Lao Tongjia preserved mutton is a famous snack in Xi'an, according to legend, in 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi came to Xi'an with Emperor Guangxu to escape, and tasted it and greatly appreciated it. And by the military minister Zhao Fuqiao's teacher Xing Tingwei handwritten "carriage stop slope" three words, made of plaques hanging in front of the door, since then the old Tongjia preserved mutton fame, nearly a hundred years to flourish.
2, pot helmets
Pot helmets are traditional noodle snacks enjoyed by urban and rural residents in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi. Helmet originated from the grandmother to the grandson congratulations on the gift, and later developed into a flavorful convenience food.
3, meat bun
Meat buns Shaanxi and even most of the northwest of the famous snacks, originated in the Warring States, then called "cold meat". In Xi'an, the old Fan family has become almost synonymous with preserved meat. Fanji preserved meat was created in 1925 by Fan Fengxiang and his son, and has a history of more than 70 years.
4, stone bun
Shizi bun appearance charred yellow bright, concave side protruding, like a small oval gold basin, bite open the layers of clear, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, savory and delicious, durable storage. This kind of bun is made of the finest white flour, put oil and salt (sugar), some also add fresh pepper leaves, made of bun blanks, branding and become. It is crispy, salty, nutritious, easy to digest, convenient to carry and durable to store.
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Xi'an, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, abbreviated to "Hao", the ancient name of Chang'an, Haojing, is the capital of Shaanxi Province, a sub-provincial city, It is the capital of Shaanxi Province, a sub-provincial city, a mega-city, the core city of Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration, an important central city in western China, and an important scientific research, education and industrial base of the country. As of the end of 2020, the city has 11 districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 10,108 square kilometers, a built-up area of 700.69 square kilometers, and a resident population of 12,952,900.
The city of Xi'an is located in the Guanzhong Basin in the central part of the Weihe River Basin, between longitude 107.40 degrees to 109.49 degrees and latitude 33.42 degrees to 34.45 degrees, north of the Weihe River and the Loess Plateau, south of the Qinling Mountains. To the east, it is bounded by the Zero River and Ba Yuan Mountain, and bordered by Huazhou District, Weinan City, Weinan City, Shangzhou City and Luonan County in Weinan City; to the west, it is bounded by Taibai Mountain and Qinghua Loess Plateau, and bordered by Meixian and Taibai Counties; to the south, it is bounded by the main ridge of the North Qinling Mountains, and bordered by Fuping County, Ningshaan County, and Zhashui County; to the north, it is bounded by the Weihe River, and to the northeast, it is bordered by Hamyang Municipal District, Yangling District, and Sanyuan, Jingyang, Xingping, Wugong, Fufeng, Fuping and Fuping Counties (Cities). The jurisdiction is about 204 kilometers long from east to west and 116 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 10,108 square kilometers.
Xi'an is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, bordered by the Wei River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, and has been known as "Chang'an by Eight Waters" since ancient times, and is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, which is determined as the "World Historic Cities" by the UNESCO [131] in 1981. It is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, the starting point of the Silk Road, and the capital of more than ten dynasties in history. The capital city of Feng-ho, the A-fang Palace and the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty, the Weiyang Palace and the Changle Palace of the Han Dynasty, the Daxing City of the Sui Dynasty, and the Daming and Xingqing Palaces of the Tang Dynasty, all of which have outlined the "complex of Chang'an".
Xi'an is one of the best tourist destinations in China and one of the cities with the best international image in China, with two and six heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List: the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, the Ruins of Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, the Ruins of Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty and the Pagoda of the Xingqi Temple. There are also other attractions such as Xi'an City Wall, Bell and Drum Towers, Huaqing Pond, Zhanshan Mountain, Datang Hibiscus Garden, Shaanxi History Museum, and the Forest of Steles. Xi'an has seven "double first-class" construction universities, including Xi'an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology.