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Top 20 Best Things to Do in Xi'an - 2023

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Updated May 2023
  • No.1
    4.7/5
    89,099 Reviews
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    川西小猛哥
    "Gather at 1:30 pm and set off. The trip to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses was a good experience. He guide with the group was very friendly. He told us about the history of Xi'an in the car and recommended many authentic foods. This time, it is worth recommending to go with the group."
    Xi'an
    33.4km from downtown
    Highlights: The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, also known as the Terracotta Army, is located about 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and forms part of the extensive necropolis. There were more than a thousand terracotta soldiers unearthed here, each with a different facial expression. Standing before the massive underground army, you will feel the extraordinary might of the Qin Emperor that enabled him to unify six warring states two thousand years ago. The Qin Emperor Ying Zheng began building the mausoleum for himself at the age of 13. Nearly 720000 men and 38 years were required to complete this vast project.
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  • No.2
    4.6/5
    40,189 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 7849 reviews
    M34***35
    "Xi'an city wall is still worth a visit, especially the locals spend dozens of yuan to buy an annual ticket is very worthwhile. It is inconvenient for outsiders. The biggest disadvantage is that there are too few mouths and it takes a long way to go."
    Xi'an
    871m from downtown
    Highlights: Xi'an City Wall is a landmark of this ancient city. The city walls that we see now were built in the early years of the Ming dynasty and they are now more than 600 years old. The walls were built on the foundations of the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty and they are formed together with a series of defensive installments such as moats and turrets. At present, Xi’an City Wall can be accessed by many city gates. Visitors can choose the nearest one to them. The South Gate is the visitor entrance of Xi’an City and is also the city gate with more tourists. Cycling on the ancient walls is a good experience. Riding on the wall overlooking the ancient capital of the thirteenth dynasty, you will have a feeling of travelling through time.
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  • No.3
    4.7/5
    12,618 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 51 reviews
    木雨青
    "Super recommended, from the scene layout to the lighting effect, stage technology, actors professional, are very exciting, a total of 70 minutes, the first 50 minutes swinging the gas back, the last 20 minutes are also reluctant, that is, the location is a bit biased, God gives face, no wind or rain, in short, come to Xi'an other performances can not watch, Long hate song must see. In addition, after the first game, there is a subway, the second and three games after the game, there is no subway, everyone arranges the time reasonably, it is recommended to discuss carpooling with people, do not hit black cars or do not hit the watch rental. After the second game, take a taxi to the clock tower for about 30+ kilometers, and the cost plus the high-speed fee is about 100-120 yuan. Please arrange reasonably."
    Xi'an
    27km from downtown
    Highlights: "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is a historical drama adapted from the poem of the famous Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. The drama describes the love story between Emperor Tang Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei during the Tang Dynasty. The performance venue is in Huaqing Palace, a famous scenic spot in Xi’an, and the famous Mount Lishan serves as the background of the performance. By means of mountain and river scenes, classic music and dance, narrative poem, high-tech lighting, acoustics and special effects, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" gives the audience a chance to travel back in time to appreciate the love that happened at the foot of Lishan Mountain and the bank of Huaqing pool 1000 years ago, and experience the culture of the flourishing Tang Dynasty.
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  • No.4
    4.5/5
    15,996 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 721 reviews
    xuliang@
    "It's all pits. When I was there, I was entangled for several days. I still didn't enter. It was the place where Yang Guifei Li Longji mixed up. Going in is a few pits. But the place where the terracotta warriors and horses go to the car is like a transit station. In order to punch in, I went in. You have to consider it yourself."
    Xi'an
    27.1km from downtown
    Highlights: The Huaqing Palace on the outskirts of Xi'an has been a hot spring bathing resort since ancient times and was also where the Xi'an Incident took place. During Emperor Xuanzong's reign in Tang Dynasty, it was a bathing place for the royal family and court ministers. Now, you can visit the royal pools of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, named Lotus Pool and Haitang Pool respectively. In 1936, the Xi'an Incident took place and changed China's destiny. In the southern part of the scenic spot, the “five halls” of Chiang Kai-shek’s old residential site were preserved intact, and the bullet marks of the fierce battle are still left on the walls.
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  • No.5
    4.4/5
    19,951 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 486 reviews
    115***38
    "Datang Furong Garden is very large in size, and I feel that there is no big scene imagined after I have been there. The architectural style does not have the historical precipitation of Beijing Summer Palace, nor is it entertaining in Hengdian. It's just that the sparse men and women wearing Hanfu are taking pictures, and the photo effect is much stronger than the real attractions. I chose to visit during the day and feel the ordinary attractions. The price is 120 yuan. It is far less than the free lively and literary performances of Datang Everbright City at night."
    Xi'an
    5.8km from downtown
    Highlights: The Tang Dynasty Furong Garden located on the southeast side of Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, was built on the site of the original Furong Garden in the Tang Dynasty. With Furong Lake as the geographical center, Ziyun Tower, Luyu Tea House, Fengming Nineteenth Theatre and many other attractions surround the lake. This place showcases large-scale replicas of Tang-era buildings. Here, you can enjoy the magnificence of Tang buildings, appreciate the beautifully-lit scenery, and watch musicals in the style of the Tang Dynasty.
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  • No.6
    4.6/5
    27,971 Reviews
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 1623 reviews
    Oldmengshit
    "Shaanxi History Museum, a large-scale museum built on the basis of rich cultural relics of Zhou Qin, Han and Tang, displays the deep historical accumulation of the three Qin land, highlighting the causal necessity and natural law between the dynasties and the dynasties."
    Xi'an
    4km from downtown
    Highlights: The Shaanxi History Museum is a good place to learn about ancient Chinese civilization. The museum houses bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, gold and silver artifacts of the Han and Tang dynasties, and Tang dynasty murals, of which a large portion of them are treasures of the Han and Tang period. The Beast-Head-Shaped Agate Cup, the Silver Pot with Design of A Horse Dancing and Holding A Cup in Its Mouth, and the “Huang Hou Zhi Xi” are cultural artifacts that the country has prohibited from leaving the country and can only be seen in the Shaanxi History Museum.
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  • No.7
    4.6/5
    2,096 Reviews
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 34 reviews
    木雨青
    "The second time I came to Datang Everbright City, except for the crowd, everything was fine. It is recommended to come. The night view is beautiful. There is no need to come during the day. There is Joy City next to the meal. You can see the fountain and walk along the flow of people."
    Xi'an
    5.2km from downtown
    Highlights: Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City is located between the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise, full of Tang stylistic elements. Ever-bright City's Central Axis View Avenue is a 1,500-meter central and sculptured pedestrian street that runs from the north and south. It is surrounded by nine groups of themed groups such as the emperor, historical figures, heroic stories, and classic works of art, offering three-dimensional representations of the Tang Dynasty's supremacy in the fields of religion, art, science and technology and to highlight the great country.
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  • No.8
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    Xi'an
    4.8km from downtown
    Highlights: The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an is located in Daci'en Temple in the south of the city. The tower is one of Xi'an's landmarks. Daci'en Temple was once a magnificent royal temple in Chang’an City during the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Taizong was born, Prince Li Zhi built the temple in memory of his mother Empress Wen De. Monk Xuanzang, a famous figure in Chinese history, served as the first abbot of the Buddhist monastery. Monk Xuanzang translated Buddhist scriptures at the Daci'en Temple for 11 years and oversaw the construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.
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  • No.9
    4.5/5
    10,316 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 2324 reviews
    _We***20
    "If you don’t have enough time, don’t go. You can go shopping in half an hour. Tickets are 30, Bell and Drum Tower tickets are 50. The child asks the adult to hold it and climb up and fall asleep. It’s not necessary to find a tour guide. If you don’t find a tour guide, you can go and watch the flowers..."
    Xi'an
    2m from downtown
    Highlights: Xi'an Bell Tower is a relatively complete clock tower in China. It was built in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. As one of the landmarks of the ancient city, the clock tower is located at the center of Xi'an. It radiates into four streets in the east, south, west and north, and connects with the four gates of the east, south, west and north of the Xi'an city wall. The lower part of the bell tower is a square base. The top is covered with dark green glazed tiles, and the apex is wrapped in authentic gold. Against the backdrop of the night lights, the entire clock tower is stunningly beautiful.
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  • No.10
    4.7/5
    4,976 Reviews
    M25***97
    "The tour guide is good, the cultural heritage is very good, many national treasure-level cultural relics, that is, no one explained that you really don't know, just put it in the place you don't pay attention to, the town hall-level cultural relics Liuyan map is a pity, six to the second"
    Xi'an
    807m from downtown
    Highlights: Xi'an Beilin Museum is located near Wenchang Gate. The museum contains a forest of stone monuments, stone carvings, etc. Among them, the forest of stone monuments is composed of monuments and epitaphs from past dynasties. It is the highlight of the museum. In the Beilin Museum, you can admire inscriptions and epitaphs of different dynasties. The collection of inscriptions and epitaphs spans over 2,000 years.
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  • No.11
    4.2/5
    4,302 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 103 reviews
    M11***81
    "It is really big, and it is really impossible to walk without a small train. Although there is only a base left, you can still feel the atmosphere of Datang. I hope to have more performances or interactions, and feel its charm better."
    Xi'an
    3.9km from downtown
    Highlights: The Daming Palace National Heritage Park was built on the site of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty. Seventeen emperors had run their state affairs from the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty. This had lasted for more than 200 years. Empress Wu Zetian and her husband, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, as well as Empress Wu’s daughter, the Princess Taiping, had all lived in the palace. Daming Palace was the most splendid palace complex in the world at the time and the center and symbol of the Tang Empire. Today, the remaining park is divided into two parts: a free zone and a toll zone. The toll zone comprises the core area of the scenic spots, including the remains of the Hanyuan Hall and Xuanzheng Hall as well as the Daming Palace Relics Museum.
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  • No.12
    4.3/5
    10,673 Reviews
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 4124 reviews
    地毯式穷游中国
    "Huimin Street is located on the side of the Drum Tower, which belongs to the most popular core neighborhood. All kinds of food, dazzling, follow the crowd, and quickly flooded in the sea of people. There are also some ancient houses and some old shops in the streets, and there are many tickets."
    Xi'an
    331m from downtown
    Highlights: Huimin Street is an old Muslim neighborhood with a history dating back centuries ago. It has a distinct Muslim culture and a vibrant food culture, making it a paradise for food lovers. Huimin Street is not just a single street. It is a collective name for the whole Muslim District. It consists of Beiyuan Gate, North Guangji Street, Xiyangshi and Dapiyuan Street. It is also known as “Muslim Quarter” and “Fang Shang”. The district also houses a number of old local restaurants: Jia San Guan Soup Buns and Lao Mi Jia Soaked Bread etc. You can also eat almost all of Xi’an delicacies here: various kebabs, bread and mutton soup, soup buns, spicy goat trotters, and cold skin noodles etc.
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  • No.13
    4.5/5
    3,948 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 1035 reviews
    M40***29
    "Convenient transportation. The Bell and Drum Towers are near Huimin Street, and the two are not far away and only a few minutes away. The Drum Tower is closer. Easy to play. Both are only two floors, the slope is not large, and the stairs are like. The Drum Tower is higher and more flavorful. Standing above, you can see the prosperity of Xi'an. There is a museum in the pavilion, a wide variety of historical knowledge."
    Xi'an
    332m from downtown
    Highlights: The Drum Tower in downtown Xi'an was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It is over 600 years old. In ancient times, it was a time-keeping device. It is now one of the landmarks of the ancient city. On the south side of the Drum Tower, there is a plaque that says: "The Rich Land of Culture and Military". This plaque, together with the "The First Gate of the World" plaque in Shanhaiguan, are known as the "twin plaques of China". If you climb the Drum Tower, you can see a 1.8-meter-high drum. There are also 24 red drums engraved with 24 solar terms. They are very robust and impressive. To the north of the Drum Tower is theMuslim Quarter, which is a paradise for food enthusiasts.
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  • No.14
    4.6/5
    928 Reviews
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 591 reviews
    M52***64
    "The tour guide is very responsible and patient. The scenery in the scenic spot is beautiful. Because the tickets for the Shaanxi History Museum are too difficult to make an appointment, the Xi'an Museum is also very good. The cultural relics are very beautiful, but there are a lot of people and some have not looked carefully. The fare is also worth it, recommended!"
    Xi'an
    2.5km from downtown
    Highlights: The Xi’an City Museum is located inside Jianfu Temple. This is an excellent place from which to learn about the development of this ancient city. The main exhibition hall’s theme is named “The Ancient Capital Xi'an”. Visitors can learn all about Xi’an’s thousand-year history and subsequent development. The exhibits in the museum show the progression of the development of Xi’an City from the Zhou Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is also a model of Xi’an City throughout various dynastic periods that allows you to see the scale, layout and living conditions of the city’s distant past.
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  • No.15
    4.4/5
    6,573 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 47 reviews
    M33***24
    "You can park at the door. There are many animals. Animals can be seen from all over the world. There are many vegetation. After all, the air is fresh under the Qinling Mountains. There are also circuses and aquarium performances to watch."
    Xi'an
    24.8km from downtown
    Highlights: Qinling Wildlife Park is located in Chang'an district in Xi'an. The Wildlife Park includes an area that guests can walk through, a safari area (where tour buses take guests through an herbivore section and a megafauna section) and a Bird Performance Forest. The walking area is located in the western half of the wildlife park and includes a panda enclosure, a snub-nosed monkey enclosure, and a marine mammal park. The safari part of Qinling Wildlife Park includes a herbivore section and a megafauna section. In the herbivore section, you can see animals such as giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest. You can also see animals that are unique to Asia such as the white-lipped deer and the Bactrian camel. In the megafauna section you can find tigers, cheetahs, lions, bears, and wolves.
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  • No.16
    4.1/5
    3,699 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 66 reviews
    porphyry
    "It may be wrong when I go. It is approaching noon. There are not many animals in it and there are not many performance programs. The seal dolphin performance is a plus, otherwise it is not very recommended to play."
    Xi'an
    5.8km from downtown
    Highlights: Come to Qujiang Polar Ocean Park to watch the endearing penguins, polar bears, and dolphin shows. Inside the park's Aquarium you can enjoy watching the beautiful tropical fish, the alligator show, or the dugong show. The seafloor tunnel is the place from which to appreciate the marine organisms: you can wander around like you're on the seabed. The park's Polar Museum has two floors. On the first floor you can see way of life of animals underwater; on the second, you can observe animals that live on the land. Animals such as penguins, seals, and polar bears both swim in the water and come out to play on the land.
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  • No.17
    4.5/5
    602 Reviews
    M40***29
    "Convenient transportation, you only need to transfer a bus to the foot of the mountain to enter the scenic spot, take the scenic bus directly to the mountainside. Many steps up the stairs are beautiful. The windy scenery on the top of the mountain is like entering a fairyland on earth. There is accommodation on the top of the mountain, single room, price humane, if allowed, it is strongly recommended to stay for one night, enjoy the sunrise and sunset on the mountain, and feel the fairy spirit. It's not 5A but it gives people a sense of vision and experience. It's another pleasant day."
    Xi'an
    26.9km from downtown
    Highlights: South Wutai is found in the Zhongnan Mountain Ridge, where the mountains are wavey. It has been a popular Buddhist mountain and a royal summer resort since ancient times. There are Qingliang, Wenzhu, Xiansheng, Lingying and Guanyin, five peaks on the mountain. Because it is found in the south of Wutai Mountain (Yaowang Mountain) in Yao County, Shaanxi Province, it is called South Wutai. There are countless monasteries on the South Wutai. These temples of varying sizes are spread on various platforms. The layout is neat and the construction is very intricate.
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  • No.18
    4.4/5
    1,925 Reviews
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 65 reviews
    M40***29
    "The location of the attraction is good. The attraction is on Huimin Street, closer to the Drum Tower. If you live in the street, you can walk for about ten minutes. Easy to play. The space of the attraction is not large, if it is not a program, it takes less than an hour to get in and out. Close to the Drum Tower, about ten minutes away, you can go shopping together. There is a museum inside, it is not recommended to buy a ticket. Too few things, the meaning is not too big."
    Xi'an
    504m from downtown
    Highlights: This hundred-year courtyard in the center of Xi’an is a brick-and-wood structure courtyard that began construction at the end of the Ming dynasty. It was not until the Emperor Qianlong's reign during the Qing Dynasty that the main project was completed. The entire construction process took more than one hundred years. Nowadays, this ancient courtyard has been opened to tourists. The wood carvings and brick sculptures in the courtyard are exquisite and delicately carved. If you like ancient residences, this will surely satisfy your needs. Inside the courtyard, you can also choose to watch a unique Shaanxi shadow puppet show and listen to authentic local dialects for a while.
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  • No.19
    4.5/5
    556 Reviews
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 44 reviews
    郭润龙浪迹天涯
    "20230407晚上:1、“永兴坊”是西安市区内最繁华的网红打卡夜市之一,古时是唐长安城108坊之一,是唐初著名谏臣、宰相魏征的府邸。夜市是2007年新建的仿古建筑群,整体呈方形、三横六竖的布局,集餐饮、非遗文化、娱乐于一体,灯火通明、热闹非凡,是当地人遛娃闲逛的好去处,也是汉服拍照胜地。入园免费。①地址:陕西省西安市新城区东乐巷15号。②交通:公交直达,开车很好停。③旺季:无。 ④用时:2小时。2、南侧主门牌坊是景区标志性的迎客景观,排队拍照的人最多。牌坊右手边(东)的创意雕塑“纳谏台”是一个拍照框,两位古人铜雕有请游客坐在书桌上“纳谏”,书桌上是语音感应区,推测在书桌上说话可以向景区提意见和建议;左手边(西)是“陕西八怪”屏风(8尊红色屏风展示陕西地区特有的风俗,即一怪“板凳不坐蹲起来”、二怪“房子半边盖”、三怪“姑娘不对外”、四怪“帕帕头上戴”、五怪“面条像裤带”、六怪“锅盔像锅盖”、七怪“油泼辣子一道菜”、八怪“秦腔不唱吼起来”。屏风上有语音介绍,不过声音小听不清)和小型灯光喷泉,附近的放大版的碗面、大秤砣“吃饱了称”等雕塑都很带劲,是拍照点。3、沿牌坊进坊后是小广场“镜鉴广场”,广场正中央是一面铜镜,以纪念不顾生死、直言劝谏的魏征,引用《旧唐书•魏征传》中唐太宗对刚刚去世的魏征评价“以人为镜,可以正得失,魏征没,朕亡一镜矣”,铜镜旁的戏服拍照框人气很高,是高人气拍照点。最北是“永兴坊楼”,是永兴坊最大的饭店,也算是主楼,楼门前的酒坛小山和剪纸服装拍照框都是高颜值拍照点。所在的街是从自南向北算起的第一条东西向街:①第一条街上,1:1比例的驴、冒气的仿制古井等都是惹人驻足的拍照点。最东头是摔碗酒,可以买一小碗自己想要祈福的酒,喝下后摔碗,可求财、运、平安、爱情等,摔完后再到许愿墙上许愿,许愿墙密密麻麻的祈福红牌是不少小资们的拍照点,随着祈福牌增多,许愿墙长度越来越长,形成一条街取名为“福街”。堆成小山一样的摔碗碎片旁边,有个烟雾缭绕的水池,池上的古墙被玻璃罩着,推测是一栋老建筑。②第二条东西向街上,有毛笔酥(可以吃的毛笔,很有创意)、白火石汆汤(陕西非遗名菜,要不是太晚了真想尝一尝)、陕北子长煎饼(把大炕搬到室外当成座椅很有创意)。③第三条东西向街也以美食为主,不过不是小摊而是大型店铺,食物更加精美和专一…字数超限,在最后一张图片里继续"
    Xi'an
    2.2km from downtown
    Highlights: Yongxing Lane is another destination for snacks in Xi'an City other than Huimin Street. It was one of the 108 lanes of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. Nowadays, it is a place filled with local food shops in Xi'an. Many tourists would come here to enjoy local cuisine, including meat sandwiches and rice husks.
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  • No.20
    4.3/5
    524 Reviews
    M50***37
    "Be sure to punch in the legendary camel bell, very shocking, very touched is a large rotating stage, the set is very beautiful, the whole scene is super actors, the acting skills are not embarrassing online. The main thing is that behind the Silk Road, ordinary people are far away from their hometowns. In the wind and frost, the wolf and tiger leopard have opened the Silk Road step by step. Finally, the great times of Datang, promoting my Chinese national spirit."
    Xi'an
    12.3km from downtown

FAQ

What are some Best Things to Do in Xi'an?
Some Best Things to Do in Xi'an include:Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum|Fortifications of Xi'an|"The Song of Everlasting Sorrow"|Huaqing Pool|Tang Dynasty Furong Garden
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Xi'an?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Xi'an include:Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum:4.7|Fortifications of Xi'an:4.6|"The Song of Everlasting Sorrow":4.7|Huaqing Pool:4.5|Tang Dynasty Furong Garden:4.4
At what locations in Xi'an can Best Things to Do in Xi'an be found?
The Best Things to Do in Xi'an are mainly located in:Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum:Xi'an|Fortifications of Xi'an:Xi'an|"The Song of Everlasting Sorrow":Xi'an|Huaqing Pool:Xi'an|Tang Dynasty Furong Garden:Xi'an