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The City Wall of Xi'an
 Erected during the Ming Dynasty (1638-1644), it is the world's largest and best-preserved ancient fortress. The rectangular city wall is 13.7 kilometers in circumference and has 5,984 crenels and 98 places for the garriosn troops to stay in. There is a gate in each of the four sides, and each gate consists of a main tower, an embrasured watchtower, a lock tower, and a compound. The city wall is surrounded by a moat and a ring road lined with trees and dotted with pavilions and kiosks to form the huge Around-the-City Park.
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The Drum Tower
 It is on the northern side of West Avenue in the city proper, facing the Bell Tower across a distance. It measures 33 meters in overall height and its rectangular base is built with grey bricks. The stairway looks dignified and steady. In ancient times, a big drum hanging on top of the tower was used for telling time.
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The Bell Tower
 Standing at the 1, crossing of the East, West, South, and North avenues in the city proper, the Bell Tower is a three story wooden structure topped with dark green tiles. It is a grand ancient building with traditional Chinese architectural features.
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The Greater Wild Goose Pagoda
 Towering at the southern tip of Yanta Road outside Heping Gate, the brick pagoda, a reconstruction of the Ming Dynasty, has seven stories and is 64 meters high. A handrailed stairway inside spirals to the top. The pogada is a major historical relic under protection in China. In front of the pagoda, there is the biggest music fountain in Asia, where you may experience running between water sprays on the ground.
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Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
 Located 1.5 kilometers east of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Pit 1 is 230 meters from east to west, 62 meters from south to north, and five meters deep. It is referred to as "the No.8 world's wonder" and the largest military museum in the world. The pit houses 6,000 life-size painted terracotta warriors and horses. The warriors, arranged in battle formation, wear helmets and armor and carry weapons. They are dignified, and each has a different manner.
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Huaqing Pool
 At the nouthern foot of Mount Lishan 30 kilometers east of Xi'an, Huaqing Pool is one of the well-known hotsprings in Shaanxi Province and a tourist attraction known in and outside of China. The pool is tucked away among green pines and cypresses and embellished with pavilions, towers, and kiosks, which are linked by twisting corridors
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The History Musuem of Shaanxi
Located in the vicinity of the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, it is a modern, state-class museum  with an area about 70,000 square meters and a floor space of 56,000 square meters. The imposing, elegant museum in the style of the Tang Dynasty architecture is a combination of the classical and modern architectural arts. It has in its collection 1 13,000 unearthed historical relics, of which 3,000 are now on display. Most of the exhibited items are rare treasures. There are 40 tomb murals, each with an exquisite composition and bright colors. |
The Xi'an Museum of Stone Tablets
 It is a garden-like museum in the style of classical architecture inside the Confucian Temple in Fuxue Lane, Xi'an. On display over the museum's more than 4,000 square meters of floor are 80,000 historical relics, which are divided into three sections: the Exhibition of History, Stone Tablets, and the Art of Stone Sculptures. |
The Banpo Museum of Xi'an
 The museum is built on the Banpo Ruins in Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xian. As China's first museum of historical ruins, it shows a typical settlement of the matrilineal commune in the Huanghe River Valley 6,000 year ago. The remains that belong to the Yangshao Culture are valuable data for the study of the primitive society in China. |
The Theatre Restaurant
 The Theatre Restaurant of the Tang Dynasty Complex is the only one of its kind in modern China that is comparable to the best internationally. The main hall covers an area of approximately 2000 Square metres and can comfortably seat over 500 diners at any one time. The sumptuous menu, which blends the best of the West and the East followed by the rich and colourful cultural experience of the Tang Civilization, qualifies the evening entertainment as the prime show of shows. The blending of the graceful art-form of Ancient Chang An and the latest in lighting and stage effects is a beauty and a joy to the beholder. The Tang Cultural Show may he a total contrast to some of the contemporary musicale of modern Las Vegas, but is nevertheless hailed by visitors as the "Lido" of the Orient.
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