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Xi'an's rail station, located just north of Xi'an's walled city, is one of the eight major national rail stations and the main rail hub of Shaanxi Province. The new Xi'an North railway station , situated a few miles to the north, is the station for the high-speed trains of the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway .
Xianyang is the seat of the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, the main airport serving Xi'an and the largest airport in Northwest China, and one of the 40 busiest airports in the world. [2] [3] Xianyang is one of the top 500 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index. [4]
Chang'an ([ʈʂʰǎŋ.án] ⓘ; traditional Chinese: 長安; simplified Chinese: 长安; pinyin: Cháng'ān) is the traditional name of Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE.
Xi'an Bell Tower was built in the 17th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1384). It was originally located at the Yingxiang Temple (迎祥观) of Guangji Street, north of West Street, facing the Xi'an Drum Tower, about one kilometer away from its current location. At that time, this place was directly opposite the north and south city gates ...
Xi’an’s light show, which opened on February 2, will stay up for 52 days, according to officials. The Lantern Festival is a time for friends and family to get together to view paper lanterns ...
In addition, in 2013, to ensure the Big Wild Goose Pagoda’s role as an absolute landmark in its surroundings, the Xi’an Municipal Planning Bureau announced the buffer zone around the pagoda. The specific boundaries of the buffer zone are as follows: from the North to the South Second Ring Road, from the South to Yannan Third Road, from the ...
The Drum Tower of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安鼓楼), located in the heart of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, Northwestern China, along with the Bell Tower is a symbol of the city. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Erected in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty ( Hongwu era), it stands towering above the city center and offers an incredible view of Xi'an.
The Xi'an City Wall is on the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Site under the title "City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". Since 2008, it is also on the list of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China. Since March 1961, the Xi'an City Wall is a heritage National Historical and Cultural Unit.