A brief history of Xi'an.

Xi'an was called "Fenghao" in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "Fenghao" is the collective name of Fengjing and Haojing built by King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou respectively. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang established his capital in Guanzhong and named it "Chang'an" after the local Chang'an township, which means "long-lasting peace and stability".

After the opening of the Silk Road, Chang'an became the center of Eastern civilization. Historically, it is known as "Rome in the west and Chang'an in the east." During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian was named "Duke of Daxing" by Emperor Ming of Zhou Dynasty, so he named the new capital "Daxing City". Chang'an was also called "Daxing" during the Sui Dynasty. city". During the Tang Dynasty, the name Chang'an was restored. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed "Fengyuan City".

In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), the Ming government changed Fengyuan Road to Xi'an Prefecture, meaning "stability in the northwest." This is where the name Xi'an comes from. Extended information

Xi'an is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. Chang'an has been the capital many times, and 13 dynasties including Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Xinmang, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang established their capitals here. Fenghao Capital, Qin Afang Palace, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Han Dynasty Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Sui Dynasty Daxing City, Tang Dynasty Daming Palace, Xingqing Palace, etc. outline the "Chang'an Complex".

Xi'an is China's best tourist destination and one of China's cities with the best international image. Two six heritage sites are included in the "World Heritage List", namely: Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and Wild Geese. Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, ruins of Daming Palace in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty, ruins of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City of Han Dynasty, and Xingjiao Temple Pagoda.

There are also Xi'an City Wall, Bell and Drum Tower, Huaqing Pool, Zhongnan Mountain, Tang Furong Garden, Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Steles and other scenic spots. Xi'an has 7 "double first-class" universities including Xi'an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology.

The geological structure of Xi'an City spans two major units: the Qinling Geosyncline Fold Belt and the North China Platform. The Great Fault across the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains was created during the Yanshan Movement about 130 million years ago. Since the late Tertiary Period about 3 million years ago, the neotectonic movement of the Qinling Geosynclinal Fold Belt south of the Great Fault has been extremely active. The mountain rises sharply from the north to the south, creating the Qinling Mountains.

At the same time, the Weihe River Fault Depression, which is part of the North China Platform to the north of the great fault, continued to subside, forming the Weihe River Plain under the combined action of aeolian loess cover and Weihe River alluvial action.

Xi'an is a western city that lacks water resources. Xi'an's groundwater reserves are estimated to total about 1.991 billion cubic meters. In December 2001, the main project of the Heihe Water Conservancy Project was completed, supplying 400 million cubic meters of water to Xi'an every year, forming a daily water supply capacity of 1.2 million tons. Together with groundwater resources, the daily water supply capacity of the urban area can reach 1.72 million tons, basically meeting the needs of urban production and life. Use water.

Xi'an is one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China. The cultural relics are characterized by high resource density, good preservation and high level. Among the 155 basic types of tourism resources in China, Xi'an's tourism resources account for 89.

There are 72 imperial tombs around Xi'an, including the tomb of Qin Shihuang, the "one emperor through the ages", the ruins of the four major capitals of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty, 11 tombs of emperors of the Western Han Dynasty and 18 tombs of emperors of the Tang Dynasty, large and small There are more than 700 ancient buildings such as Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell and Drum Tower, and ancient city walls.

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