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What places of interest are there in Shaanxi?

1, Qin Shihuang Mausoleum and Terracotta Warriors Pit

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the cemetery of the first emperor in the history of China, also known as Lishan Mausoleum. Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is the burial pit of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, which is located at1500m east of the Mausoleum. Its scale is large, there are many burial pits, and its connotation is rich, which is the crown of emperors' tombs in past dynasties.

2. Daming Palace

Daming Palace was the most magnificent palace group in the world at that time, and its architectural form influenced the palace construction in many countries in East Asia at that time.

Daming Palace covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers, which is 4.5 times that of the Forbidden City in Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is known as the palace of thousands of palaces and the oriental temple of the Silk Road. In the third year of Ganning in Tang Zhaozong (896), Daming Palace was destroyed by the war in the late Tang Dynasty.

3. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jinchangfang (now southwest of Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province) in Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty, also known as "Ci 'en Temple Pagoda". The Wild Goose Pagoda is the earliest and largest square pavilion-style brick pagoda in the Tang Dynasty.

4. Tomb of Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian's tomb faces south, 35.6 meters long from north to south, 20 meters wide from east to west and 5 meters high. 1956, Zhang Qian's tomb was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Shaanxi Province. In May 2006, Zhang Qian's tomb was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

5. Binxian dafosi Grottoes

Binxian Giant Buddha Grottoes, located at the foot of Liang Qingshan, 10 kilometers west of Binxian, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, are the largest grottoes in Shaanxi Province and the important geographical coordinates of the Silk Road.

The Great Buddha Grottoes were excavated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and large-scale excavation began in the early Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong's second year of Zhenguan (628) was basically completed. There are 446 Buddhist niches and more than 980 exquisite Buddha statues in the temple, which is an important Buddhist cave temple near Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.