Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Shaanxi

Huashan Mountain in Xiyue is one of the five famous mountains in China. It is located in the south of huayin city, with an altitude of 2200m. It is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south. It looks like a flower from a distance (Notes on Water Classics), hence the name. Because it faces Shaohua Mountain in the west, it was called Taihua Mountain in ancient times. It is a national scenic spot. There is Huayue Zhangxian, one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong.

2. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang

The eighth wonder of the world 1974, the discovery of terracotta warriors and horses pit in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum shocked the world. This underground sculpture group built in the 3rd century BC, with its majestic momentum, vigorous and rigorous military array and lifelike pottery figurines, shows people the glory of ancient oriental culture, which is comparable to the "Seven Wonders of the World" in terms of construction age, building scale and artistic effect. As a result, the reputation of "the eighth wonder of the world" spread like wildfire and became synonymous with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. The Terracotta Warriors Museum is the largest site museum in China. In addition to the protection exhibition halls of Pit No.1, Pit No.2 and Pit No.3, there are also the cultural relics exhibition rooms unearthed from Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit and the Qinling bronze chariots and horses exhibition room.

3. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jionji, 4 kilometers away from Heping Gate. It is said that the emblem of the Tang Dynasty lasted for three years. Master Xuanzang who went to India to learn Buddhist scriptures. Please build a tower in the temple to store the scriptures he brought back from India. This tower was originally named Jingta. Later people called it the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is towering and tall, attracting the admiration of the world.

4. Forest of steles

Xi 'an Forest of Steles was founded in A.D. 1087. It is the earliest and largest art treasure house of ancient inscriptions in China, with more than 0/000 inscriptions and epitaphs from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. There are many stone tablets here, hence the name "Forest of Steles". Xi 'an stele forest is rich in content, which is not only a treasure house of ancient calligraphy art in China, but also a master of ancient literature, classics and stone carvings. It records some achievements of China's cultural development and reflects the historical facts of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, so it enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.

5. Famen Temple

Famen Temple is located in Fufeng County, more than 20 kilometers west of Xi City/kloc-0. It was built in the Huanling era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a history of about 1700 years ago. 1April, 987, the phalanx of Sakyamuni Buddha and Tommy Buddha relic were unearthed in the underground palace of Famen Temple, which are two extremely important discoveries with world significance. At the same time, a large number of rare treasures of the Tang Dynasty were unearthed. There are many treasures on display in Famen Temple Museum.

6.Xi An City Wall

China Ming Xi Ancheng Wall. In Xi city, Shaanxi province. It was built in the 3rd to 11th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370 ~ 1378), and was expanded on the basis of Chang 'an Imperial City in Tang Dynasty and Fengyuan City in Yuan Dynasty. Originally a rammed earth wall, Qin Ming Governor Zhang Zhi wrapped bricks outside the rammed earth wall for the first time in a long period (1567 ~ 1572). During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty (1736 ~ 1795), Bi Yuan, the governor of Shaanxi Province, carried out large-scale maintenance and reinforcement, thickened the retaining wall, laid the ridge, and added drainage ditches and battlements. The perimeter of the city wall is 13.75km, which is the largest existing city wall in China. 196 1 year, People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and the State Council were declared as national key cultural relics protection units.

7. Datang Furong Garden

Datang Furong Garden is located next to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient capital Xi. It is the first large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park in China that fully displays the features of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. As early as in history, Furong Garden is a royal garden with a long reputation. Today's Tang Furong Garden was built on the site of the original Tang Furong Garden, with the background of "going into history, feeling humanity and experiencing life", showing the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty. On May 12 and 1 day, with the grand opening of the second Xi 'an Qujiang International Light and Shadow Festival, the second phase of Datang Furong Garden was officially opened to the public, showing the prosperity of Chang 'an East-West City business district to Chinese and foreign tourists.

8. Huaqingchi

Huaqingchi is a royal palace, located on the site of Huaqing Palace in Tang Dynasty, 30 kilometers west of Xi 'an, with Mount Li in the south and Weishui in the north. Because of its eternal hot spring resources, the love story between Tang and Yang Guifei, the place where the An Incident happened, and rich human and historical resources, it has become a famous cultural tourism scenic spot in China, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and the first batch of AAAAA-level tourism demonstration scenic spots in China.

9. Taibai Mountain

Taibai Mountain is the main peak of the famous Qinling Mountains in China and the first peak in eastern China, with an altitude of 3,767 meters. Qinling Mountain is a natural barrier between the north and the south of China, and also a watershed between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. As the main peak of Qinling Mountains, Taibai Mountain has more unique natural and geographical conditions. Its majestic momentum and ever-changing climate have given people a mysterious color since ancient times, which is more desirable for Chinese and foreign scientists and scholars.

Cuihuashan 10

Shaanxi Cuihuashan Landslide Landscape National Geopark is one of the first 1 1 national geoparks approved by the Ministry of Land and Resources in March 2006, and it is also the first national geopark built and unveiled in China. In 2002, it was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist area by the National Tourism Administration. The park is located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains in Chang 'an County, Shaanxi Province, 20 kilometers away from xi City. The main peak of Zhong Nanshan is 2604 meters above sea level, with a total area of 32 square kilometers. It is one of the most developed areas of landslide geology in China. According to the search of Shaanxi Institute of Science and Technology Information, this landslide is rare at home and abroad for its complete landform type, typical structure, complete preservation, huge scale and high tourism value, and it is known as the China Landslide Wonder Geological and Geomorphological Museum.