Bell tower

Address
Bell Tower
Phone
+86214647284
Open
Daily 07:30-18:00

Bell tower is one of Xian's famous sights. It was build in 1384 and used to tell the time by striking the bell which sounds far and wide as you can experience when in the neighborhood as it tops the noises of the busy city life. The tower consists ... more...

Drum tower

Address
Weststreet cross road: Beiyuanmen
Open
Daily 07:30-18:00

The drum tower was build in 1380 and was like the bell tower used to tell the time in ancient china using a drum. The archiceture of Drum tower is a mixture of the Tang and Qing dynasty, and like its sister building there were no nails used in the ... more...

The Great Mosque

Address
Huajuexiang
Phone
+86 (0)29 - 87272541
Open
Daily 08:00-19:30

The great mosque is situated in a very nice neighbourhood. On your way to the mosque you will imagine to find yourself at a bazaar. The shops sell mostly souvenirs and replica's of designer bags, watches, etc. The mosque is an oasis of peace and ... more...

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Address
Yanta road Cross road: Xiaozhai Donglu
Phone
+86 (0)29 - 85215014
Open
Daily 08:30-19:00

The big and small wild goose pagodas are China's most famous pagodas. The big wild goose pagoda was build to hold the manuscript that the famous Buddhist monk xuanzang took back from his journey from India. The tomb of xuanzang can also be visited, ... more...

Tang dynasty dinner show

Address
Changan Road 75
Phone
+86 (0)29-87822222
Open
Daily: 08:30–21:30

Beautiful dance show with a live Chinese orchestra. Between the dances an English explanation is given about the costumes and dances that are about to be performed. There is an option to have dinner at the show too. If you are visiting Xian in the ... more...

Ancient style folk house

Address
144 Bei Yuan Men
Phone
+86 (0)29 - 87232897
Open
Daily 12:00-22:00

This house gives you a glimpse of what Xian looked like in the ancient times. The house used to be the resident of a wealthy family. Scrolling around will give you an understanding of how life was like up to a couple of decennia’s ago. more...

The city wall

Address
South Street, Cross Road: Nanmen
Open
Daily 08:00-22:00

This impressive city wall is one of the most largest, solid and complete ancient city walls still exciting in China. Although this city wall is build on top of the original city wall which dates from the Tang dynasty (618-907), the current wall has ... more...

The hotsprings

Address
30Km east of Xi’an, at the foot of Black Horse Mountain
Phone
+86 (0)29 - 83812003
Open
Dialy 08:00-19:00

This is the scenery where the Chinese Romeo and Juliette story took place. The emperor fell so in love with one of his concubines that he only had eyes for her and neglected his emperal duties. According to some stories this marked the decline of ... more...

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