ranking as one of the four ancient capitals all over the world. It is a city of profound history and culture, the excavation of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses again put it to the center of people's attention.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses




Qianling Mausoleum 






Huaqing Pool, where a well-known poem by Bai Juyi refered to. It is the site of Concubine Yang to have a bath



Tang Paradise(Datang Furong Yuan)



 Big Wild Goose Pagoda



 Mount Huashan, it is not in Xi'an, but in Huayin County, 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, noted for its precipitousness.



 Hukou Fall, it is also not situated in Xi'an, but not far from Xi'an, about 2-hour drive


Besides profound history and culture, Xi'an is also a city well-known for its delicious snacks, here names a few.