Terra-Cotta Warrior Museum - click here to view picture
This is the greatest find of the 20th century when a group of peasants digging a well in 1974 unearthed the burial ground of the first emperor of China - Qin Shi Huang - who unified the country during Qin Dynasty BC 221-206.
The site is located 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) east of the Qin Mausoleum. The emperor's terra cotta warrior was found in three underground timber lined vaults. Pit 1 contained chariots and ranks of six thousand soldiers. Pit 2 held fourteen hundred figures of cavalrymen, horses and infantrymen, along with ninety wooden chariots. Pit 3 contained about seventy figures. The Qin Terra-Cotta Museum, a hangar-like building constructed over Pit 1, the place of the original discovery in 1974 was opened in 1979. Later in October 1994, Pit 2 opened to the public. The museum is a stunning display that every visitor to China should see.

Banpo Museum - click here to view picture
Banpo Museum is located in the east of Xian and is the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic era, which is known as the Yangshao Culture in China. The site was discovered in 1953 and covers an area of approximately 50,000 sq meters. Excavations revealed 45 houses, pottery, kilns, a burial ground, grain stores and tool stores. Banpo is considered to be one of the best examples of an agricultural community of this era anywhere in the world.
It is claimed that the residents of this ancient village lived in a matriarchal community where the women organized everything from the hunting and farming to the building of the village and digging the defensive moats that protected the well-planned community. Other relics uncovered at the site include examples of the pottery of this era and over 10,000 tools and household utensils.
Visitors today can see the remains of 45 houses, 2 stables, more than 200 cellars, 6 kilns, and about 250 graves. The houses were constructed of thatch over wood beams while the floors were sunk two to three feet into the ground. Heat was provided by a central fire. Food was stored in underground caves, dug deep enough to protect the provisions from being devoured by wildlife or contaminated by insects. Architecture, village organization, and food storage methods appear to have been strikingly similar to the way of life of some native American plains tribes.
The Banpo worked together. They dug a trench around the entire complex both for protection and for drainage. There was a large meeting hall in the center of the village and a place for central storage. Most of the tools (e.g., axes, hoes, knives) were of stone, but some implements were of bone (e.g., needles for sewing). The stone tools look remarkably sharp, but it was still fortunate that the Banpo settled in an area where the soil was loose and easily tilled.
Art, in the form of geometric designs and human and animal figures, is found on many of the pots. Some of the pottery items have marks scratched on them that may well anticipate a form of writing. The village pottery produced specialized pots for drinking, storage, cooking, and burial. (Although adults were buried in the cemetery outside the village, children and infants were buried alongside the huts in special clay urns; the reason for this continues to be matter for speculation.)

Big Wild Goose Pagoda - click here to view picture
The 7 story Great Wild Goose Pagoda was built in AD 652. It is a striking elegant building and is the symbol of Xian. The famous Buddhist monk Xuan Zang returned from a 17 year pilgrimage and the square pagoda was built to house the 600 or so Buddhist texts that he had collected in India.
The pagoda - built within the compound of the Benevolence Temple - has high architectural value considering it is already 1,300 years old. Above the stone doors at the bottom of the tower, there remain the exquisite line-etched pictures from the Tang Dynasty. The bottom of the pagoda resembles a wild goose, hence the name, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Xuan Zang is a household name in China. The famous novel "A Journey to the West" is based on his long journey to India.

History Musuem - click here to view picture
This modern well organized museum was completed in 1992 and traces the history of Xian from prehistory to the Qing dynasty. The extensive galleries and exhibitions offer the visitor an excellent introduction to the area that greatly improve understanding of the numerous historical sites in Xian.

Ancient City Wall - click here to view picture
The City Walls of Xian were first built during the Tang dynasty (618-907) when Chang�an (Xian) was capital of all of China. Today�s rectangular walls date back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and are the only complete city walls in China. They enclose the old city for 12km (8 miles) and have turrets, battlements and a moat.

Bell Tower - click here to view picture
The Bell Tower is a square-shaped construction 36 meters in height, built on a 8-meter-high brick base. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1384), originally on Guangji Street, a short distance west of the Drum Tower, and was moved to the present site in AD 1582. The upturned eaves are supported by colorful dougong, a unique Chinese architectural style. The whole tower is a wooden structure with mortise and tenon jointed without a single iron nail. The three layers of eaves are covered with blue glazed tiles, and the beams and columns of the upper and lower rooms are decorated with colorful paintings.
Tour XA1:
1.Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am to 9:00am.
2. You will visit Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. It is the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures depict the history of the Qin Dynasty from 221 BC-206 BC. Take sightseeing in this attraction for about 2 to 2.5 hours.
3. Before Having lunch (11:30am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Xian Artist Ceramic. Xi'an Artist Ceramic Factory is the first enterprise approved by the Cultural Relic Replication and Imitation Administration to produce and sell Tang Tricolor, Qin terra-cotta warriors and horses.
4. Sightseeing at the City Wall in the afternoon. the City Wall--An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history. The visit takes about 1.5 hour. After the tour, transferred back your hotel. Transffered back your hotel.

Tour XA2:
1. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am to 9:00am.
2. You will visit Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. It is the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures depict the history of the Qin Dynasty from 221 BC-206 BC. Take sightseeing in this attraction for about 2 to 2.5 hours.
3. Before Having lunch (11:30am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Xian Artist Ceramic. Xi'an Artist Ceramic Factory is the first enterprise approved by the Cultural Relic Replication and Imitation Administration to produce and sell Tang Tricolor, Qin terra-cotta warriors and horses.
4. visit Banpo Museum, the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic era, which is known as the Yangshao Culture in China. The visit takes about 1 hour.
5. Sightseeing at the City Wall in the afternoon. the City Wall--An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history. The visit takes about 1.5 hour. After the tour, transferred back your hotel. Transffered back your hotel.

Tour XA3:
1. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am to 9:00am.
2. You will visit Banpo Museum - the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic era, which is known as the Yangshao Culture in China.
3. Before Having lunch (11:30am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Xian Artist Ceramic. Xi'an Artist Ceramic Factory is the first enterprise approved by the Cultural Relic Replication and Imitation Administration to produce and sell Tang Tricolor, Qin terra-cotta warriors and horses.
4. Sightseeing in Terra-cotta worriors in the afternoon. Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum is the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures depict the history of the Qin Dynasty from 221 BC-206 BC. Take sightseeing in this attraction for about 2 to 2.5 hours. On the way to Xi’an, you will take a chance to enjoy Farmer’s Painting, The farmers paintings of Huxian County are colorful and simple, the countryside features and farmland scenery, which are true to life, vividly show their love to life and art, definitely the masterpiece of Chinese folk arts.
5. Drive back to visit Big wild Goose pagoda - One of the famous Buddhist pagodas in China. It was built to store the scriptures and statues Xuan Zang had brought back from India. Transffered back your hotel.

Tour XA4:
1. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am to 9:00am.
2. Drive to Shaanxi History Museum, one of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of Shaanxi and shows the development of Chinese civilization.Before Having lunch (11:30am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Qing Dynasty Artist Ceramic. You will take a chance to see the making procee of terra-cotta worrios.
3. After then, you will visit Big wild Goose pagoda,  One of the famous Buddhist pagodas in China. It was built to store the scriptures and statues Xuan Zang had brought back from India.
4. Visit the Great Mosque, It is the major spot for the religious activities of over 60,000 Moslems. This mosque possesses much Chinese tradition in both design and artistic outlook.
5. visit Bell Tower - The emblem of Xian city. It is in the Center of Xi`an. Transterred back your hotel.

Tour XA5:
Tang Dynasty Song & Dance Show - click here to view picture
Shaanxi Song & Dance Troupe,with a long history and renowned reputation,is the largest performing group in western China, endowed with a rich culture from the Zhu,Qin,Han, Tang dynasties as wel as abundant resources in national music and dance. This group has become the cultural window to the world of the ancient capital Xian.
Shaanxi Song & Dance Troupe boasts a powerful staff of artists.The young performers are highly gifted and have also received rigorous training in the arts since 1982. The Shaanxi Song & Dance Troupe initiated the first show of song and dance in the imperial style of the Tang Dyasty. The "Dance with Musical Accompaniment in the Style of Tang Dynasty " and its companion Performance "Chang' an Dance with Musical Accompaniment of Tang Dynasty" have been hailed by distinguished for eign guests from all corners of the world for its ancient and pure style.Its artistic grace and vivid, magnificent scenes display a prosperous Tang Dynasty era. The Shaanxi Song & Dance troupe has performed in over 40 foreign countries and has received government heads of state and VIPs from more than 100 countries. It is reputed to bed the oriental art treasure of distinctive songs and music in the Tang Dynasty style.

Dumpling Banquet - click here to view picture