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WelcometoXi’anBymaggieHoSILKROADXi'anistheeasternendoftheSilkRoad.Thecityhasmorethan3,100yearsofhistory,andwasknownasChang'an(traditionalChinese:长安).ThecitywallThemainmagnetofXianisthecitywall,whichisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedinChinaaswellbeingoneofthelargestancientmilitarydefensivesystemsintheworld.ItwasenlargedinMingDynasty(1368-1644)fromthecitywallinitiallybuiltinTangDynasty(618-907).Nowitis12meterstall,12-14meterswideovering14kilometersinlengthwithadeepmoatsurroundingit.Youcanwalk,evencycleonthewall.Itssouthgateisthemostlargestwithasuspensionbridge.Mostofthetouristschoosethesouthgateforsightseeing.BriefintroductionofXi’anXianisthecapitalofShaanxiprovince,locatedinthesouthernpartoftheGuanzhongPlain.Xi’anisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantcitiesinChina,bothhistoricallyandcurrently.Xi’an,calledChang'aninancienttimes,hasbeenthecapitalregionfor13dynasticperiods.Oneofthefourancientcivilization.ItalsohasbeentheeasternendoftheSilkRoadsoXi'anwasthefirstchinesecitytoopenupitsdoorstotheancientworld.Xi’anissurroundedbynaturalbeauty,includingrivers,mountains,plains,androllinghills.Xian,theeternalcity,recordsthegreatchangesofthechinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook.XI’ANOldestcityinchinesehistoryBigWildGoosePagodaAsthesymboloftheold-line（历史悠久的）Xi’an,BigWildGoosePagodaisawell-preservedancientbuildingandaholyplaceforBuddhists.ThefullnameofBigWildGoosePagoda”CiEnWildGoosePagodaTemple“（慈恩寺大雁塔）,located4kilometersawayfromXi’anareaoftheGraceTemple(慈恩寺),builtin652AD,accordingtolegendGraceTempleisthefirstpresidedovertheTangSancang(唐三藏)fromIndiaafterthereturnofthecountry,inordertoworshipandstorageclassicalsanskrit（Buddhistscriptures）andbuddhistrelics（佛像舍利）todesignandbuiltpersonally.ThemusicalfountainofBigWildGoosePagodathewatercolumnschangeindifferentforms.Theylikeflyingsea-gulls,likelotusflowers,likeclouds…ThesmallwildgoosepagodaTheconstructionofthepagodaisawonder.BecauseXianislocatedinanareawhereearthquakessometimesoccur,thepagodabaseismadefrompackedearthintheshapeofahemisphere.Incaseofanearthquake,thepressurecanbeevenlydivided,thusthepagodahasremainedstandingafteroverseventyearthquakes.The“MagicalHealingMorningBellChimesisoneoftheEightFamousScenicAttractions（雁塔晨钟）HUASHAN____华山HuaMountainHuaMountainisthehighestofChina’sfivefamousmountains.Itislocated120kilometerseastofXi'an,about3hoursfromthecitycentre.Therearefivepeaksthatmakeupthemountain:CloudTerracePeak(NorthPeak,1613m)(北云台峰),JadeMaidenPeak(MiddlePeak,2042m)(中玉女峰),SunrisePeak(EastPeak,2100m)(东朝阳峰),LotusPeak(WestPeak,2038m)(西莲花峰)andLandingWildGoosePeak(SouthPeak,2160m)(南落雁峰).NorthPeak,thelowestofthefivepeaks,isthestartingpoint.Thehighestpeakis2160meters.HuaMountainisfamousforitssteepnessTheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorsesTheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorsesisregardedasoneoftheeightgreatestwondersintheworld,andasightnottobemissedbyanyvisitortoChina.In1987,itwaslistedasoneoftheworldculturalheritagesbyUNESCO.AsoneofthemostfamousscenicspotsinChina,itattractslotsoftouristsbothathomeandfromabroad.Themuseumcoversanareaof16,300squaremeters，andisdividedintothreesections：No.1Pit(坑),No.2Pit,No.3Pitrespectively.Theyweretaggedintheorderoftheirdiscoveries.Therearecolumns(塔器)ofsoldiersatthefront,followedbywarchariots（战车）attheback.SteameddumplingsNoodlewithporkBiangbiang面：“一点上了天，黄河两道弯，八字大张口，二字往里走，左一扭、右一扭，中间夹个言篓篓，你也长、我也长，里面坐个马大王，心字底，月字旁，留个钩搭挂麻糖，推个车子游咸阳。”Steameddumplings馒头Steamedbuns割包Steamedsandwich饭团Riceandvegetableroll蛋饼Eggcakes皮蛋100-yearegg咸鸭蛋Saltedduckegg豆浆Soybeanmilk饭类稀饭Riceporridge白饭Plainwhiterice油饭Glutinousoilrice糯米饭Glutinousrice卤肉饭Braisedporkrice蛋炒饭Friedricewithegg地瓜粥SweetpotatocongeesnacksinXi’anPlace:回民街;HUIminoritystreet羊肉泡馍crudedpancakeinmuttonsoup凉皮coldricenoodles汤圆sweetdumpling肉夹馍chinesehamburger中式早點烧饼Clayovenrolls油条Friedbreadstick韭菜盒Friedleekdumplings水饺Boileddumplings蒸饺面类馄饨面Wonton&noodles刀削面SlicednoodlesCostomesofXi’anEightweirdthingsinShaanxiNoodleisintheshapeofawaistbeltBakedcakelookslikethelidofastewpotHotpepperisadelicacyThebowlisasbigasbasinThehouseisbuiltonlyhalfrooftopWoodenstoolisusedtosquatonWomenwearhandkerchieftocovertheirhairThelocalopera'QinQiang'ishowledoutThesouvenirMusicalInstrumentscalledXun,whichismadeofclay