The best attractions for a day trip near Xianyang

Tourist attractions in Xianyang, Shaanxi: Shimenshan Forest Park, Zhaoling Tomb, Qianling Tomb, Tomb of Yang Guifei, Maoling, Xianyang Lake Scenic Area, etc.

1. Shimenshan Forest Park

Shimenshan Forest Park is lush with trees, including typical natural secondary forests and neat artificial forests. It is full of exotic flowers and plants. The "Kingdom of Plants" on the Loess Plateau is the best place for people to get close to nature.

2. Zhaoling

Zhaoling is the joint tomb of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and the Changsun family of Queen Wende. It covers an area of ??200 square kilometers and has more than 180 tombs. The tomb is the largest and has the largest number of tombs among the imperial cemeteries of all dynasties in China. It has the reputation of "a famous mausoleum in the world".

3. Qianling Mausoleum

The Qianling Mausoleum is the joint tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. In addition to the ancestral tombs, there are also 17 small accompanying tombs, where other members of the royal family are buried. Qianling Mausoleum is the best preserved among the eighteen mausoleums of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the only mausoleum among the Tang mausoleums that has not been stolen.

4. Tomb of Concubine Yang

The tomb of Concubine Yang is located 500 meters west of Mawei Office. The tomb is hemispherical and the tomb is 3 meters high. The entire tomb is made of blue. It is made of bricks and there is a marble statue of Yang Guifei about 6 meters high behind the tomb. The humanistic poets of the past dynasties left behind a large number of love stories about Concubine Yang and Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, which also made the tomb of Concubine Yang famous. Around the tomb are also carved inscriptions by literati and poets of the past dynasties.

5. Maoling

Maoling is the mausoleum of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is the largest imperial mausoleum in the Han Dynasty, took the longest time to build, and has the richest burial objects. Known as the "Pyramid of China". It took 53 years to build this mausoleum. The tombs include the tombs of Mrs. Li, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Huo Guang and others.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Maoling