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Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum |
Discovered in 1974, Xian Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Site is one of the most important archaeological finds in the 20th century. First chamber was discovered accidentally when 9 local farmers drilled a well for water. |
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Xian Old City Wall |
Built 600 years ago (1374 – 1378) in the Ming Dynasty, Xian City Wall was added on the base of Tang Dynasty walls. Being the most prominent walls built after medieval time, it is also the best-kept and biggest city walls in China. |
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Shaanxi Provincial Museum |
Opened in 1991, it is one of the most important museums in China, The museum boasts over 370,000 precious relics like the bronze wares, pottery figures, and mural paintings, which were unearthed in Shaanxi Province. |
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
Situated inside Ci'en Temple (4 kilometers south of Xian City), it is one of the famous Buddhist pagodas of China first built in 652. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda of Xian is a structure of imposing grandeur. |
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Xian Forest of Stelae Museum (Stele Museum) |
Established in 1090 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Stele Forest is known worldwide for a fine collection of more than 1,000 inscribed stone monuments engraved during the period from the Han to the Qing dynasties for more than 2,000 years. |
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Huaqing Hot Spring |
Huaqing Hot Spring is situated about 25 km away in the northeast of Xian. It used to be a former winter resort for emperors. Nowadays to has been turned into a recreational center open to public, with all the old imperial halls and pavilions renovated. |
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Banpo Museum |
Located on the eastern outskirts of Xian, the Banpo Museum is the first on-location prehistoric relics museum in China. Visitors can see how villagers in a matriarchal clan community lived in the Yellow River reaches some 6,000 years ago. |
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The Grand Mosque |
The mosque was first built in 742 of Tang Dynasty. It is a well-preserved example of cultural merging, having been renovated several times. It covers approximately 4,000 square meters, and still active Moslem temple in Xian. |
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