Xi'an originally belonged to the Central Plains region

After more than 6 hours of high-speed rail, we arrived at Xi'an North Railway Station on time. From Beijing to Xi'an, the whole journey was gray and rainy. For this reason, we still joked in the circle of friends about half of China. It's raining.

We took a taxi from the airport to the hotel. The taxi driver was a very authentic local with a northwest accent. The traffic management in the city was relatively average and the road environment was a bit poor.

There is plenty of greenery on both sides of the ring road, but it lacks a slightly groomed feel. Every city has a wall design for the sake of city appearance. In Xi'an, the characteristics are very Han and Tang Dynasty style. The top of the wall is covered with tiles. I don't know if it's a special section of the road or it's the same in the whole city. Sometimes you can see imitations of Han Dynasty. Tang architecture and stone monuments. Xi'an strives to create urban cultural characteristics and seems to highly value the integration of Han and Tang elements into modern social life.

The hotel we stayed at is located in the High-tech Wanda Plaza. The schedule for this business trip was a bit tight and I didn’t have time to walk around. As the saying goes, a place has enough water and soil to support a person. Compared with Chengdu, there is a certain gap in perception.

Before coming here, I always thought that the Shanshan-Shaanxi region belonged to the northwest, and subconsciously equated this place with the style of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi. I checked the map specifically and found out that Xi'an should be geographically located in the hinterland of China's Central Plains.