What are the must-see attractions in Xi'an?

1. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

2. Muslim Street

3. Xi'an City Wall

4. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang

5. Xi'an Drum Tower

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1. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

1. It is located in Daci'en Temple in the south of the city. Daci'en Temple was the most magnificent royal temple in Chang'an City during the Tang Dynasty. It was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was built by Prince Li Zhi in memory of his mother, Queen Wende. Master Xuanzang, who had returned from traveling to the west to seek Buddhist scriptures, served as the "first abbot". During this period, the Master supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

2. Master Xuanzang translated Buddhist scriptures and promoted Buddhism in Da Ci'en Temple for 11 years, and founded the "Xiangweishi Sect" of Buddhism, making Daci'en Temple the "Consciousness Only Sect" (also known as "Faxiang Sect"). ") Ancestral Court. During this period, the Master personally supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in order to enshrine the sutra statues and relics brought back from India.

3. Today’s Daci’en Temple was built on the basis of the original temple’s “West Pagoda Courtyard” in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the existing temples were built in the Qing Dynasty. The main buildings on the central axis of the temple are the Main Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Xuanzang Tripitaka Courtyard. Among them, the Buddha relics and the parietal bone of Master Xuanzang are enshrined in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xuanzang Tripitaka Courtyard respectively, which are the "treasures of the temple" of Daci'en Temple. To the east of the central axis of the temple is the pagoda garden. In the pagoda forest in the garden, there are nine relic pagodas, enshrining the relics of nine eminent monks of the temple since the Qing Dynasty.

2. Muslim Street

1. Muslim Street is not just one street, but a collective name for many streets in the Muslim gathering area in the center of Xi'an. It consists of Beiyuanmen and Beiguangji Street. It consists of , Xiyangshi, Dapiyuan and other streets. This is the gathering place for snacks in Xi'an. As a Muslim area with hundreds of years of history, you can still feel a strong Muslim atmosphere here.

2. You can eat almost all Xi'an snacks. This place is also called "Huifang" and "Fangshang". Here you can eat almost all Xi'an snacks, including: various kebabs, Mutton steamed buns, soup dumplings, spicy lamb trotters, water basin mutton, fried rice with sauerkraut, cured beef and mutton, cold skin, mutton cakes, eight-treasure sweet porridge, spicy soup, egg drop glutinous rice and so on.

3. Xi'an City Wall

1. Xi'an City Wall is the iconic landscape of the ancient capital of Xi'an and the most complete ancient city wall in my country so far. The total length of about 14 kilometers was built on the basis of the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty, including a series of facilities such as moats and turrets.

2. Historical background: Xi'an City Wall is also called Xi'an Ming City Wall. The existing city wall is a Ming Dynasty building with a total length of 13.7 kilometers. It was built in the third year of Hongwu (1370) and was built in the eleventh year of Hongwu. (1378), it was built on the basis of the imperial cities of the Sui and Tang Dynasties under the guidance of Ming Taizu's policy of "building walls high, accumulating grain widely, and slowly becoming king". Later, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang canonized his second son Zhu Fang as the King of Qin. The vassal and government were in the same city, so the city was large and solid. In addition, it was repaired and added many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is well preserved to this day.

4. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang

1. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang Voting system.

2. Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses are known as the eighth wonder of the world. The more than a thousand terracotta warriors unearthed here have different images and vivid expressions. They are a pearl in the history of ancient Chinese sculpture art. , known as "the eighth wonder of the world" and "one of the great discoveries in the archaeological history of the twentieth century." Historical background Qin Shihuang Yingzheng began to build the cemetery when he came to the throne at the age of 13. Nearly 720,000 people were used to build the cemetery. The construction took 38 years and the project was huge.

5. Xi'an Drum Tower

1. Xi'an Drum Tower and Bell Tower face each other and are one of the landmark buildings of the ancient city. The Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1380). When you climb the Drum Tower, you can see a 1.8-meter-high drum and 24 red drums engraved with the 24 solar terms, which are very impressive. The Drum Tower also displays Ming and Qing furniture, porcelain and Qi Baishi's paintings and calligraphy. Xi'an Drum Tower is the largest Drum Tower in the country. The bottom is a tall rectangular platform. The platform has a north-south door opening with a height and width of 6 meters.

2. The building on the platform is divided into upper and lower floors, covered with green glazed tiles. There is a plaque on the south side of the Drum Tower that reads "The Land of Civil and Military Affairs"; the plaque with "The First Pass in the World" in Shanhaiguan is known as the "Two Plaques in China". It's a pity that it was destroyed during the turbulent years, and what you see now is a later imitation. When visiting the Drum Tower, you can also enjoy the performance of the ancient "morning bells and evening drums". In addition, there are also traditional folk music and dance performances, 6 times a day.

3. Between the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower is the Bell and Drum Tower Square, dotted with green grass and red flowers, and a unique musical fountain. The night view here is beautiful and suitable for taking pictures. Behind the Drum Tower is the Muslim Street, which has many delicious food.