This city is a mix of prosperity and urbanization, through the vicissitudes of life and Netflix novelty, its name is Chang'an!

The mention of Xi'an, the ancient capital of the 13th dynasty, a heavy historical flavor will come to the face. I really love the city of Xi'an so much that I've been there many times but still chose it for this Spring Festival trip.

In Xi'an, the world's wonders of the Terracotta Warriors ↓

Climbing the city wall, cycling to see the scenery of the ancient city ↓

To the small Wild Goose Pagoda, to touch the traces of history, to feel the flavor of the year ↓

Lastly, leave the stomach of the 256g, eat all the way to Haimin Street ↓

Xi'an is a place where the charm of the ancient world still exists, is a snack collection of buns, is full of historical stories of the old city, and it is also a Netflix city. It is also a Netflix city.

Xi'an is an all-inclusive and eclectic place, full of vicissitudes and yet punk and novelty. I spent a few days walking around Xi'an this time, and had a Chinese New Year with a strong flavor of Chinese New Year.

While visiting Xi'an this time, I also had an important task, dozens of travelers from around the world in the City Wall, Hua Qing Palace, Qinling Safari Park three scenic spots on a flash mob dance in Han Chinese costume.

Xi'an is the most Chinese year

These night scenes are enough to make you fall in love with the city

Xi'an at night, with the Chinese color of the ancient capital, those traces worn by the years become fuzzy, and the best feeling: the Chinese year of Chinese colorfulness, the brightest lights of the Chang'an.

||? Hibiscus Garden of Tang Dynasty

Hibiscus Garden of Tang Dynasty is the site of the original Tang Dynasty Hibiscus Garden to the north, modeled after the Tang Dynasty Royal Garden style re-construction, but also China's first all-round display of Tang Dynasty style of large-scale royal garden cultural theme park.

This Xi'an trip, the first night went here. In Datang Hibiscus Garden Imperial Banquet Palace in the New Year's Eve dinner, all kinds of Xi'an cuisine, and in addition to thousands of people thousands of tables reunion banquet and a wonderful variety of performances, although this year did not watch the Spring Festival Gala, but also still very lively and festive.

The night of the Datang Hibiscus Garden must not miss ah, everywhere lights, a prosperous scene. And the 2019 Spring Lantern Festival, has been to last until March 10, walking in the inside has a "lights in the painting walk, people in the poem tour" unique lights and shadows landscape.

Red and colorful remote points of the ground, the light far decorated sky, catching the Han suspected star fall, according to the building like the moon hanging, this beauty in where it? You will experience a poetic mood when you arrive at the Datang Hibiscus Garden.

Travel Tips

Time: March 10

Transportation

Buses passing through the west gate of the Tang Hibiscus Garden (Yuyuan Gate Station) are: 22, 23, 24, 44, 161, 212, 224, 526, 609, Qujiang Bus Tourist Circle Line, Tour 9, and so on. Buses passing through the South Gate of Datang Hibiscus Garden (Tang Shi) Station are: 22, 24, 161, 212, 307, Qujiang Bus Tourist Circle Line. Metro station passing through the west gate of Datang Hibiscus Garden: Metro Line 4.

Opening and closing time: 09:00-21:00 (20:30 clear the garden), Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays during the closing time of 21:30

||? Hua Qing Palace

Here carries the love story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, and this time of the Hua Qing Palace lights mountain light sea, fire tree silver flowers, Tang Palace lanterns will make the Hua Qing Palace seems to be a bright neon dress, tens of thousands of lanterns reflected, the first glance will be beautiful ah!

Both are lanterns, the Tang Hibiscus Garden and Huaqing Pond but more have a thousand and one. The whole of Mount Li was dressed up in a bright starry sky, just entered the scenic area when the companions can not help but let out a gasp.

The whole lantern exhibition area is quite large, there are a lot of statues of Tang Minghuang and Yang Guifei in the lantern, various colors of lanterns hanging high, but also very meaningful ah!

As the ancient imperial concubine love shrine of Huaqing Palace, even the hibiscus lake "dragon play phoenix" dynamic light sets, are full of love, everywhere is the shape of mandarin ducks is quite interesting.

Here are a variety of modeling lamps, you can really feel the beauty of the Tang Palace at night 360 degrees without dead angle. Also dressed in Chinese costume in the Huaqing Pond performed more than three minutes of flash mob dance, excited and happy.

Walking through the Tang Palace Lantern Festival is like going back to the good old days of New Year's Eve.

Travel Tips

Lantern Festival time: from now on - February 19 (the 15th of the first month); Lantern Festival tickets: 40 yuan

Address: No. 38, Huaching Road, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

Traffic:

Public **** line: from the train station (East Square) by 914, 915 and Tour 5 (306) buses and get off at Huaqingchi Station. Self-driving line: from Xi'an to Huaqing Palace by car, you can go along the West Lin Highway, only 30 minutes to reach Huaqing Palace.

Note: Children under 1.2 meters and seniors over 65 years old can experience the festive and lively lantern festival and colorful cultural activities for free.

||? City Wall

Shengshihuazhang District, Happy Prayer District, Huaguodu District, Dazzling Light District and Fantasy Children's District, each area has its own attractions, Xi'an City Wall of the Lunar New Year Lantern Festival, but it is also a feast for the eyes.

We also performed a flash mob on the Yongning Gate grounds, which was a delight even though it was only a few minutes long. The two dragons in a coiled position to guard the wall, the ridge of the dragon chasing the light flashing, the elegance of China's shengshi show ah!

Also met a cute little baby, parents are taking pictures of him I also stole a picture, in fact, the flavor of the year is a family happy together.

Wearing a Han Chinese dress in this kind of light on a group of photographs, in a trance actually feel a little cross.

Travel Tips

Lights time: lasts until March 10

Lights place: Xi'an city wall south gate to the Hepingmen section

Transportation

Public transportation: 6, 11, 12, 213 intervals, 707, 713, 800, 910, 6, 7 to the south gate station; subway: Line 2, the tour of 6, 7 to the south gate under Station; Subway: Line 2 to Yongningmen Station

||? Bell Tower

When it comes to must-hit attractions in downtown Xi'an, the Bell Tower is a must-see ah! Xi'an Bell Tower is the intersection of four main streets, east, west, south, north and south, and is the largest and best-preserved of the existing bell towers in China.

In the daytime, the bell tower's reddish theme color looks solemn and generous, and it's extremely pleasant to stand on the bell tower overlooking the people coming and going on Hui Min Street. But I prefer the night here, four sides of the traffic, the lights here twinkle, the original Chang'an can be so beautiful.

Essential classic scenic spots

Come to be one by one to hit the card

If you are the first time to Xi'an, then this is a few attractions is a must to hit the card, it is the largest zoo in Northwest China: the Qinling Wildlife Zoo, is the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, is the Terracotta Warriors ......

||? Qinling Wild Zoo

Here can be said to be a collection of budding babies, monkeys in the monkey mountain jumping around, very lively;

Swan Lake swans waiting for tourists to feed, the favorite black swans, feathers black as satin, quite good-looking, and there are a lot of geese in it.

Giant pandas obsessed with eating bamboo, how to see how the national treasure is budding;

The most addictive or ride to the wild area, take the meat to the feeding port waiting for the tigers and lions to come forward, beasts stopping the car, hungry tigers lick the screen, the beasts on the television to see the beasts now actually feel a little bit of budding, this kind of novelty of the experience is fully addictive.

In addition to seeing the animals here, there is a strong atmosphere of Chinese New Year activities, beasts, cute pets, horse team and nearly a hundred cartoon dolls out of the park parade, of course, there is also a flash dance performance, magic, Qinqiang and other types of programs.

Travel Tips

New Year's Eve event time: lasts until February 19

Public transportation: take Tour 9 Road / 320 Road / Huanshan 1 line to the Qinling Safari Park (bus stop) off can be

||? Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a long-standing landmark in Xi'an, was originally built for Venerable Xuanzang to house the Sanskrit scriptures, statues, and relics brought back from India. Walking into it, the simple and steady building is a relatively well-preserved pavilion-style tower, climbing the tower overlooking the ancient city of Xi'an, feeling the full bloom of the Tang Dynasty Chang'an.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has North and South squares, or is the North Square, Asia's largest musical fountain is the most attractive, the music played upward up the fountain so warmly, with the rhythm of the music constantly changing the shape, even if you have traveled through the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, you will still feel shocked it!

Travel Tips

Address: Yanta Road, Yanta District, Xi'an City

Open: March 1 - October 31 (high season) 8:00-18:30; November 1 - February 28 the following year (low season) 8:00-18:00

Public transport: 609 Road to reach the Yanta West Road East Exit Station?

||? The Terracotta Warriors

If it's your first time in Xi'an, the Terracotta Warriors, known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," are a must-see. In ancient China, "death is as good as life", and Qin Shi Huang designed his mausoleum according to his palace at that time.

At present, the terracotta warriors of the three pits, the first pit to see the car, infantry composed of "rectangular" joint formation; the second pit to see the car soldiers, infantry and cavalry composed of "zigzag" military formation; the third pit some scholars believe that is the commander of the terracotta warriors of the first and second pits. Command. Even so, the terracotta warriors are only the tip of the iceberg of Qin Shi Huangdi's mausoleum system.

Here a thousand faces, each different, you may want to observe their attire, demeanor, hair style, movement, etc., you may also be able to find and you are particularly like the terracotta warriors Oh ~

Travel Tips

Address: Xi'an City, Lintong district of the first emperor Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, 1.5 kilometers east of the city

Open: March 16 - November 15, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, the opening of the Terracotta Army.

Let you see a different ancient capital

Xi'an has a lot of nationally recognized attractions, but there are also a lot of niche arts and culture places hidden in the city, so go into these places to see a different ancient capital!

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Whenever you go to a place, you always want to visit the bookstore. Qujiang Book City is actually a collection of life, reading, art of Xinhua Bookstore, talk about not Netflix but at first glance I feel a little stunning.

I like the design of this place, the space of a thousand pages is too much cyberpunk design. When no one was around, I took a picture of the mirrors projecting more than one of me, and I thought it was kind of nice.

Steps out of the bookstore, without looking up, found that overhead is Xi'an characteristics of the small seal script finials. It's a fun way to get to know the characters and have some fun while reading.

Herman Hesse said that no book in the world can bring you good luck, but they can make you quietly become yourself. I think every city has some quiet bookstores scattered in the corners of the city, always a landscape that you never get tired of looking at, like a lamp lit in the night sky, illuminating our encounters across thousands of miles, in the vastness of the vastness of thought between the peer.

Travel Tips

Address: Furong New City, opposite the south gate of Datang Hibiscus Garden

Transportation: 22, 212, 24, 161, 715 to the south gate of Datang Hibiscus Garden, you can see the door of the bookstore.

Hours: 10:00-22:00

||? Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Through the precipitation of history and the desolation of more than 1,000 years, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Shaanxi History Museum, a stone's throw away, have long been deep in prosperity, surrounded by squares, fountains and so on.

Outside the wall of high-rise buildings, people bustling, the ancient tower read through the vicissitudes of life, standing alone. And with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda corresponds to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda more niche, many people have heard of, but did not visit the hidden place.

But when you really into it, will be surprised that the original small wild goose pagoda is also so wonderful. The theme of this year's temple fair at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda is "recommending blessings and welcoming the new", and red lanterns are hung in an orderly fashion on the thick, leafless branches, forming a stark contrast between the lonesomeness of winter and the joy of Chinese New Year.

After strolling through the Xi'an Museum, you can walk deeper and see the small Wild Goose Pagoda in front of you.

The ancient prayers, the ringing of bells for blessings, and the striking of bells for blessings are full of blessings and good fortune. I couldn't help but join my friends in ringing the bells and writing down the blessing sign to wish for a prosperous New Year.

Inside the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, there are many ice candy gourds for sale. The red hawthorn in the crystal of the ice candy is bright, and the sound of the ice candy cracking in the mouth is crisp and crunchy, and the sweet and sour in the mouth is sweet and sweet.

Travel Tips

Chinese New Year Activity Time: lasts until February 19

Address: No. 72, Youyi West Road, Beilin District, Xi'an City

Transportation: Take No. 204 and get off at the Little Wild Goose Pagoda Station, walk about 259 meters to reach

Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00

For your 256g stomach

Eat your way through the streets of Xi'an

According to statistics, Xi'an has more than 200 kinds of snacks, making it one of the cities with the largest variety of snacks in China. "Eight hundred miles of Qin River yellow soil flying, 30 million people roar Qin cavity, adjust a bowl of sticky noodles joyful, no spicy toot." When you come to Xi'an, you should eat enough at one time!

||? Hui Min Jie

It's a crowded place with fancy signs, and it takes ten minutes to walk a few hundred meters. The street food looks fresh, but you've seen it all before in other spots. But also here locals pushed, loaded with generations of memories, but also hides a lot of foreign tourists miss the food.

Jinli in Chengdu, magnetic mouth in Chongqing, Wangfujing snack street in Beijing, I think the food street in Xi'an is not Hui Min Street!

The cold noodles, pickled fried rice, Sanyuan smoked chicken, cauldron cake, osmanthus thick wine ...... bazaar lined up a variety of snacks, casually carry one out can let a person's mouth watering.

Find a small store to eat meat buns, the melt-in-your-mouth, lean but not firewood brisket into the bun, the bun absorbed the flavor of the gravy, the meat is balanced by the brightness of the bun, the illusion of a "world of delicious".

You can't miss a bowl of lamb steamed buns with a balanced mix of hot and sour, flavorful ingredients and butter! Old Liu's, on Huimin Street, still has a tradition of selling steamed buns for breakfast, and the narrow storefront is packed with customers every morning.

Hui Min Street hides a lot of food, walking along Temple Street to find this Zhigao Canned Steamed Dumplings store , this store was recommended by a small friend in Xi'an, steamed dumplings are leather thin, stuffed with a lot of water, but the same first-time eaters almost get all over their mouths.

Liangpi need to take their own, a spoonful of sesame sauce, a spoonful of vinegar sauce, a spoonful of oil splash hot pepper, eat in the mouth is sesame sauce flavor full of flavor.

Chinatrust congee is really super full of ingredients, glutinous rice, jujubes, wolfberries, lilies, lotus seeds, hawthorn, etc., especially solid, but I personally think it is a bit acidic, go and try it.

Canned Steamed Dumplings at Chico's

Address: 200 Temple Street

Per capita: 20-30 RMB

||? Yongxingfang

In the west there is Hui Min Street, in the east there is Yongxingfang. Yongxingfang is one of the one hundred and eight square in the Tang Dynasty, the former residence of Wei Zheng. It is not as popular as Hui Min Street, but it is still home to a large number of delicacies from southern, northern and central Shaanxi.

Here there is a heroic wrestling wine bowl, a mouthful of drink to wrestle a, all the troubles as if with the bowl dispersed;

poetic brush pastry, Chinese characters like the square of the pastry, brush dipped in a mouthful of ink, feel the great painters possessed.

Here, Tongguan meat sandwich, Qinzhen rice skin, Xianyang biangbiang noodles and other old-fashioned blossomed, Qishan Dazhou Shame Noodles, Lantian buckwheat noodles, powder soup lamb blood, Wugong twist workshop and other snacks are countless. Stroll in Guanzhong Street, Shaanxi Street, Shaanxi Street, not out of Xi'an will be able to eat all three Qin food.

This trip, played the famous attractions in Xi'an, ate some of the delicious Xi'an, it is old and new, there are stories and very net red, been there many times but still harvested chic surprise.

Practical Information

Transportation:

Chongqing West-Xi'an North high-speed rail, taking about 5 hours and 30 minutes, the second class seat 281.5 yuan

Route Arrangement