What are the famous tourist attractions in Xi'an?
1. Xi'an City Wall
The first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, Xi'an City Wall is not only the most complete preserved ancient Chinese city wall building, but also the largest and most complete existing one in the world. Ancient military castle facilities.
The Xi'an City Wall was built in the Hongwu Year of the Ming Dynasty (1370-1378). Since the construction project around the city started in 1983, it has gradually been completed with the ancient city wall as the main line, supplemented by greening around the city, surrounded by a moat, and has a rich A ring-shaped park with local characteristics. It forms a strict and complete urban defense system in the cold weapon era, providing tourists with a precious cultural landscape to intuitively and concretely understand ancient wars.
2. Xi'an Bell Tower
A key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province, at the intersection of the prosperous East, West, South and North streets in Xi'an, there stands a majestic carved beams and painted buildings. A classical building, it was used to ring the bell in the early morning to tell the time, so it was called the bell tower. Since the day it was built, the Bell Tower has been regarded as a symbol of the ancient city of Xi'an. The bell tower was built in the 17th year of Hongwu (AD 1384) by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It got its name from the iron bell hanging on the tower.
3. Xi'an Drum Tower
The landmark building of Xi'an, Xi'an Drum Tower is located in the center of the ancient capital Xi'an, about 200 meters northwest of the Xi'an Bell Tower at the intersection of the four east-west, north-south streets within the Ming city wall . Built in the 13th year of Hongwu (1380) by Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the largest and most complete drum towers left over from ancient China.
4. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda of Ci'en Temple
Built for the famous Tang monk Xuanzang to preserve scriptures, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Ci'en Temple in the southern suburbs. It is also known as the "Ci'en Pagoda" and was originally five stories. The tower is sixty-four meters high, with pyramid-shaped bases. It has a simple appearance, moderate proportions, solemnity and simplicity. The body of the tower has brick and wooden beams, brackets and lanterns. There is a winding ladder inside to reach the top floor, and there are brick arches on all sides of each floor.
On the lintel of the stone gate on the west side of the pagoda, there are still traces of the line-engraved pattern of the Tang Dynasty sermon diagram. Among them, the shape of the Buddhist hall is a faithful portrayal of the architecture at that time and has important reference value in the history of architecture.
5. Hancheng Lake
National Water Conservancy Scenic Area, Xi'an Hancheng Lake is located in the northwest corner north of Beicheng. It is the gathering place of Han culture in the ancient capital of Xi'an and has themes related to Han culture. The activities are even more colorful, such as the opening ceremony, adult ceremony, Han wedding, etc., which carry forward and develop the profound traditional culture on the basis of inheritance.
On both sides of the 6-kilometer-long lake in the scenic area, there are 42 themed landscapes of water culture and Han culture. In the form of sculptures, buildings, etc., they focus on showing people the historical and cultural heritage of the Han Dynasty in Xi'an. with the essence.
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