Bell tower •Bell Tower Stands in the center of the city and built in 1582, the Bell Tower is a three-story wooden structure with traditional Chinese architectural features, it is so called because an iron bell is hung in the tower to give the correct time.
The Great Mosque•The Great Mosque is the largest mosque in Xi’an [...]
it Locates 40 km away from the city proper in Lintong County, discovered in 1974 by local farmers digging a well, Terracotta Warriors and Horses is one of the most significant archeological finds of the 20th century. The museum is composed of three pits: pit 1 is the largest where over 6,000 life-like and life-size [...]
Built during the 14th century on Tang dynasty foundations, date to the Ming dynasty, the city walls are the largest and best-preserved ancient fortress in the world. In the shape of a rectangle with a length of 11.9 km, the wall is 12 meters high. There is a gate in each of the four sides, [...]
In the Ci’en Temple, built in 652 A.D in Tang Dynasty with about 64 meters high in seven layers, the pagoda is a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture and regarded by many as a symbol of the city. The pagoda was to house the sutras brought back from India by the famous monk Xuan-zang in Tang [...]
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