Interesting places in Xi 'an:

1. Forest of steles in Xi 'an

The forest of steles under the Kuixing Building in the south wall of Xi 'an is named after the forest of steles. Here is the art treasure house with the earliest steles and the most famous steles in ancient China. It was built in the second year of Yuanyou, North Song Zhezong. It was originally built to preserve the Thirteen Classics and the Shitai Filial Piety, which were engraved in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. Later, it was collected from generation to generation, and its scale gradually expanded. It was called "Forest of Steles" in the Qing Dynasty. The forest of steles has a strong cultural atmosphere, and visitors who love inscriptions and history must not miss it.

2. Xingqing Palace

Xingqing Palace is the political center of China in the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, and also the place where he and his beloved princess Yang Yuhuan lived for a long time. It is called "Nannei" and is one of the "Three Neices" in Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty. There are antique buildings such as Xingqing Hall, Datong Hall and Aquilaria Pavilion in the park, which are combined with the gardens with beautiful lakes and mountains. The scenery is very charming, and face to face with the famous university-Xi 'an Jiaotong University. It is the first choice for local people in Xi 'an to enjoy the natural vitality of the park scenery and the glory of the famous schools of Jiaotong University for a hundred years.

3. Museum of Guanzhong Folk Art

The Guanzhong Folk Art Museum has more than 33,611 pieces (sets) of stone carvings, wood carvings, brick carvings, Guanzhong ancient dwellings since the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, and various relics of mass production, life, customs and customs, and celebrity calligraphy and painting, and has collected and protected nearly 1,111 ancient dwellings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in 41 courtyards. Being in it is like returning to the old Guanzhong.

4. Xi' an city wall

Xi' an city wall is located in the central area of Xi' an. It was built on the basis of the imperial city of Chang' an City in the early Ming Dynasty. It is one of the most famous city wall buildings in the history of China in the late Middle Ages, and it is the only one with the most complete preservation and the largest scale in China.

The original Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty suffered great damage due to frequent wars at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of God bless at the end of the Tang Dynasty (AD 914), Han Jian, the ambassador of the Youguo Army stationed in Chang 'an, rebuilt Chang 'an City because it was too big to defend. When the building was rebuilt, the outer Guo Cheng and Miyagi of Chang 'an were abandoned, and only the imperial city was rebuilt, and the Suzaku, Anfu and Yanxi gates of the imperial city were closed, and the Xuanwu gate was opened in the north for defense, but the city walls were not expanded or rebuilt.

5. The Drum Tower

was built in Hongwu, Ming Dynasty in 13 (AD 1381). Tall and majestic. In the past, there was a huge plaque hanging under the eaves of the building. In the south, it was "a place where civil and military officials flourished" and in the north, it was "heard in the sky", so it was named after the ancient drumming to tell the public the time. Chinese and foreign tourists can climb the stairs to overlook the city's scenery.

6. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, located in the southern suburb of Jionji, is a famous ancient building in China and is regarded as a symbol of the ancient capital Xi 'an. According to legend, the Tang priest specialized in translating and collecting scriptures after he came back from India (ancient Tianzhu). It is named Wild Goose Pagoda because of its imitation of Indian Wild Goose Pagoda. Later, a smaller Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Jianfu Temple in Chang 'an. In order to distinguish it, people called Ci 'en Temple Pagoda Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Jianfu Temple Pagoda Small Wild Goose Pagoda, which has been passed down to this day. The plane of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is square, built on a platform about 45 meters square and 5 meters high. The tower has seven floors, the bottom side is 25 meters long and the height from the ground to the top of the tower is 64 meters. The tower is made of bricks, and the joints of the ground bricks are firm and abnormal. There are stairs in the tower, so you can spiral up. There is an arch ticket doorway on all sides of each floor, which can be overlooked by the railing. Changan has a panoramic view. The bottom of the tower is surrounded by stone gates, and there are exquisite line-carved Buddha statues on the mast, which were handed down by Yan Liben, a great painter in the Tang Dynasty. In the brick niches on both sides of the south gate of the tower, there are two stone tablets, The Preface of the Three Monks in the Tang Dynasty and The Preface of the Three Monks in the Tang Dynasty, written by Chu Suiliang, one of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. After the end of the Tang Dynasty, monasteries were repeatedly set on fire, and the temples were burned down, only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda stood tall and alone.

7. Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang

The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is located at the northern foot of Mount Li, 31 kilometers east of Xi 'an, with Mount Li in the south and Weishui in the north. Surrounded by towering peaks, the tall tomb is integrated with Mount Li, with beautiful scenery and unique environment.

The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built in 246 BC, at the beginning of Qin Shihuang's accession to the throne, which lasted for 38 years and employed more than 721,111 corvees and prisoners. This all-powerful monarch not only left great achievements for future generations, but also left this mysterious royal cemetery. The organizational system of the cemetery is similar to that of the capital city, with a zigzag shape around the mausoleum and double walls inside and outside. At present, the proven large-scale ground buildings are the base sites of the sleeping hall, the convenient hall and the garden temple official residence.

Route arrangement:

Day 1: Xi 'an-city tour (Xi 'an ancient city wall, Bell and Drum Tower, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Music Fountain Square

After arriving in Xi 'an, stroll through the ancient city wall, taste special snacks in Laojie Lane and watch the night view of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

the next day: the cultural tour of the ancient city of Terracotta Warriors and Horses and Huaqing Pool

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, the world's largest underground military museum, which is known as the "eighth wonder of the world", and the Huaqing Pool of Yang Guifei's "which warmed and smoothed the creamy-tinted crystal of her skin", the ancient city wall and the bell and drum tower that have experienced more than 611 years of wind, frost, rain and snow.

Day 3: Ganling and Famen Temple

Starting from Xi 'an, we went to visit the Ganling of Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, a unique emperor of the two dynasties in the world, and paid homage to Famen Temple, an ancient royal temple where the finger bones of Sakyamuni Buddha were laid.

Day 4: Go to Huashan and see the most dangerous Huashan in the world.

Day 5: Shaanxi History Museum)-Go home

Visit the Shaanxi History Museum, the China Ancient Art Hall, and the Guanzhong Folk Art Museum, which has collected more than 11,111 pieces of national folk art exhibits.

If you want to eat, you can consider Huimin Street and Dongxin Street. Both snack streets are places where diners gather.

recommend the snack address in Xi' an

beef and mutton soup

beef and mutton soup is one of the most representative snacks in Xi' an, which is said to have evolved from the ancient "beef and mutton soup" in the 11 th century BC. The most famous beef and mutton buns in Xi 'an are Laosunjia Restaurant and Tongshengxiang Restaurant.

Recommended restaurant: Laosunjia Restaurant

Address: East Gate, etc.

Tongshengxiang Restaurant

Address: Bell and Drum Tower Square, etc.

La beef and mutton

La beef and mutton has a history of nearly 111 years in Xi 'an and is one of the famous snacks in Xi 'an. According to legend, when Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi 'an, she ate preserved beef and mutton in Xi 'an and was full of praise. Preserved mutton has fine selection of materials, exquisite technology, complete auxiliary materials and proper fire power. The stewed meat is ruddy in color, crisp and rotten in texture, mellow and delicious, and tender in meat. It is a good dish to accompany meals and wine, and also a good gift for relatives and friends.

Recommended store: Lao Tiejia preserved beef and mutton

Address: Majiashizi, Huimin Street, etc.

Lao Shiliufang preserved beef and mutton

Address: Yifangyuan Leisure Villa, Ziwu Avenue

Shaanxi cold rice noodles

Shaanxi cold rice noodles have many kinds, different methods, different characteristics and different tastes when mixing. There are sesame sauce cold rice noodles, Qin Zhen cold rice noodles, Hanzhong hot rice noodles, Ankang steamed noodles, Qishan rolled noodles, Fufeng branded noodles, northern Shaanxi mung bean cold rice noodles and so on. Among them, Qin Zhen rice skin has been recorded as "non-legacy" in Shaanxi.

Recommended restaurant: Weijia cold noodles

Address: Nandajie, etc.

Xuechangli rice noodles

Address: No.58 Nanguanzheng Street, etc.

Chinese hamburger with preserved meat

It is said that preserved meat originated in the Warring States Period, and it was well-selected, well-seasoned and cooked for a long time, with rosy color. Steamed buns are freshly baked Baiji buns or sesame cakes, which are eaten with preserved meat. The steamed buns are fragrant and crispy, with endless aftertaste.

Recommended store: Qin Yu Chinese hamburger

Address: No.19, Dongmutou City, Xi 'an

Oil cake and persimmon cake in oil tower

Bubble oil cake is a famous traditional snack in Sanyuan County, with milky white color, soft and sweet fragrance and fluffy skin, which is like being made with gauze and kneaded with cicada wings. The gold thread oil tower layer is thin, loose and not greasy, and its shape is "like a gold thread lifted and a pine tower lowered", hence the name; Huanggui persimmon cake is a kind of flavor food made of "fire crystal persimmon" flour produced in Lintong County.

Recommended restaurant: Xi 'an Restaurant

Address: No.298 East Street, Xi 'an, etc.

Wuyi Hotel

Address: No.351 East Street, etc.

Hulutou Paomo

Hulutou is a unique flavor snack in Xi 'an. Its main ingredients are pig's large intestine head, pig's belly head and fat intestine, which are deodorized, and then cooked into soup. Its soup is rich in flavor, delicious, mellow, fresh, tender, fat but not greasy.

Recommended restaurant: Chunfa Restaurant

Address: No.25, South Yard Gate, etc.

Dumpling Banquet

"Dumpling Banquet" is a special snack in Xi 'an. It is a banquet made up of various kinds of jiaozi, with hundreds of kinds of jiaozi, mixed with different fillings, kneaded into different shapes, exquisitely carved, steamed or boiled, delicious and beautiful, each with an elegant name and legend.

Recommended restaurant: Defachang

Address: Bell and Drum Tower Square, etc.

Xifu noodles with minced meat

Xifu noodles with minced meat have a long history and are very famous in Qing Dynasty. Thin, stiff, shiny, fried, thin, delicious, sour, spicy and fragrant, all flavors are harmonious and unique.

Recommended restaurant: Qishan Noodle, Yongfeng

Address: No.86 Yanta Road, etc.

Address: North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, etc.

Zuiqin Square

Address: Middle Section of Gaoxin 4th Road, High-tech Zone

Four Treasures of Ganzhou

Maybe some people don't know where Ganzhou is, but they may have tasted it. At present, "Four Treasures of Ganzhou" has been recorded as "non-legacy" in Shaanxi Province.

Recommended restaurant: Ganzhou Restaurant

Address: No.1, North Section of Zhuque Road

"Steamed Pot" in southern Shaanxi

The "Steamed Pot" in Ankang snacks has all kinds of spices, the stewed bean jelly is sour and delicious, the fried rice cake is crispy outside and soft inside, and the steamed noodles in Ankang have a unique flavor, which is a must.

Recommended restaurant: Lotus Restaurant

Address: Liuhua Hotel in the north section of Huancheng West Road, etc.

Meihua Restaurant

Address: Yuyuan International Building in the west section of South Second Ring Road, etc.

Spicy fisherman

Address: Xinke Building, No.18 Science and Technology Road, etc.

There are dozens of snacks in northern Shaanxi. There are soft and delicious potato wipes, soft and tough, sweet and delicious, and endless aftertaste, as well as Zhidan crisp steak, buckwheat noodles, sip festival, Qian Qian rice, oil steamed buns and so on.

Accommodation recommendation:

Youth Hostel in Xi 'an

Address: No.5 Courtyard, No.1 Qixianzhuang, Beixin Street, Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province (in the courtyard of the Eighth Route Army Office)

Bus route: turn right from the train station at Shangdemen, walk for about 6 or 7 minutes, turn left at the second intersection and continue walking for about 3 or 4 minutes.

Xi' an Travel Home Youth Hostel

The hostel is located at the exit of the railway station, turn right and then go forward about 611 meters. Both the standard room and the general room have air conditioning and cable TV, and the boiler takes a hot bath 24 hours a day. There is a washroom next to every two common rooms. You can read leisurely in the big courtyard of the hostel, and there are computers with free broadband Internet access and wireless Internet access, as well as self-help laundry and luggage storage, especially free and stable digital large-capacity photo storage.

You can see the majestic and tall ancient city wall of Xi 'an outside the guest room window. The tourist bus stop for Huashan or Terracotta Warriors and Horses is near the railway station not far from the hostel, so it is convenient to walk there.

Address: No.85, Huancheng North Road, Xincheng District, Xi 'an (611 meters west of the railway station, 12 minutes' walk)

Meibao Hotel-Xingqing Store in Xi 'an

The hotel is located in Keji Street, Xingqing South Road, Xi 'an, adjacent to the famous university-Xi 'an Jiaotong University and the scenic Xingqing Palace Park. There are Xijing Hospital and Kangfu Road Wholesale Market in the north; There are Polytechnic University and Textile Institute in the east. There are more than twenty bus lines in front of the door, and the traffic is very convenient. 45 kilometers away from the airport; It is 5 kilometers away from Xi 'an Railway Station; 5 kilometers away from the city center; 1.5km from Xi 'an University of Technology. It opened in September, 2116. The building is 4 floors high and has 71 rooms (sets).

Address: No.23, Xingqing Road, beilin district, Xi 'an (opposite to Xingqing Palace Park)

Xi 'an Xindu City Inn

has a standard big bed room, a double room and a executive suite with a restaurant and parking space, providing 24-hour hot shower, split air conditioning, cable TV, international and domestic long distance calls, telephone and free broadband. Opened in 2118, with 129 rooms. The cost performance is good, and being close to the west passenger station is the main advantage. Breakfast is served. But it is cheaper than other budget hotels. The service is very warm. Generally speaking, it is good.

Address: No.39, Zaoyuan East Road, Lianhu District, Xi 'an (next to Chengxi Passenger Station)

Cheap hotels near the railway station

I found several cheap hotels near the railway station. The cheapest ten dollars, there are many guest houses near the railway station, and the general price is similar. The cheapest is 11 yuan, and the most expensive is 41 single rooms. Qin Li Guest House is mainly recommended:

Qin Li Guest House

Address: No.111, Xiqi Road

Juyuan Guest House

Address: 211 meters west of No.164 Railway Station, Xiqi Road, Xiqi Road.

Glory Hotel

There is a small alley called Glory Road on North Street, and there is also a small hotel at the junction of North Street and Glory Road, Glory Hotel.

hotels are on the second and third floors, and the first floor is a word. The cheapest house is forty dollars, and the expensive one is sixty dollars. The waitress on the first floor is in charge of registration, entry and exit, and issuing keys to passengers. The advantage here is that once you go out to North Street, you can't walk far to the bell tower in the city center. It is convenient to travel and go out.

Yingbin Hotel

Yingbin Hotel is recommended here. The lowest room price is 31 yuan for a single room, and the ordinary single room here is 41 yuan. The best single room is seventy yuan, with a bathroom and a double bed. Because it used to be an internet cafe, it was later changed into a hotel and rented a family building, so it was much safer. The door is on the road, next door to the famous old Xi 'an Sanxian boiled buns, at the intersection of Wuxing Street, which is easy to find.

all these stores have visited them. All the 81-yuan rooms are standard rooms with separate toilets and baths. There are still sixty and forty, just single rooms, public baths and bathrooms. Ten yuan and fifteen yuan are three-person and four-person houses, which only provide one bed. A donkey friend who is suitable for students and traveling alone. The environment outside is general, but the houses inside are clean and the beds are clean. Now there are no state-run hotels and guest houses, and many of them are basically contracted when they ask questions.