Shaanxi’s food culture is profound and rich. And among all the specialties, the Crystal Cake, a distinctive local dessert, has never failed to win the hearts of residents and visitors. Different from many other traditional pastry, crystal cake has more delicate and translucent layers while just gently sweetened. With its perfect combination of flavor, texture, and aroma, every bite can give people…
Every year from late October to mid-November, from the mountain to the plain, all the layers of forests are dyed. In some places, the picturesque ginkgo rain has started, and ginkgo leaves like a golden carpet under the tree.
Chinese dragon is an imaginary animal in ancient China and one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. No one can prove that it exists in reality. It usually appears in legends and myths. Therefore, Chinese dragon is endowed with a special image by Chinese.
Empress Wu Zetian, the only one female monarch in Chinese history. She reigned the country as an imperator in the Tang dynasty for 15 years. If taken into account the actual time when she manipulated the government, it’s almost 50 years.
Shaanxi Fuzhuan Tea is produced in Jingyang County. It is a welcomed goods along the ancient Silk Road. And is especially loved by people living in the inland area of China like Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
Snow scenery is the most highlight scenery in winter days. But it is not easy to see the thick snow in downtown area. So many people choose to drive out of the city to look for the snow scenery. There are 8 places we’d like to recommend for snow scenery appreciating.
Once winter comes outdoor activity lovers will miss skiing. Especially for people who are from tropical area where receive no snow throughout the year. Spending one day to get lost in the world of snow is dream for many people who seldom see snows.
When talking about Buddhist Grottoes, most people will think of the Four Great Grottoes. In fact, there are also many historic Buddhist grottoes in Shaanxi Province. At present there are 350 Buddhist cave groups discovered in Shaanxi. In this blog we’d like to share 8 of them.
Terracotta Warriors pits is the accompanying pits of the mausoleum. The scale of these accompanying pits is acknowledged as the number 1 in Chinese history. As the 8th world wonder, Terracotta Warriors attracts millions of tourists each year. And Terracotta Warriors is the top reason for most of international tourists’ Xian tour.
Shaanxi History Museum has large quantities of collections that range from remote antiquity (when human society was in initial stage) till 1840 (when modern history of China began).
Imagine that you were a rich person in Rome in 4AD or 5AD, or a talking traveler who was passionate about talking and making friends with some well-educated people. And on this kind of occasion, a Sundial must be a good choice if you want to show something to your friends, and the Sundial…
In the beginning Terracotta Warriors and Horses figures are all painted with several different colors to make them more vivid. Since the colored drawing tends to fade easily, unearthed colored Terracotta figures are seldom exhibited. So it is difficult for normal tourists to see a Terracotta figure with remained color. Now China Xian Tour…
If you traveled to Xian 8 years ago, you may have only two choice to arrive the city: train and flight. The train takes quite long time on the way while the flight fare is usually quite expensive. In the past several years, with the construction of bullet train, Xian becomes more accessible. And…
The largest artificial lake in Chinese history is the Kunming Lake lying to southwest of Changan City. The lake was dug in the Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD) in Emperor Wudi’s Era (141AD-87AD)and covered an area of 16.6km2, which triples the area of West Lake in Hangzhou. The better known Kunming Lake in Beijing Summer Palace…
When talking about Temple of Heaven, most of people will bethink of Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Actually in Xian there exists a Temple of Heaven which is older and grander. The Temple of Heaven of the Sui and Tang Dynasties (581-907) locating in nowadays Shaanxi Normal Universi…
Train is the 2nd most used vehicle for long distance transportation. Meeting a nice train station will add more sweet memories to one’s tour. In northern part of China there are 4 acknowledged beautiful train stations. Let’s see which ones are them? And have you ever b…
Xian is a wonderful city worthy a visit once in life with its vast history and amaizng natural landscape. This 3-day Xian tour from Beijing by flight with deliberate itinerary combines Xian historical sites like Terracotta Warriors and natural site like Mt. Huashan, introducing you a real Xian!
In the cold winter days, taking a hot spring bath is such an enjoyable and relax thing. Besides, there are also many advantages for taking the hot spring bath. We list some best welcomed hot springs information nearby Xian. If you like to include one in your Xian tour, we are glad to help…
Bai Luyuan Skiing Resort is the nearest one which is about 18 kilo meters away from the city center. With the trail of 300 meters in length and 60 meters in width, this ski field is the only one which runs day and night and it is an excellent exercise place for the primary…
If comparing China as a tree, Beijing will be the tree crown, Xian will be the root system of the tree. The deposit of Chinese culture continues in Xian from thousands of years ago till now. Xian is best known for hometown of Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Now with the rising of Silk Road…
Planning to spend 4 days in Xian? Here, we have prepared the perfect 4-day Xian itineraries and helpful guide and tips for you. The itinerary is complete with things to do, see, eat, along with important details you need to know – like how to escape the crowds of the Terracotta Warriors, and where to stay…
Baxianan Temple (Eight Immortal Temple) is the best known Taoist temple in Xian. While inside the South gate of City Wall there is another Taoist temple – Xiangzimiao Taoist Temple. Spending a morning or an afternoon to visit it after your Terracotta Warrior Tour or City Sightseeing Tour you may fall on love with…
When planning to see pandas near Xi’an, which is another major destination for a panda tour beyond Chengdu, it is a surprise for many international tourists to discover that Shaanxi Province is also an important habitat for pandas in China. Relying on the ecological advantages of the Qinling Mountains, the province is home to…
The Orient Silk Road Express is specially set as a sightseeing train for a Silk Road tour, which usually covers more than half the territory of China and lasts 10-15 days. With this express train, you will enjoy a much more relaxing, interesting, and comfortable tour of the Silk Road. Though it was voted top of the 25…
Nowadays Silk Road is an arising tourist route, but actually in 2000 years ago it was opened as a trading route. And when mentioning Silk Road Cities in China, Dunhuang, Kashgar, Turpan, and Urumqi may come to one’s mind first. So when planning a Silk Road tour, these cities are considered as the must…
Though winter is the low season of Mt. Huashan visiting, during the Chinese Spring Festival the Mt receipts triple amounts of visitors than other winter days. Considering the low temperature and safety, we usually do not recommend Mt. Huashan tour in winter. But nothing can stop encouraging ones climbing this arduous and attractive mountain.…
The fame of Xian food is as great as Xian tourist attractions, not to be missed. Xian gourmets has occupied an important place in Chinese food, which attracts a large number of people from all the country every year. There are some good restaurants for reference to people who are planning a Xian tour according…
Have a hot spring bath in the cold winter is really a good way to relax yourself. The good news is that there are many good hot springs around Xian to fit your expectation regarding the relaxing hot spring tour. The collecting details about these hot springs are as below, read it, pick out…
Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China and earns the greatest expectation from each Chinese. People will do a lot of things to pray happiness, health and safety for the next year. There is great quantity of folk stories regarding Spring Festival spreading among Chinese, which has posed mythological color to…
As people from home and abroad has paid more and more attentions and focus on Chinese ancient history, some important or famous ancient architectures got further research to reflect the history truth of that ancient time. Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, located in today’s Xian, is a typical example of the researches. Here…
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