The Grand Tang Dynasty · Ancient Capital Xi'an | Three Days and Two Nights Special Forces Travel
Recommended 9⃣ favorite cities | Xi'an
Travel Date: May 2021.
Xi'an, formerly known as Chang'an, was the capital of thirteen dynasties, hence it has the deepest cultural heritage and history. I have been to Xi'an several times back and forth. Here, you can encounter history, culture, cuisine, architecture...
📸 Itinerary
DAY01: Shaanxi History Museum - Da Ci'en Temple/Grand Tang Mall
DAY02: Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang - Huaqing Pool Performance
DAY03: Famen Temple - Ancient City Wall - Muslim Street/Spray Gold Bridge
🔥 Key points here / Pitfall Guide
📍 Shaanxi History Museum
China's first large-scale modern national museum, with a collection of over 370,000 items, ranging from Shang and Zhou bronzes, terracotta figures from various dynasties, Han and Tang gold and silverware to Tang tomb murals, known as the treasure house of Chinese civilization.
▪️ Book in advance, Tang Dynasty Mural Exhibition 300 yuan / Tang Dynasty Treasures 30 yuan
▪️ Human guide basic hall 100, treasure hall 50 yuan
▪️ Audio guide rental 30, deposit 100
📍 Da Ci'en Temple/Grand Tang Paradise/Grand Tang Mall
Da Ci'en Temple is most famous for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built under the supervision of Xuanzang to preserve the scriptures and Buddha statues he brought back. Grand Tang Paradise is mainly a large-scale royal theme park showcasing the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are also many performances in the park at different times.
🌈 If time is short, it is recommended to go directly to the Grand Tang Mall to experience the bustling Tang Dynasty night market! After all, the night view here is exciting!
📍 Muslim Street/Spray Gold Bridge
Muslim Street is basically one of the most concentrated tourist food spots, very crowded, and the dining prices on Muslim Street are not cheap, it can be treated as a sight to stroll through.
➡️ As for Spray Gold Bridge, there are fewer people compared to Muslim Street, but it's not exactly off the beaten path anymore. I personally recommend the old alleys next to Spray Gold Bridge, which are very nice to walk through and have an authentic local atmosphere.
📍 Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Approved by the United Nations in 1987 to be listed in the 'World Heritage List', it is known as the eighth wonder of the world. This attraction needs no introduction, a pride of the Chinese people. It's very crowded, be careful not to get pushed over.
📍 Huaqing Pool
Huaqing Pool, also known as Li Palace, where Yang Guifei bathed, is a very small pool. 🌈 The evening performance of 'The Song of Everlasting Sorrow' is recommended, with a total of ten acts, lasting 70 minutes. The performance is beautiful, and the prosperity of the Grand Tang Dynasty is worth seeing.
📍 Famen Temple
Founded during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has a history of over 1900 years. Located in Baoji City, also known as the True Body Pagoda, it became a holy place for Buddhism because it houses the finger bone relics of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Famen Temple visit order: Old Temple > Museum > New Temple
➡️ Inside the Ten-Combined Relic Pagoda, which has an investment of over 5 billion, there is a performance about the past of Famen, which is quite beautiful. Friends who have the money and leisure can go and see it.
📍 Ancient City Wall
On the last day, you can climb the Ming Dynasty Ancient City Wall, which is the largest and most intact ancient city wall existing in China. There are four city gates in total, and the wall is especially magnificent at sunset. Highly recommended!
The store is difficult to find. On the third floor of a hotel, there are not many clothes, especially the clothes of the little boy. There is only one set, but the price is really affordable, the staff is also very serious, and it is not off work at ten o'clock in the evening. I will come to the city without night in the future, hoping to add some clothes.
Datang Everbright City, the place where you must punch in Xi'an, is very expensive, I have not reached the end, there are many programs, catch up with which to see, Datang Everbright City has no off-season, winter, there are many people.
Went on the third night of the New Year's Eve, people were in the crowd...~ The feather dance was 10 minutes, and some people were queuing for an hour and a half. We watched it at the railing upstairs. There were too many people and the experience was not good. It may be more fun when Pingfeng was a little more enjoyable. The overall immersive environment is very good. The set is very beautiful and very prosperous. There was artificial snowfall at the entrance, and a little surprise.
Easy to buy tickets, buy with you. Tickets 128 yuan are not cheap, but it may be the most worth of theme park tickets I have ever bought! First of all, the interior layout is gorgeous and appropriate, as good as the costume road of the TV series. Secondly, the dance, performance, acrobatics and immersive plots that cycle over time are designed to be quite wonderful and beautiful. Then, and most importantly, from the actors of the various workshops and the tone of the scattered NPCs on the road, they can see that they love Chang'an, and they sincerely hope that the tourists who come here can also fall in love with Chang'an because of their performances. So, although their content is looped multiple times a day, it does not make people feel that the actors are slack until the last two episodes erupt! It is really worth it!
Datang Everbright City District is free, it is best to watch at night, the scenery is very beautiful, you must not miss it if you like lively. I'm full, there is no place to eat inside, only a lot of snacks, not delicious and expensive. There are several performances, but there is a timetable, I only watched two, one is not a tumbler Miss Sister and little brother, about 8 o'clock, queue in advance can occupy the front row interactive position; The other is dream back to Chang'an, 9 o'clock, half an hour of performance time, queue up in advance to occupy a great viewing location, but my suggestion is that you don't have to queue so front, you can enjoy the panoramic view in the northwest or southwest corner, it is worth seeing! There is also the stage of the original singer, Li Bai next to the fountain can interact, it is recommended to recite in advance to enter the wine. The block is long, and I can't finish it in 3 hours. I didn't watch the whole show this time. I will share it next time I watch it all!