Xi¡¯an Itinerary (three days )
Day 1: /xi¡¯an(L/D)
Take the bus to the airport ,Flying to ancient city¡ªxi¡¯an ,after arrivaing,we take bus to visit theLarge Wild Goose Pagoda (dayanta),then to xi¡¯an city walls with the same bus.later,we¡¯ll go to the Bell and Drum Towers., you can take a grand view of xi¡¯an city.At evening,,have you first try of Dunplings Feast, finally, to appreciate the wonderful dancing performence.
Day 2: xi¡¯an (B/L/)
After breakfast, first ,head for Terracotta Warriors,then to visit the Huaqing Tot Spring which was builded in the qing dynasty, after that to the The BanPo Neolithic Village. At last,have diner by yourself.
Day 3: xi¡¯an/ (B)
After breakfast, send to airport and leave xi¡¯an.
Ò».Price:
JianGuo Hotel(Four stars)2pax RMB2050/ pax
5 pax RMB1470/pax 10 pax RMB1100/pax
XiLaiDeng Hotel(Five stars)2 paxRMB2550/ pax
5pax RMB2040 /pax 10paxRMB1410/pax
¶þ.price include.
1.bus for tour2. English speaking tour guide
3.entrence fee.4. hotel include breakfast.
5. two lunches, one diner in resort.
Èý. Exclude:
1.tips: tour guide RMB200/day,driverRMB100/day
2.all your personal expenses.
3.the air fee
Ticketing and Tour£ºPatric Wang
TEL£º028-86139551,028-86130550,13882126894
Attractions of Xi¡¯an
Dayanta
The Large Wild Goose Pagoda (dayanta) is located within the premises of the Temple of Great Maternal Grace(Dacien Si). This magnificent pagoda is four kilometers south of Xi'an and many regard it as a symbol of the city. The pagoda, built in 652 A.D, is a square pyramid and stands at 60 meters high and seven storeys tall.
Legend has it that the Temple was built by Emperor Tang Gaozong to honor his mother, Empress Wende. The Temple is also said to have been built to house and protect Buddhist scriptures collected in India by the Chinese monk, Xuan Zang.
There are fantastic views from the top of the pagoda of the grid-like streets below and it seems hard to believe today that the area around here was once countryside and fields! It is tradition to throw coins from the windows of the pagoda in the hope that this will bring good luck.
Huaqiing hot spring
Huaqing Hot Spring (huaqing chi)is situated 30 kilometers east of Xian at the foot of the Lishan Hills. The Springs were a popular retreat with Emperors more than 2500 years ago, many of whom enjoyed bathing in the perfectly clear mineral water. Today this is a favorite site for Chinese tourists. In fact, there is not a great deal to actually see here, but the history behind the area is very vivid and colorful!
Legend has it that the pools were fully established here in the Qing dynasty. The most romantic story that accompanies the history of the springs is that of the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet; the story of the Emperor Xuan Zong and his concubine Yang Guifei. Yang was a poor girl who the Emperor took a fancy to and promoted to the position of "lady". Legend has it that he was so enamoured by her beauty that it distracted him from his daily work. The Empire was being threatened and the courtiers threatened to kill the concubine, blaming her for the Emperor's mismanagement of his nation. Desperate and madly in love, Yang hung herself to save the country and her lover's name.The springs were renamed the Huaqing or "The Fair" springs, in honor of Yang Guifei's beauty.
There are numerous classical style buildings at the site and many frescoes decorate the walls here. It is usually very busy, as the story of Yang Guefei is very popular with the Chinese. Today, visitors can bathe in the 43 degree C water. There is a "Hot Springs Bathhouse" which is rather like a private bathroom in a five star hotel. More atmospheric and cheaper too is the communal bathhouse.
Terracotta Warriors
Arguably one of China's most famous and popular tourist sites, the Terracotta Warriors (bingmayong) are among the top archaeological excavations of the 20th Century. The warriors have made Xian the biggest tourist destination today and the wealth in this city owes much to their discovery. This incredible collection of 6,000 men and their horses was actually discovered completely by accident by a group of peasants in 1974 who were digging a well! In a bizarre twist, the man who supposedly discovered them now sits in a hall at the site signing postcards of the stone army.
The warriors are over 2,000 years old and were originally constructed to protect the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The Warriors are now housed in a huge airplane hangar and despite their fame and the throngs of tourists visiting the site, they are still incredibly impressive. These life size warriors stand on guard as if preparing for battle. Historians believe that these magnificent men were originally painted. The paint has now worn and the original bronze age weapons (including swords, arrows and lances) that many of the soldiers carried only a few years ago, are now locked up away from public eyes. Although there are 6,000 of the statues remaining, there were actually many more when the tomb was first built.
 It is the scale of this collection that is perhaps the most impressive aspect of the site. The Emperor must have been an incredibly influential and impressive man to deserve this great protection even after his death! The faces of the warriors are said to be modeled on the artists who sculpted them and on the actual Imperial guards at that time.
Further discoveries were made in 1976 when another 1,000 warriors and various other sculptures were dug up. Archaeologists also believe that there is possibly a larger and more impressive army still buried beneath the Emperor's tomb.
Photography is forbidden here and if caught, the guards will confiscate your film. So watch out!
The BellTower and the DrumTower
The BellTower in Xi'an is situated in the very heart of the city and at the junction of four main roads. The original city BellTower was situated to the west of this site and the present construction was built in 1582 and restored in 1739.
There is a huge bell hanging on the roof of the tower which was traditionally used to tell the time by and there are other, smaller bells on exhibit in the tower too.
Today, the Tower can only be accessed from the entrance on Bei Dajie where visitors must also buy their tickets.
To the west of the BellTower is the DrumTower. This is a smaller building, situated in a lively street which is filled with street traders and hawkers. This tower marks the entrance to the city's Muslim Quarter which is a lovely area to wander and observe. the feeling here is almost of a "city within a city" and the streets around this district heading up to the Mosque are like a small village crammed with people selling all kinds of weird and wonderful things.
Xi'an City Walls
The Xi'an City Wall is not only the most complete city wall that has survived in China, but it's also one of the largest and most complete ancient military systems of defense in the world. The city walls here were actually built on the fortifications of the Tang Forbidden City. The military defense facilities here including the city wall, city moat, drawbridges, watchtowers, corner towers, parapet walls and gate towers once made up a complete city defense system. Many sections have since been destroyed and the city walls are incomplete. The 14 km of wall does not stretch around the entire city. You can get up on the walls at the east of the railway station and at the south gate adjacent to the provincial museum.
BanPo Neolithic Village
The BanPo Neolithic Village (banpo yizhi)is six kilometers east of Xi'an. This excavated site of a village dates back to 4500 BC and was discovered in 1953. The village during this period was called Yangshao and 45 houses, 6 pottery kilns, 200 storage pits, 250 adult's tombs and children's burial jars, 10,000 tools and utensils were unearthed. The distinct culture of these villagers was known as Yangshao culture. The most interesting aspect of this is that Yangshao culture was very matrifocal. There are more female tombs and graves here than male, and the women's graves contain more objects and valuables than their male counterparts do.
Today, the site itself is pretty flat and uninspiring. It takes a lot of imagination to picture how this place used to be and the Disney-style "YangshaoVillage" which has been reconstructed at the site makes this area less appealing.
Dumplings feast
What a great combination! Sour Soup Dumplings are mutton dumplings served in a delicious sour soup. The soup is seasoned with 13 ingredients including shrimp, cooked sesame seeds, chopped vegetables, seasoned oil, sweet vinegar and soy sauce. The sweet vinegar is the secret of the dish. It is made by combining three parts water and seven parts vinegar, and then adding a few other secret ingredients until it boils lightly. Next, brown sugar is added to the mix and boiled slowly for half an hour. The result is a slightly sour and sweet soup that matches the hearty flavor of the mutton dumplings perfectly.
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