Ranking of must-visit tourist attractions in Xi'an

The top six must-see tourist attractions in Xi'an are the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of the First Emperor of Qin, Huaqing Palace, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Furong Garden Scenic Area, Daming Palace National Heritage Park, Xi'an Daxingshan Temple, and Shaanxi History Museum.

1. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

The Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum was established in 1975. It is a heritage museum based on Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses and was established on the original site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit. It is the largest in China. Ancient Military Museum. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang are a world cultural heritage. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors is hailed as the eighth wonder of the world and a great discovery in the archaeological history of the 20th century. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum has three terracotta warriors and horse pits No. 1, 2 and 3, which contain a large number of pottery figurines, pottery horses, bronze weapons, etc.

2. Huaqing Palace

Huaqing Palace, also known as "Huaqing Pool", was a guest palace for feudal emperors of the Tang Dynasty. Huaqing Palace is built on the back of the mountain and facing the Wei River, leaning against the Li Peak Mountain. It is large in scale, with magnificent buildings and pavilions all over the Li Mountain. The Huaqing Palace Scenic Area contains cultural areas such as Tang Yutang Site Museum, Wujian Hall, the site of the Xi'an Incident, Tang Liyuan Site Museum, and landmark buildings such as Feishuang Palace, Huanyuan Palace, and Yuwang Palace.

3. Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Furong Garden Scenic Area

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Furong Garden Scenic Area in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province includes two tourist areas: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Tang Furong Garden. On the other side, it is a large-scale royal garden-style cultural theme park that comprehensively displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It covers an area of ??1,000 acres, including 300 acres of water area. The construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the result of the pagoda, an ancient Indian Buddhist architectural form, being introduced to China with the spread of Buddhism.

4. Daming Palace National Heritage Park

The Daming Palace was built in the eighth year of Emperor Taizong’s reign and was destroyed at the end of the Tang Dynasty. With a slightly trapezoidal plane, it was a magnificent palace building in the Tang Empire. It was also the largest palace building complex in the world at that time and was the national symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Daming Palace National Heritage Park is a large-scale site pattern consisting of 8 kilometers of palace walls, palace gates, and central axis. It is a heritage center integrating archaeology, scientific research, science popularization, entertainment, and tourism. It is also the Silk Road's overall application for world cultural heritage. important component.

5. Daxingshan Temple in Xi'an

Daxingshan Temple was first built in Jin Dynasty and was originally called Zunshan Temple. It is the ancestral hall of Chinese Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism. It is an ancient temple with Chinese and foreign influence and is known as It is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province. The existing temple buildings are arranged in a straight line on the central axis along the south and north directions, followed by the Tianwang Hall, which houses Maitreya Bodhisattva, and the Mahavira Hall.

6. Shaanxi History Museum

Shaanxi History Museum is one of the first batch of China's "4A" tourist attractions and China's first large-scale modern national museum. It is known as the "Pearl of the Ancient Capital" , Chinese treasure house". The Shaanxi History Museum was formerly the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum established in June 1944. The museum is mainly divided into three exhibition halls, divided into seven parts, with more than 2,000 selected precious cultural relics. The Shaanxi History Museum was selected as one of the "China's 20th Century Architectural Heritage" by the Chinese Cultural Relics Society and the Architectural Society of China.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaanxi History Museum