Looking for a list of Xi’an attractions, which ones are worth visiting?

Attractions worth visiting include: Daming Palace, Xingjiao Temple Tower, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum.

1. Daming Palace:

Daming Palace was the main palace of the Tang Dynasty, the political center and national symbol of the Tang Dynasty. It was located in Longshou Courtyard, to the north of today's Xi City. It was built in the eighth year of Zhenguan reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally called Yong'an Palace. It was the largest of the three main palaces in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty and was called Dongnei. Since Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, 17 emperors of the Tang Dynasty have handled state affairs here for more than 200 years.

The Daming Palace was the most magnificent palace complex in the world at that time. With its large scale and complete layout, it could be called the pinnacle of Chinese palace architecture. The palace architectural layout pioneered by the Daming Palace laid the foundation for the ancient palace system in East Asia in the Middle Ages and beyond. It was a model of Chinese palace architecture after the Tang Dynasty. It had an important influence on the Forbidden City in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Japanese and Korean palaces in East Asia.

2. Xingjiao Temple Pagoda:

Xingjiao Temple Pagoda is located in Xingjiao Temple on the bank of Shaolingyuan, Chang'an District, Xi, Shaanxi Province. It is a famous figure in the history of the spread of Buddhism. The relic tomb tower surveyed by the eminent monk Xuanzang and his disciples from the Tang Dynasty, Guiji and Xinluo. It is the oldest existing pavilion-style pagoda in China, showing the development of Buddhism after it was spread to Chang'an along the Silk Road and its influence on the Korean Peninsula.

Xingjiao Temple is one of the ancestral halls of the Faxiang Sect of Buddhism. The Xingjiao Temple Tower is the tomb tower of the three founders of the Weishi Sect. It plays an important role in the history of the spread of Buddhism and cultural exchanges between China and India.

3. Small Wild Goose Pagoda:

Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jianfu Temple, Anrenfang, Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, also known as Jianfu Temple Pagoda. It was built during the Tang Long period and was an important symbol of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is a typical work of China's early square brick pagodas with dense eaves. There are 15 floors and 13 floors, with a height of 43.4 meters. It is a beautiful pagoda, an artistic heritage of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, and a landmark building where Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains and integrated into Han culture.

4. Big Wild Goose Pagoda:

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located at the main base of Jinchang Square in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty. It is also known as the Ci'en Temple Pagoda. In the third year of Yonghui of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang presided over the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in order to preserve the scroll Buddha statues brought back to Chang'an from Tianzhu via the Silk Road. There were five floors at first, then nine floors were built, and then the number of floors and height were changed several times. Finally, it was fixed as the seven-story pagoda we saw today, with a total height of 64.5438+07 meters and a base length of 25.5 meters.

As the earliest and largest extant Tang Dynasty courtyard-style brick pagoda, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a typical physical evidence that ancient Indian Buddhist temples were introduced to the Central Plains with Buddhism and integrated into Chinese culture. It is a landmark embodying the wisdom of the ancient working people of my country. architecture.

5. Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum:

Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is located in the east of Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is China's first large-scale burial pit in the cemetery of feudal emperor Yingzheng, with a cemetery area of ??218,000 square meters. The museum is based on the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang. It is a heritage museum built on the original site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit. It is also the largest ancient military museum in China.

Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum* *There are three terracotta warriors and horses pit No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. Pit No. 1 is the main array of chariots and infantry, with a total area of ??14,260 square meters and about 6,000 real people. Large and small pottery figurines.

Pit No. 2 is the essence of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit, covering an area of ??6,000 square meters. It consists of four units and four phalanxes composed of chariots, cavalry, and crossbowmen. It's organized and impeccable. The third pit is the command system of the military formation, covering an area of ??524 square meters.

The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit was discovered in 1974-1976, and the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum was opened to the public at home and abroad in 1979. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is hailed as the eighth wonder of the world and a major discovery in the archaeological history of the 20th century.