General situation of tourism in Xi, Shaanxi

Xi 'an is located in the south of the central part of Guanzhong Plain. It is bordered by Weihe River in the north and Zhong Nanshan in the south, with winding surroundings, suitable climate, fertile land, rich products and beautiful scenery.

Xi governs eight districts and five counties, with an area of over 9977 square kilometers and a population of 6180,000. It is the capital of Shaanxi Province and a city in the northwest of China.

Xi 'an, called Chang 'an in ancient times, is the starting point of the medieval Silk Road in The Travels of Marco Polo, an Italian explorer, and a city full of historical sites. Xi is one of the seven ancient capitals in China, which has been built for more than 365,438+000 years. In the long years, thirteen dynasties, including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang, successively established their capitals here, which lasted more than 1 100 years. In the system of rites and music, Zhou people were used to casting laws on stones; Qin Shihuang built the Epang Palace, a masterpiece of China architecture, and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, a large-scale and extremely rich historical treasure house, in Lishan. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was the center of China's politics, economy, culture and foreign exchange, the starting point of the Silk Road connecting eastern and western civilizations, and an oriental metropolis with many guests. "Rome in the east and Chang 'an in the west" is a portrayal of Xi 'an's historical position at that time. Up to now, Xi 'an is as famous as Athens, Cairo and Rome, and is called the four ancient civilizations in the world.

The profound historical and cultural accumulation makes Xi 'an rich in cultural relics and historic sites. Strolling through the streets of the ancient city, you can see Qin bricks and Han tiles everywhere; Walking in the countryside and seeing the scenery everywhere can arouse people's grief over history. There are 3 14 national key cultural relics protection units (including 84 national and provincial key cultural relics protection units), more than 4,000 ancient sites and tombs, and more than 654,380+0.2 million unearthed cultural relics. The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the earliest historical site listed as a World Heritage Site in China.

The Ming City Wall in Xi 'an is the most complete and magnificent ancient castle in the world. In recent years, the development of Hanyang Mausoleum has attracted worldwide attention, and the unearthed painted figurines have the reputation of "Venus of the East". Banpo site with a history of more than 6000 years in the city; Beilin Museum, known as the Stone History Library; Shaanxi History Museum with the largest cultural relics reserves in China; Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where Master Xuanzang translated scriptures in the Tang Dynasty; The oldest mosque in northwest China, Huajiexiang Mosque. ...