Tourism in Lintong

Mainly visit the following attractions:

1. Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Tour guide: Located about 1 and a half kilometers east of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, it was discovered in 1974. One of the most important archaeological discoveries of our time.

What to watch: Pit No. 1 was discovered by local farmers while digging a well. Later, pits No. 2 and No. 3 were discovered through drilling. Pit No. 1 is the largest, covering an area of ??14,260 square meters. More than 700 pottery figurines, more than 100 chariots, more than 400 pottery horses, and more than 100,000 weapons were unearthed from the three pits.

Introduction: The height of the pottery figurines ranges from 1.75 meters to 1.85 meters. According to different costumes, expressions, and hairstyles, they can be divided into general figurines, warrior figurines, chariot figurines, etc. Bronze weapons such as swords, spears, halberds, and scimitars were also unearthed in the pit. Although they have been buried in the soil for more than two thousand years, their blades are still sharp and gleaming. They can be regarded as miracles in the history of world metallurgy. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang are grand in scale and majestic in appearance, and have high artistic value.

Most of the terracotta warriors and horses currently on display are from Pit No. 1. Due to limited protection technology, more than 4,000 have been buried and only more than 1,000 are on display.

Ticket: 100 yuan

Transportation: Take No. 306 (You 7) at the entrance of the train station to get there directly.

Opening hours: 8:30-17:00

Special note: In the "Three Pits and One Hall", the bronze chariots and horses are very precious, so be sure to listen to the tour guide's explanation.

2. Huaqing Pool

Tour guide: It is located on the north side of Lishan Mountain in Lintong District, Xi'an City, 30 kilometers east of Xi'an.

Highlights: Huaqing Pool is home to Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. Huaqing Pool is famous for its legend. In fact, Huaqing Pool has a very long history. It is said that as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou built Li Palace here; later Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han also built palaces here; in the Tang Dynasty, there was a lot of construction work, especially in The palaces and pavilions built during the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty were more luxurious and officially renamed "Huaqing Palace"

Introduction: In the east area of ??Huaqing Pool, there is a gold plaque inscribed with "Huaqing Pool" written by Guo Moruo. There are Lotus Pavilion and Feixin Palace in the area. Xia Pavilion, Wujian Hall (Chiang Kai-shek lived here during the Xi'an Incident) and other buildings, among which the "Hot Spring Ode Stele" on the stone wall of the hot spring is a masterpiece in the treasure house of Chinese stele art. The central area is the Tang Hua Qing Palace Yutang Site Museum. There are Lotus Soup, Begonia Soup, Prince Soup, Shangshi Soup, Xingchen Soup and cultural relics exhibition room. In the west area, there are Jiulong Lake, Feixia Palace, and the large mural "Yang Yuhuan Fengzhao Hot Spring Palace"

< p>Transportation: There are many buses to Huaqing Pool, but it is best to take the 306 and 307 buses on the east side of the train station.

Ticket: 50 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00. ——17:00

3. Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin

Guide: The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, about 5 kilometers east of Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1987, UNESCO included the Qin Mausoleum (including the Terracotta Warriors and Horses) in the World Cultural Heritage Protection List.

Introduction: The mausoleum is large in scale and took 37 years to build. It is divided into two parts, the inner and outer cities. The inner city is square and the outer city is rectangular. The southern part of the cemetery is the tomb area. The tomb is square and conical, with a bottom length of 515 meters from north to south, a width of 485 meters from east to west, and a height of 55 meters. There are many treasures buried in the tomb. The value of the imperial tomb is extremely high, but due to various reasons, it cannot be excavated so far.

Transportation: Take the green 306 tourist bus from the east side of the train station.

< p>Ticket: 30 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

4. Lintong Museum

Guide: Located on the east side of Lintong County, It is a local museum that mainly displays cultural relics unearthed in the county. It is close to Huaqing Pool, with upright red pillars and winding corridors.

Introduction: The museum was built in 1979 and covers an area of ??6,600 square meters. , with an exhibition area of ??about 600 square meters. Following the form of a courtyard house in northern China, the museum has three exhibition rooms, namely the Zhou and Qin Art Rooms, the Tang Dynasty Buddhist Art Room, and the Han and Tang Dynasty Art Rooms, as well as a stele gallery, with collections from the Neolithic Age to the Ming Dynasty. There are more than 10,000 cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty, including the earliest bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the only relics recording King Wu's defeat of Zhou, the gold coffin and silver statue unearthed from the ruins of Qingshan Temple in Tang Dynasty, and the treasure tent of Sakyamuni Tathagata relics (an extremely precious Buddhist cultural relics), this has been listed as a national special cultural relic.

Transportation: You can get there by taking a long-distance bus from Xi'an in the direction of Lintong.

Ticket: 30 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

5. Lishan Mountain

Tour guide: Yes A branch on the north side of the Qinling Mountains, stretching for more than 20 kilometers from east to west, with a maximum altitude of 1,256 meters. From a distance, the entire mountain looks like a black horse.

Introduction: There is an Laojun Hall on the hillside of Lishan Mountain, which is the ruins of Chaoyuan Pavilion of Huaqing Palace. It was originally a place where Laozi was worshiped. The original stone carving of Laozi in the temple has high artistic value and is now in the Shaanxi Museum. There is also an inconspicuous small cave on the mountainside, which was where Chiang Kai-shek hid during the Xi'an Incident. There is a small pavilion next to the cave called the "Bingjian Pavilion".

To the north of Laojun Hall, you can enjoy the evening glow of Lishan Mountain. Every time the sun sets, the stepped hillside here is shrouded in golden light, creating a tranquil and peaceful scene.

Transportation: Take bus 306 or 307 from Xi'an Railway Station to get there directly; ******** can also be reached on foot after visiting Huaqing Pool.

Ticket: 30 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00