Xian
 Xian
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Activities:
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1. Pick you up from your downtown hotel and drive to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Big Goose Pagoda is one of the oldest structures in China. It functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.
2. Then move on to visit Shaanxi Province History Museum. If you love Chinese history, Shaanxi Provincial Museum is a must on your Xian trip. 370,000 exhibits in the museum vividly show the history of over a million years from prehistoric times (1,150,000 years ago - 21st Century BC) to about 1840 AD.
3. After lunch, continue to visit the Ancient City Wall. The main magnet of Xian is the city wall, which is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. You could walk around or rent a bike to ride (optional).
4. The last destination is the Bell and Drum Tower. The Drum Tower was built in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty, and got its name from the huge drum located within the building. Atop the Bell Tower you will have a panoramic view of the Xian City.
5. After the day tour, transfer you back to your hotel. Or, free time on your own to explore the Muslim Quarters (excluding the Great Mosque).
Meals: Lunch
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Highlights:
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Big Goose Pagoda
The pagoda is built on the premises of theTemple of Great Maternal Grace (Da Ci'en), originally built in 589 AD and thenrebuilt 647 AD by the Tang Emperor Gaozong in memory of his mother EmpressWende.
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Xian City Walls
Which is height of 12 meters and width of 15meters. It's 13.74 km round the circumference of the wall. So you can walk around or rent a bike to ride.
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Bell and Drum Tower
The Drum Tower was built in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty, and got its name from the hugedrum located within the building. In contrast to the Bell Tower ,where bell was stricken at dawn, drum was beat at sunset to indicate the end of the day. |
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