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Great Mosque

Great Mosque in XianAs one of the cradle of civilization in the world, with long and glorious history, every year a lot of tourists from all over the world choose China tour during their holidays. Owing to so many world famous attractions such as Terracotta Warriors, tourists should not miss this old city.

Terracotta Warriors is the scenic spot must be visited in Xian. Terracotta Warriors is regarded as one of the symbols in China just as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. With such high fame and huge scale, Terracotta Warriors attracts large numbers of tourists every year.

Besides Terracotta Warriors, there are many other ancient buildings deserve to visit. Great Mosque is a large, relatively intact and one of the well protected Islam temples which following the Ming and Qing architecture styles in Xian. And it is one of famous China’s four mosques. Great Mosque is located in the Huajuesi lane, northwest of Xian Drum Tower, so it is also known as the Huajue Mosque, which is one of the oldest two major mosques in Xian. The temple was built in the 1st year of Tianbao reign of Tang Dynasty (742 AD). After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing generations of service protection, Great Mosque came to the current pattern. Great Mosque is a key protected institution of cultural relics in Shaanxi Province. In 1988 it was promoted to third key protected institution of cultural relics of China, and in May 1997 it was awarded the top ten tourist attractions of Xian.

The scale of Great Mosque is large and the layout is rigorous. Pavilions and Halls density properly, which is a traditional Chinese temple architecture and Islamic architecture of the combination. The existing stone temple, plaques, inscriptions and other precious historical relics of the main temple building has front and rear hall, worry floor, Phoenix kiosks, chic style. There are seven stone hall pass with Arabic Persian and Chinese language inscriptions on them. There is also the calligraphy of Mi Fu’s calligrapher Dong Qichang of Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. The elegant force of its pen, pen Emotion, fonts, Yun said, called a masterpiece of calligraphy in China. In addition, the temple also has manuscripts collection of “the Koran” and a “Mecca map” of the Qing Dynasty, so there became the main site of Xi’an Muslim religious activities.

Terracotta Warriors and Great Mosque are the two most key attractions in Xian for foreign tourists. And during the tour, tourists could learn more about this old city.

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Large Jionji

Large Jionji in XianXian is the capital of ancient China and due to the rich tourism resources it also the world popular tourism city. Every year a lot of people come to Xian to enjoy their holidays at home and abroad. When traveling to Xian, Terracotta Warriors is the scenic spot must visit. Together with Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors is the symbol of China. With such a high reputation, a lot of tourists pay a visit to Terracotta Warriors every day.

Large Jionji is the world-renowned Buddhist temple and it is one of the four scriptures field in Tang Dynasty. Large Jionji is the largest and the most famous Buddhist temple which was built in the Tang Dynasty Royal Decree. Xuan Zang, who works at the temple hosted here, lead pipe Buddhist translation field and founded Buddhism. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the temple was built under his personally supervision. So the Large Jionji has very prominent position in the history of Buddhism in China and has caused the attention from at home and abroad.

Located in the ancient capital Xian, Large Jionji is the mass region of the Buddhist monasteries focus, the first batch of national key cultural relics’ protection units and the first national 4A level tourist attractions. Adapt to social development, in order to let the faithful visitors get a more comprehensive understanding of the Large Jionji history and current situation, the Large Jionji added visitor center and multi-media display system, available in both English and Japanese voice including 490 multi-frame and guided tours staff to assist visitors to enjoy the time in the Large Jionji.

After visiting Terracotta Warriors to get some detail information about Qin Dynasty, pay a visit to Large Jionji you could get a different feeling and learn more about Chinese Buddhist culture. You will enjoy the time both in visiting Terracotta Warriors and in Large Jionji.

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Xian Qujiang Aquarium

the excellent dolphin showAs the ancient capital city, Xian is rich in tourism resources especially historical sites. Every year, a lot of foreign tourists come to Xian because of the old culture and the long history. Among many historical sites in Xian, Terracotta Warriors is the most famous one in the world. Terracotta Warriors is a kind of treasure of China and has a high history values all the way. It shows the ancient culture of Qin Dynasty to all the tourists. So Terracotta Warriors attracts large numbers of tourists at home and abroad every day. And after visiting Terracotta Warriors, all the travelers will amazed at the large scale and the strong momentum.

Terracotta Warriors will show you the ancient Qin culture. After visiting, if you want to get some different feelings during your Xian tour, Xian Qujiang Aquarium will meet your needs. Xian Qujiang Aquarium is a phase of the project of Xian Qujiang Sea World. It is made up by four halls of eight areas. Four halls are dolphin performance hall, marine science hall, tropical rain forest hall and the channel tunnel. Eight areas refer to admission area, popular science area, rain forest area, experience zone, a central performance area, consumer service area, ocean view area and equipment area. 80 meters long tunnel has more than 90 kinds, 1500 fish and other sea animals from all over the world. In addition to sea animals, Xian Qujiang Aquarium also has some freshwater fish. There are 300 different kinds more than 12000 aquatic animals display in Xian Qujiang Aquarium. During visiting, tourists could participate in feeding animals. If you are a good swimmer, you could also diving into the water and swimming together with fish.

Visiting Xian Terracotta Warriors and Qujiang Aquarium during Xian tour, tourists could both get a deep understanding of ancient Chinese culture and have a lot of fun. This will leave a wonderful memory to you during your China tour.

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Xian

Terracotta WarriorsXian is a very famous city in China with a long history. As one of the four famous ancient capitals in the world, Xian attracts a great number of tourists from all over the world. And there are a great number of attractions in Xian that you can enjoy your time during your Xian tour. Terracotta Warriors is a famous attraction of this city. And tourists of Xian tour prefer to enjoy their time in Terracotta Warriors.

It is said that, Xian was the political, economic and cultural center of China in the old days. And it is the starting area of the famous the Silk Road. With a long history and rich culture, Xian becomes more and more popular now. Having a tour in Terracotta Warriors will be a better way to know more about it. And the Terracotta Warriors tour will be memorable.

In addition, Xian is a famous city with convenient transportation and strategic location. There are a variety of relics in this ancient city. And it is worth of to be visited. If you wanted to know more about Terracotta Warriors, you can ask a tour guide for help. And booking a hotel around Terracotta Warriors will be a better choice to make your tour more interesting.

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Popular Xian City Tour

Popular Xian City TourTourists of China tour are welcome to book Xian tour lines on the internet and there are many different and wonderful Xian tour lines on the Internet offering to tourists of China tour such as the Terracotta Warriors & City Wall Tour line, Terracotta Warriors & Temple Tour line, Xian Ancient Memories Tour line and the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour line and so on. Many Xian tour lines are including the Terracotta Warriors tour because the Terracotta Warriors tour is very popular and famous in China tour. Also tourists of Xian tour can order the Popular Xian City Tour on the internet and the lowest price of the Popular Xian City Tour for 7~10 persons tour group size is 488 RMB (77 USD) per person.

The Popular Xian City Tour is a good Xian tour line and the Popular Xian City Tour line is a short time of one day Xian private tour; tourists of the Popular Xian City Tour will visit several famous and popular viewpoints during the one day Popular Xian City Tour. The viewpoints of the Popular Xian City Tour include the Terracotta Warriors, Wild Goose Pagoda and the famous Xian Ancient City Wall. Tourists of Xian tour can get more information about the Popular Xian City Tour on the internet.

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Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour

Terracotta Warriors Train Round TourIf tourists in Beijing want to have a train trip from Beijing to Xian to visit the famous Xian Terracotta Warriors, maybe the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour is a good choice for a train from Beijing to Xian tour. Tourists in Beijing need make the reservation 10 days ahead for the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour. Tourists in Beijing are welcome to book the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour on the internet and the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour will be an interesting Xian tour for many tourists.

The Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour is one day private train tour to visit some famous viewpoints in Xian. The viewpoints of the one day Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour include the Terra Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the famous Ancient City Wall. All of them are very popular in many Xian tour lines. The lowest price of the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour for 6-person tour group size is 1m702 RMB (266 USD) per person. Tourists of the Terracotta Warriors Train Round Tour will take the overnight train Z19 (21:18-08:19, soft sleeper) to Xian. If tourists have some additional requirements such as the Tang Dynasty Show, tourists can visit the kind of show pay another fee for the show about 200 RMB.

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Xian Ancient Memories Tour

Xian Ancient Memories Tour Terracotta Warriors is a must arrangement in People’s Xian tour. The Terracotta Warriors is a typical representation of Qin dynasty culture. Tourists in Xian cannot miss the opportunity to have a visit of the famous Terracotta Warriors during their Xian stay. There are many Xian tour lines including the Terracotta Warriors visit and tourists are welcome to book the Xian tour lines on the internet. The Xian Ancient Memories Tour is one of many Xian tour lines and is a good Xian tour line including the Terracotta Warriors visit. The Xian Ancient Memories Tour is a middle-time of 4 days private tour and tourists of the Xian Ancient Memories Tour will view some popular viewpoints during the Xian Ancient Memories Tour.

The viewpoints of the Xian Ancient Memories Tour include the Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Wild Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque, Famen Temple and Qinling Museum. Also tourists of the Xian Ancient Memories Tour will enjoy the Rang Dynasty Show during the Xian Ancient Memories Tour in Xian city. Tang Dynasty Show in Xian is very famous and attracts a lot of Chinese and foreign tourists to have a view during their Xian tour. Tourists of the Xian Ancient Memories Tour will learn more about the Tang dynasty by the view of Tang Dynasty Show.

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Xian Banpo Museum

Xian Banpo MuseumXian Banpo Museum is a good place to have a visit in Xian besides of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Terracotta Warriors. The Xian Banpo Museum is located in Banpo Village, Xian Dongjiao zone and the Xian Banpo Museum was built on the site of Banpo in 1957; the Xian Banpo Museum was opened to the public in 1958 and became one of the famous museums in China. The Xian Banpo Museum has received about 200 million people since it was opened to the public in April 1, 1958.

The Xian Banpo Museum recorded the more ancient culture of China than the Terracotta Warriors. The Banpo culture was not written on the history of China because there are only 5,000 year’s history were written on the history of China. However, the Xian Banpo culture started from 5,000 years ago. The Xian Banpo culture has a long history about 5,600-6,700 years. Tourists of Xian Terracotta Warriors can learn more about the ancient country in the Xian Banpo Museum. There are a lot of ancient relics were saved in the Banpo Museum. So tourists of Terracotta Warriors can have a visit here if they have some free time after they visited the Terracotta Warriors in Xian. Tourists of China vacation can order the Terracotta Warriors tour line on the internet and it will be an interesting China tour in Xian.

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Qinglong Temple

Qinglong TempleIn ancient Tang dynasty, the Xian city was the great capital of Tang dynasty and the ancient Tang dynasty was very development in that time. There were a lot of foreigners would like to study in China especially some Japanese monks. The Qinglong Temple was a Buddha temple in that time and the famous Japanese monk who was named Konghai had study in the Qinglong Temple in Tang dynasty; after his study, Konghai came back to his country and spread the Buddha knowledge to everywhere of Japan.

The Qinglong Temple is not more popular in Xian than the Xian Terracotta Warriors because the Terracotta Warriors is very famous in the world, but it is also a good viewpoint in Xian tour. The Qinglong Temple is located in Xian city of Shanxi Provionce and the position of the Qinglong Temple is not far from the position of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Qinglong Temple is located in the northeastern of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda with a distance of only 1.5 kilometers. So if tourists of Terracotta Warriors tour have enough time after they visited the Terracotta Warriors and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda; maybe the Qinglong Temple also is a good place to have a travel for travelers of Xian Terracotta Warriors tour. The Qinglong Temple is related with the Japanese Buddha culture and it is side that the Terracotta Warriors also has a story about Japan.

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Xian City Wall

Xian City WallTourist of the Terracotta Warriors also can visit the Xian City Wall during the Terracotta Warriors tour. The existing Xian City Wall was built in the period of Ming dynasty in order to protect the inner city of Xian. City wall has played an important role in the history of China and was regarded as a defense line of an ancient city.

The Xian City Wall is a hot site in Xian tour just like the famous Terracotta Warriors in Xian. The Xian City Wall is a typical representation of ancient constructions of Ming dynasty and the Terracotta Warriors is regarded as a typical representation of Qing dynasty. The Xian City Wall is located in the central zone of Xian city and the distance is not far away from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Xian City Wall attracts a lot of Chinese and foreign tourists of Xian Terracotta Warriors tour to have a visit during their Terracotta Warriors tour in Xian. Tourists of Xian tour can order the Terracotta Warriors and City Wall tour line on the internet easily and the price is not high. Tour guide can speak wonderful English and is very knowledgeable, tourist of Terracotta Warriors and City Wall tour can learn more about the ancient Xian city in China.

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