One, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Two, Hui Min Street
Three, Xi'an City Wall
Four, Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
Five, Xi'an Drum Tower
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One, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
1. It is located within the Da Ci'en Temple in the south of the city. Daci'en Temple is the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City, the most magnificent royal temple, built in the period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, is the Crown Prince Li Zhi in memory of his mother, Empress Wende and built, and by the westward journey to obtain the scriptures returned to the Venerable Master Xuanzang served as the "first presiding officer". During the period, the master supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
2, Venerable Xuanzang in the Daci'en Temple translation of Buddhist scriptures, promote Buddhism for 11 years, and the creation of Buddhism's "phase of the Vaisravana Sect", so that the Daci'en Temple has become the Vaisravana Sect (also known as "Dharma-phase Sect") ancestral court. During this period, in order to enshrine the scriptures and relics returned from India, the master personally supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
3, today's Daci'en Temple, was built in the Ming Dynasty on the basis of the original temple "West Pagoda Temple", the existing hall is mostly the Qing Dynasty building. The main buildings on the central axis of the temple is the Mahamudra, Dharma Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xuanzang Sanzang Yuan. Among them, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xuanzang Sanzang Yuan respectively enshrined in the Buddha's relics and Xuanzang's top bone, is the Great Ci'en Temple, "the treasure of the temple". Temple axis to the east is the tower garden, the garden of the tower forest, **** there are nine towers, enshrining the temple since the Qing Dynasty, nine monks of the temple's relics.
Two, Hui Min Street
1, Hui Min Street is not just a street, is a collective name for a number of streets in the Hui Min gathering area in the center of Xi'an, consisting of Beiyuanmen, Beiyuanmen, Beiguangji Street, Xiyangshi, Dapiyuan and other streets. It is a concentration of Xi'an's snacks, and as a centuries-old Hui people's area, a strong Muslim atmosphere can still be felt here.
2, you can eat almost all the Xi'an snacks here is also known as "Hui Fang", "Fang Shang", where you can eat almost all the Xi'an snacks, including: a variety of kebabs, lamb meat buns, dunked buns, spicy lamb feet, water basin mutton, fried rice with pickled vegetables, waxed meat, and so on. The restaurant offers a wide range of snacks, including: various kinds of kebabs, steamed buns, spicy lamb's trotters, lamb meat in water basin, fried rice with pickled vegetables, preserved beef and mutton, cold skin, mutton pancakes, eight treasures of sweet rice, paste and spicy soup, egg mash and more.
Three, Xi'an city wall
1, Xi'an city wall, is the ancient capital of Xi'an's iconic landscape, but also China's most well-preserved ancient city wall. The total length of about 14 kilometers was built on the basis of the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty, including moats, corner towers and a series of facilities.
2, historical background: Xi'an city wall, also known as the Xi'an Ming City Wall, the existing wall for the Ming Dynasty building, the total length of 13.7 kilometers, was built in the Ming dynasty Hongwu three years (1370), in Hongwu eleven years (1378) was completed, is in the Ming dynasty, "high walls, wide grain, slow to the king of the king," under the guidance of the policy of the Ming dynasty, the Sui and Tang imperial cities built on the basis of the It was completed in 1378 under the guidance of Ming Emperor Taizu's policy of "building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down the reign of the king". After the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang will be the second son of Zhu Liwang enthroned as the King of Qin, the feudal, government in a city, so the city is large and strong, plus the subsequent Ming and Qing repeatedly repair, add, well-preserved to this day.
Four, Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses
1, Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the tomb of the first emperor of Qin Shi Huang's burial pits, and the first emperor of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum museum for the same attractions, the use of one ticket system.
2, the terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Shihuang known as the eighth wonder of the world, where more than 1,000 terracotta warriors were unearthed, the image of different, vivid, is a pearl in the history of ancient Chinese sculpture, known as the "eighth wonder of the world", "one of the great discoveries of the twentieth century in the history of archaeology". It is regarded as "the eighth wonder of the world" and "one of the great discoveries in the history of archaeology in the 20th century. Historical BackgroundYing Zheng, the first emperor of Qin, began to build the mausoleum when he was 13 years old and used 720,000 manpower before and after the construction, which lasted 38 years, making the project a huge one.
5, Xi'an Drum Tower
1, Xi'an Drum Tower and Bell Tower, is one of the landmarks of the ancient city. The Drum Tower was built in the thirteenth year of Ming Dynasty Hongwu (1380). Climbing up to the Drum Tower, you are able to see a big drum with a height of 1.8 meters, as well as 24 red drums engraved with the 24 solar terms, which are very imposing. This Drum Tower also exhibits Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture, porcelain and paintings and calligraphy by Qi Baishi. The Xi'an Drum Tower is the largest drum tower in the country, with a tall rectangular pedestal at the bottom, which opens into a north-south oriented doorway that is 6 meters in height and width.
2, the foundation of the building is divided into upper and lower two floors, covered with green glazed tiles. Drum tower of the south side of the plaque "Wen Wu Sheng Di"; and Shan Hai Guan's "the world's first pass" plaque is known as "China's two plaques". Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the turbulent times, and the one you see now was copied later. When you visit the Drum Tower, you can also enjoy the performance of the ancient "morning bells and evening drums", as well as traditional folk music and dance performances, which are held six times a day.
3. Between the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower is the Bell and Drum Tower Square, which is dotted with green grass and red flowers, and has a unique musical fountain, which is beautiful at night and suitable for taking pictures. Behind the Drum Tower is the Hui Min Street, which has many delicacies.