WelcometoXi’ansilkroadsilkroadXi'anisistheeasternendoftheSilkRoad.Thecityhasmorethan3,100yearsofhistory,andwasknownasChang'an(traditionalChinese:长安).ThecitywallThemainmagnetofXianisthecitywall,whichisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedinChinaaswellbeingoneofthelargestancientmilitarydefensivesystemsintheworld.ItwasenlargedinMingDynasty(1368-1644)fromthecitywallinitiallybuiltinTangDynasty(618-907).Nowitis12meterstall,12-14meterswideovering14kilometersinlengthwithadeepmoatsurroundingit.Youcanwalk,evencycleonthewall.Itssouthgateisthemostlargestwithasuspensionbridge.Mostofthetouristschoosethesouthgateforsightseeing.BriefintroductionofXi’anXianisthecapitalofShaanxiprovince,locatedinthesouthernpartoftheGuanzhongPlain.Xi’anisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantcitiesinChina,bothhistoricallyandcurrently.Xi’an,calledChang'aninancienttimes,hasbeenthecapitalregionfor13dynasticperiods.Oneofthefourancientcivilization.ItalsohasbeentheeasternendoftheSilkRoadsoXi'anwasthefirstchinesecitytoopenupitsdoorstotheancientworld.Xi’anissurroundedbynaturalbeauty,includingrivers,mountains,plains,androllinghills.Xian,theeternalcity,recordsthegreatchangesofthechinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook.XI’ANOldestcityinchinesehistoryBigWildGoosePagodaAsthesymboloftheold-line(历史悠久的)Xi’an,BigWildGoosePagodaisawell-preservedancientbuildingandaholyplaceforBuddhists.ThefullnameofBigWildGoosePagoda”CiEnWildGoosePagodaTemple“(慈恩寺大雁塔),located4kilometersawayfromXi’anareaoftheGraceTemple(慈恩寺),builtin652AD,accordingtolegendGraceTempleisthefirstpresidedovertheTangSancang(唐三藏)fromIndiaafterthereturnofthecountry,inordertoworshipandstorageclassicalsanskrit(Buddhistscriptures)andbuddhistrelics(佛像舍利)todesignandbuiltpersonally.ThemusicalfountainofBigWildGoosePagodathewatercolumnschangeindifferentforms.Theylikeflyingsea-gulls,likelotusflowers,likeclouds…ThesmallwildgoosepagodaTheconstructionofthepagodaisawonder.BecauseXianislocatedinanareawhereearthquakessometimesoccur,thepagodabaseismadefrompackedearthintheshapeofahemisphere.Incaseofanearthquake,thepressurecanbeevenlydivided,thusthepagodahasremainedstandingafteroverseventyearthquakes.The“MagicalHealingMorningBellChimesisoneoftheEightFamousScenicAttractions(雁塔晨钟)Huashan____华山HuaMountainHuaMountainisthehighestofChina’sfivefamousmountains.Itislocated120kilometerseastofXi'an,about3hoursfromthecitycentre.Therearefivepeaksthatmakeupthemountain:CloudTerracePeak(NorthPeak,1613m)(北云台峰),JadeMaidenPeak(MiddlePeak,2042m)(中玉女峰),SunrisePeak(EastPeak,2100m)(东朝阳峰),LotusPeak(WestPeak,2038m)(西莲花峰)andLandingWildGoosePeak(SouthPeak,2160m)(南落雁峰).NorthPeak,thelowestofthefivepeaks,isthestartingpoint.Thehighestpeakis2160meters.HuaMountainisfamousforitssteepnessSteameddumplingsGarlicParsleycrudedpancakeinmuttonsoupNoodlewithporkTheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorsesTheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorsesisregardedasoneoftheeightgreatestwondersintheworld,andasightnottobemissedbyanyvisitortoChina.In1987,itwaslistedasoneoftheworldculturalheritagesbyUNESCO.AsoneofthemostfamousscenicspotsinChina,itattractslotsoftouristsbothathomeandfromabroad.Themuseumcoversanareaof16,300squaremeters,andisdividedintothreesections:No.1Pit(坑),No.2Pit,No.3Pitrespectively.Theyweretaggedintheorderoftheirdiscoveries.Therearecolumns(塔器)ofsoldiersatthefront,follow...