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Activities:
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1. Pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to visit Terracotta Warriors. To visit Army of Terracotta Warriors is the main reason why you are here in Xian. The museum includes Pit 1, Pit 2 and Pit 3 as well the exhibition hall of the chariots and horses. Standing in front of the warrior battle formation, you may get some magical inspiring feeling of stepping onto a battlefield.
2. After lunch, visit the 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).
3. 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.
4. At last, transfer you to train station or airport for departure. Tour end!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Highlights:
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Army of Terra-cotta Warriors
One of the most significant archaeological finds in the world, this 16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day - Oct. 1st, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.
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City Wall
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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