Someofthemostwell-knownsitesinXi'anare:
Thecityissurroundedbyawell-preservedCitywallofXi'anwhichwasre-constructedinthe14thcenturyduringtheearlyMingDynastyandwasbasedontheinnerimperialpalaceofTangDynasty.
TheMausoleumofQinShiHuangandhisTerracottaArmyarelocated40kmtotheeastofthecitycentre,inthecity'ssuburbs.
TheBellTowerandDrumTower,botharelocatedatthecity'scentralaxis.
Thecity'sMuslimquarter,whichishometotheGreatMosqueofXi'an.
TheGiantWildGoosePagodaandSmallWildGoosePagodaarebothspectaculartowersandbotharewellover1,000yearsoldandhavesurvivedgreatearthquakes.TheformerisnexttoalargesquarewiththelargestfountaininAsiawhichprojectswaterhighintotheair,risingandfallingintimetomusicduringoneofthedailyperformances(usuallyatnoonandsoonaftersunset).TheyprotectedBuddhistwritingsinthepast.
TheSteleForestisfamousforitsnumeroushistoricinscriptionsandstoneworks
TheFamenTempleanditstoweringpagodalocatedonthecity'soutskirt
XiMingTemple
WolongTempleatKaitonglane
XingjiaoTempleatShaolinYuan(whereXuanzang'sTomblies)
JianfuTemple
BlueDragonTemple
WangjiTemple
TheBanpoNeolithicvillageislocatedontheoutskirtofthecityproper
TheQianlingMausoleum,oneofthemanyTangDynastyeratombslocatedinXi'an
TheShaanxiHistoryMuseumhasalargecollectionofartifactsbothmodernandancient.
MountHuaisoneofthemostvisitedandsteepestmountainsinthecountry
MountZhongnan(终南山)
MountTaibai
MountLi
HuaqingHotSprings(华清池),atthefootofMt.Lishan,haveahistoryof6,000years,theadjacentHuaqingPalacehasahistoryof3,000years.RankedamongtheHundredFamousGardensinChina,italsohasthestatusasaNationalCulturalRelicProtectionUnitandaNationalKeyScenicArea.
