The starting point of this small edition is Chengdu (self-driving), passing through Mianyang, Guangyuan, Hanzhong and Qinling Mountains. The entire journey is 700 kilometers of high speed. It will depart at 13:00 on January 28 and arrive at the hotel at 20:40.

After settling down and staying, I am already hungry. Let's go to Huimin Street to taste the familiar Xi'an flavor of "Lao Sun's mutton steamed buns"(about 60 yuan per capita). Suggestion points: mutton steamed buns, mutton kebabs and other special delicacies. The taste has always been so great and has not changed. The small editor thinks that the price is about 20% cheaper than Chengdu, and the amount is too much. After dinner, I accompanied my family to stroll along Huimin Street to get rid of the fatigue of the day. What appeared in front of me was that Xiaobian came here for the first time in 2003. At that time, Huimin Street was not so beautiful, and the buildings and shops on both sides were not as beautiful as they are now. However, it has a simple atmosphere and still has a charm... On the way back, I passed a tea and cafe restaurant that was a little refreshing (I can't remember the specific name), so I went in and had a drink of Tieguanyin. I returned to the hotel to rest at about 23:00.

Overnight: Shangri-La Hotel (about 2800 yuan/room), the hotel retains the simplicity of the old city of Xi'an. The interior decoration is elegant, simple and fashionable. The design is relatively creative and can be summarized in eight words: pleasing to the eye + relaxing and happy;

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Day 2 Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Xi'an, known as Chang' an and Haojing in ancient times, is located in the middle of the Guanzhong Plain, bordering the Wei River in the north, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the eight rivers moisten Chang 'an. Chang 'an has been the capital of emperors since ancient times. Thirteen dynasties, including the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Xinmang, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, established their capitals in Xi'an. The starting point of the Silk Road. Fenghao Capital, Qin Afang Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Han Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Sui Daxing City, Tang Daming Palace, Xingqing Palace, etc. outline the "Chang 'an Complex".

Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang (recommended time is 3-4 hours, ticket price is 120 yuan):

After finishing breakfast at about 8 o'clock in the morning, we set off for the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang. The total mileage is about 50 kilometers (about 40 minutes). We arrive at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Parking Lot of Qin Shi Huang and get off and start today's journey. This tour is in the order of Pit No. 3, Pit No. 1, Pit No. 2, and the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Museum.

Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses [Terracotta Warriors and Horses are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human martyrdom was practiced. Slaves were accessories of the slave owners during their lifetime. After the slave owners died, slaves were to be buried with the slave owners as sacrificial objects. Terracotta warriors are made into sacrificial objects in the shape of horses and horses (chariots, horses, soldiers).], It is located in the Terracotta Warriors Pit 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Lintong District, Xi'an City. "Historical Records" records: Prime Minister Li Si started the planning and design of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in accordance with usual practice, and General Zhang Han supervised the planning and design. The construction took as long as 39 years. The Terracotta Warriors were made and buried in the burial pit while building the Qin Mausoleum. In March 1974, farmers in Xiyang Village, Lishan Town, Lintong County, discovered several broken earthen-sized pottery figurines fired with soil when digging a well 1.5 kilometers east of the mausoleum. After exploration and trial excavation by the archaeological team of Shaanxi Province, the terracotta warriors were resurfaced.

There are 3 pits in total, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang are arranged in a triangular shape. The earliest discovery was the No. 1 pit, which was rectangular in shape. There were more than 8000 terracotta warriors in the pit and sloping doorways on all sides. There are two terracotta warriors pits on the left and right sides of Pit No. 1, which are called Pit No. 2 and Pit No. 3. The Terracotta Warriors Pit is an underground tunnel-type civil structure building, that is, a large pit about 5 meters deep is dug from the ground, and parallel soil partitions are built in the middle of the pit. Wooden columns are arranged on both sides of the wall, with crossbars placed on the columns. Shed wood is densely built on the crossbars and soil partition walls. The shed wood is covered with a layer of reed mats and then covered with loess to form a pit roof. The pit roof is about 2 meters higher than the surface at that time. The bottom of the pit is paved with blue bricks. The height of the space from the top to the bottom of the pit is 3.2 meters. After the pottery figurines and pottery horses were put into the pit, the surrounding doorways were blocked with standing trees, and the inside of the doorways was filled with rammed earth, thus forming a closed underground building.

Terracotta warriors are distinguished in terms of identity. There are mainly two categories: soldiers and military officials. Military officials are divided into low-level, intermediate and high-level. Ordinary soldiers do not wear crowns, but military officials wear crowns. The crowns of ordinary military officials are different from the crowns of generals, and even the armor of armor is different. Among them, the terracotta soldiers include infantry, cavalry, and chariot soldiers. According to actual combat needs, samurai of different arms have different equipment.

The kneeling figure was unearthed in the east of Pit No. 2. The weapon they held was a bow and crossbow located in the center of the formation. The kneeling archer was wearing a combat robe and armor, with a bun on the left side of the head, feet on the square mouth and pointed shoes on the head. The left leg was squatting, the right knee was on the ground, the upper body turned slightly to the left, and the hands were on the right side of the body. Hold the bow one up and down, showing a single soldier training movement holding a bow. One thing that is very valuable in the sculpture art of kneeling and shooting figurines is that the dense stitches on their soles are carefully carved by craftsmen, reflecting the extremely strict spirit of realism, allowing future viewers to learn from the Qin Dynasty warriors. Feel a very strong atmosphere of life. Among all the unearthed terracotta warriors, the only one that was extremely complete when discovered. There is still a red coating left on the armor behind it, which is very precious.

The warrior figurines are ordinary soldiers, with an average height of about 1.8 meters. As the main body of the military formation, the largest number was unearthed in the Qin Dynasty pits, and it is divided into two categories according to the difference in clothing, namely, combat robe warriors and armor warriors. As the main combat force, they are distributed throughout the military formation. Most of the war-robed warrior figurines are distributed in the formation and are flexible and mobile; the armored warrior figurines are distributed in the formation. Both types of warriors hold actual combat weapons, have a high-spirited temperament and are dynamic in silence.

The figures of riders were chariot drivers and were unearthed in three pits. The charmer warrior wore a long coat with armor, with armors as long as his wrists. He had armors on his hands, leg guards on his shin, neck armor around his neck, a turban and a long crown on his head, and his arms were raised forward. A driving posture of pulling the bridle. Due to the extremely strong lethality of chariots in ancient wars, the rider played a particularly important role in ancient wars, especially chariot battles, and was even directly related to the victory or defeat of the war.

The saddle horse was unearthed in No. 2 pit, with a height of 1.72 meters from the head to 1.33 meters from the head to the head. Observing from the shape of the horse, the pottery horse unearthed in Yukeng is not big, with a heavy head, a protruding nose bone, a thick and slightly shorter neck, a low bun, a broad back and slightly concave downward, a wide chest, and a well-developed limbs. It belongs to the harness horse type with both strength and speed, and is also a good horse for riding.

The biggest difference between the current buildings and the terracotta warriors of Qin Shihuang is that the scope of their walls is different, and the rest is not much different from those of that time. It is already past 13 o'clock after visiting the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang. I drive to a Chinese restaurant called Hexi Flavor recommended by a friend (about 45 yuan per person). Suggestions: Gold-medal Fragrant Fish, Garlic-scented Phoenix Tail Shrimp, Small Fried Potato, etc., The portions are good, the environment is elegant;

Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Recommended time is 2 hours, free for 3000 people per day, admission to the pagoda costs 20 yuan):

The Little Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Jianfu Temple in Anrenfang, Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty (now the southern suburb of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). It is also known as the "Jianfu Temple Pagoda". It was built during the Jinglong Period of the Tang Dynasty. Together with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is an important symbol of Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty that has been preserved to this day. In the third year of Yonghui of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (652), the court funded the construction of a pagoda in the west courtyard of Dacien Temple in Chang 'an to house Xuanzang's scriptures brought back from India. This pagoda was named Wild Goose Pagoda. In the first year of Jinglong of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty (707), a smaller stupa was built at Jianfu Temple with funds raised by palace officials in the imperial palace and presided over by famous Daoan lawyers. Later, in order to distinguish the two pagodas, the Cien Temple Pagoda was named "Big Wild Goose Pagoda", while the Jianfu Temple Pagoda looked like and was smaller than the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, hence the name "Little Wild Goose Pagoda", which has been passed down to this day.

The Little Wild Goose Pagoda is a dense eaves brick pagoda. It consists of an underground palace, base, tower body, tower eaves and other parts. The tower body is square in shape and has a blue brick structure. It was originally a magnitude of 15 and about 45 meters high. During the earthquake in the 34th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1556), two floors of the top of the tower were destroyed, and 13 floors remain. In 1989, the total height of the measuring tower was 43.395 meters, the bottom edge was 11.38 meters long, and the ratio of height to bottom edge was 100:26. The base of the Little Wild Goose Pagoda is a brick square platform. There are a gate in the north and south of the tower base. The gate is lined with bluestone, and the gate is lined with bluestone steps. The stone door frames are covered with exquisite Tang Dynasty line carvings, especially the images of heaven and man's support on the lintel, which are of high artistic value. The brick gatehouse next to the tower outside the north gate on the ground floor was added in the Qing Dynasty. On the south side of Taquita is a Shimen Square of the Qing Dynasty. The south forehead is engraved with "Wanhui Zhanen" and the north forehead is engraved with "One and Only Method". There is an underground palace under the pedestal, which is a vertical cave. Above the base is the tower body. The bottom layer of the tower body is tall, and the height and width above the second floor decrease. It is retracted layer by layer, the more accelerated it goes up, and the roof is closed naturally, so the overall outline presents a beautiful rolling brake. The tower body has a single wall and a hollow wall. There are no columns on the tower wall. The hollow cylinder interior has wooden floors, and wooden ladders spiral up to reach the top of the tower. The tower body is made of stacked eaves. Each layer of bricks in the tower body is built with eaves. The eaves are stacked with bricks and are interspersed with water chestnut teeth. Angled tooth bricks are built under each layer of eaves on the surface of the tower body. Each floor has ticket doors in the north and south to provide light and ventilation.

In the evening, go to Xuji Chinese Restaurant recommended by friends (about 50 yuan per person). Suggestions: stewed chicken pot (you can add sliced noodles), shredded potatoes, stir-fried pork, etc. The portions are okay;

Overnight: Shangri-La Hotel (about 1000 yuan/room);

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Day 3 Huaqing Pool, Hui Street, Bell Tower, Drum Tower:

Leave for Huaqing Pool after 8:30 a.m. Breakfast. The hotel is about 40 kilometers away from Huaqing Pool (about 35 minutes)

Huaqing Pool (recommended for 6-7 hours, ticket is 120 yuan):

Huaqing Pool, also known as Huaqing Palace, is 30 kilometers away from Xi'an, bordering Li Mountain in the south and Wei River in the north. Emperors of the Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties built Li Palace Garden here. Due to its eternal hot spring resources, historical allusions to the war of princes, the love story between Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and Imperial Consort Yang (Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Imperial Consort Yang spent a 10-year love romance in Huaqing Palace), and the place where the "Xi'an Incident" took place. It is well-known at home and abroad, and has become a landmark scenic spot for cultural tourism of the Tang Palace in China. The Huaqing Palace is home to five major cultural areas, including the Tang Yutang Ruins Museum, the site of the Xi'an Incident-Wujianting, Jiulong Lake and Furong Lake Scenic Area, Tang Liyuan Ruins Museum, and the Feishuang Hall, Wanshou Hall, Changsheng Hall, Huanyuan Hall and Yu Wang Hall. and other landmark buildings. Mount Li is 1302 meters above sea level, and scenic spots such as Lao Ma Dian, Lao Jun Dian, Beacon Tower, Military Remonstrance Pavilion, Shiweng Temple, Yuxian Bridge are dotted with attractions."Evening Photo of Mount Li" is one of the famous "Eight Scenes in Guanzhong". China's large-scale real-life historical dance drama "Song of Eternal Regret" was performed wonderfully at Huaqing Palace.

Today's Huaqing Pond is more exotic than the famous mountains and rivers. The natural scenic area is divided into three. The east is a bathing place, with high-end health bathing places such as Shangshi Tang, Shaoyang Tang, Changtang, and Surfing Bath. The west is a garden tourist area. The main building, Feishuang Hall, is grand and majestic, and Yichun Hall matches the left and right. The southern part of the garden is a cultural relics protection area, where the Lishan Hot Spring, which has been popular for ages, is located.

Huaqing Pool, above the gate, there is a plaque of "Huaqing Pool" written by Guo Moruo. After entering the gate, you will see two tall cedar trees standing tall. The baths of the two palace-style buildings are symmetrical left and right. Behind them is the new bath. Walking from the new bath to the right, you will pass through the dragon wall to Jiulong Lake. The lake is as flat as a mirror. Reflecting from the pavilions, weeping willows brush the bank. On the east bank of the lake is Yichun Hall. On the north bank is Feishuang Hall as the main building. Chenxiang Hall and Yichun Hall are opposite from east to west, and on the west bank is a nine-bend corridor. Passing the Dragon Stone Boat from north to south, then passing through the Chenxu Pavilion, Jiulong Bridge, and Sunset Pavilion, you will arrive at the imitation Tang Dynasty "Guifei Chi" building complex. (Eat your own dry food at noon)

Huimin Street:

It was already 15 o'clock when I left Huaqing Pool, and I drove directly to Huimin Street. It was already 16:40 after parking, so I started today's plan to have the strength to lose weight after eating.

Huimin Street is a famous food and cultural district in Xi'an. It is the district with the most concentrated specialty snacks in Xi'an. It is also a must-visit place when coming to Xi'an. It has a long history and has a history of thousands of years. It is one of the representatives of Xi'an customs. Although Huimin Street is regarded as a tourist attraction for foreign tourists, in fact, local residents have always regarded it as a main place to eat snacks, go shopping and relax, especially in the summer night market where there are more citizens who eat and cool off to kill time. In fact, the entire "Huifang" area is full of restaurants, with a variety of halal restaurants and stalls densely connected, including many time-honored shops that are most recognized by local people. In addition to Beiyuanmen, University Xixiang, and Xiyang City, the "Huifang" area also includes a large area such as Dapiyuan, Dongyang City, Beiguangji Street, and Qiaozikou. Old Xi'an called this area "Fangshang", where you can explore the most common people and authentic life in Xi'an. However, the latter few places have to go further from Hui Street and are not easy to find, and there are relatively few tourists from other places.

Hui Street at night is different from that during the day. The whole street is shrouded in a strong atmosphere of the market. Various pavements with electric lights and steam lights are scattered on both sides of the road, mainly selling cakes, dried fruits, candied fruits, and snacks. Behind these stalls are many restaurants that sell local snacks. When there are many people, not only are the shops crowded, but even the entrances are filled with tables and chairs. Fireworks such as kebabs and beef tripe filled the entire street under the not-very-bright lights. The bustling crowd was shopping and eating. When they saw what they liked on the stall, they would bargain with the stall owner. You can also rest on the seats in Gulou Square and watch kite vendors put dozens of meters long kites on the top of the high-rise building across the road. Everything is full of real and lively enthusiasm for life.

Xi'an has a strong northwest flavor. Roujiamo, mutton steamed buns, cold rice noodles, Qishan noodles, and dumpling banquets are famous Shaanxi foods that many people are familiar with. These can be found on Hui Street. The snack making on Huimin Street relatively completely retains the flavor of traditional halal diet, with exquisite ingredients, exquisite production, sweet, salty, spicy, meat and vegetables, and many varieties, making it the best halal snacks in the country. Beef and mutton steamed buns, cured beef and mutton, stewed mutton offal, steamed mutton with powder, honey cold rice dumplings, Shengshi fermented skin, mutton cake, eight-treasure sweet rice porridge, spicy soup, cold rice noodles, rice skin, rolled rice noodles, mutton dumplings, leek cakes, sour soup dumplings, soup dumplings, beef ramen, mirror cakes, mutton dumplings, yellow cinnamon persimmon cakes, egg mash, shuipen mutton, sesame cakes, onion cake, etc. There are hundreds of snacks.

Beef and mutton steamed buns are known as "a unique thing in Shaanxi". Their history can be traced back to the 11th century BC. In the Book of Songs, there is a saying: "Enjoy a feast with wine, or kill lambs." The mutton steamed buns are full of fragrance and endless aftertaste, and are praised by many international friends who come to Xi'an. Beef and mutton steamed buns are almost recognized as the most popular snacks in Xi'an (the most widely spread and the most distinctive). When eating steamed buns, old diners in Xi'an pay attention to going to the Hui People's Square. Sometimes in an inconspicuous shop, the large bowl is served with a strong aroma. Paomo buns are about breaking them with your hands. When you enter the Paomo Restaurant, you have to serve two or three buns, wash your hands, and find a place to sit down and break them carefully. They say they are steamed buns, but they are actually half-cooked cakes, each with two taels of white flour and well-cooked ones. Put Shaanxi's famous Da Lao bowl on your lap, divide the cake into several pieces, and then slowly pinch it into pieces the size of small fingernails. After breaking it, grab and knead it with your hands a few times to let the powder attached to the pieces fall down, so that the steamed buns will be juicy and thick. Then clip the number with a clip and take it to the master for processing. As soon as a clear-eyed master sees this breaking method, he will understand that the old eater who knows how to make buns is here and will pay extra attention when cooking buns. (After enjoying the delicious food, I went directly to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower nearby for a tour)

Bell Tower, Drum Tower:

The Bell Tower is an ancient building that embodies the architectural style of the Chinese people in the Ming Dynasty. It was built in the 17th year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1384). Its original site was located at Guangji Street Corner of Jinxi Street. It was moved to the current site in the 10th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1582), becoming an axis building that connects the east and west and echoes the north and south. In the past, a large clock was hung upstairs to warn the police and tell the time, hence the name "Bell Tower".

The entire bell tower is mainly a brick-and-wood structure, consisting of three parts: base, building body and treasure roof from bottom to top. The building is a wooden structure, with three rooms in depth and three rooms in width. It is in the architectural form of "double eaves and three drops of water" and "roof at four corners". It is 36 meters high from the top of the treasure on the ground and has an area of 1,377.64 square meters. The base is square in shape and is 8.6 meters high. There is a coupon shaped door opening with a height and width of 6 meters in the center of each of the four sides of the base, which is connected to the four streets in the southeast, northwest and east. The building is divided into two floors. Each floor has bright columns and corridors, colorful beams and carved door leaves at the four corners. In particular, each floor is decorated with classical and beautiful patterns such as arch arches, caisson wells, woodcuts, and painted paintings. It is a magnificent building with strong Chinese national characteristics. It is also the largest and most completely preserved bell tower that can be seen in my country. The four corners of the eaves fly up like birds spreading their wings. The animal kisses composed of various classical Chinese animal and animal patterns are set off against the glazed tile roof, giving people a simple form, elegant art, gorgeous colors, and well-organized beauty. The treasure roof above glows in the sun, making this ancient building exude its unique charm.

The Drum Tower is the largest Drum Tower in China. It is located at the southern end of the North Courtyard of West Street in Xi'an City, facing the Bell Tower in the east. The Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and was rebuilt twice in the 38th year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and the 5th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. There was a giant drum upstairs, and the drum was beat every day to tell the time, so it was called the "Drum Tower". The Drum Tower spans Beiyuanmen Street. The Drum Tower and Bell Tower are twin brothers, only half a mile apart, complementing each other and adding color to the ancient city. The Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1380), four years earlier than the original Bell Tower. The building form is a mountain style with double eaves and three drops of water. The brick base of the high platform is 52.6 meters long from east to west, 38 meters wide from north to south, and 7.7 meters high. In the middle of the north and south, there is a ticket hole with a height and width of 6 meters. The Drum Tower is rectangular in shape and is divided into two floors. The base is 38 meters wide, 52.6 meters long and 7.7 meters high. The entire body is made of blue bricks. There are coupons holes in the middle of the north and south for people and vehicles to enter and exit. The height and width are both 6 meters. The main building of the Drum Tower is located in the center of the base and has a double eaves and three-drop structure. The first floor is equipped with waist eaves and flat seats, and the second floor is covered with green glazed tiles, which belongs to the style of double eaves and resting mountain tops. The upper and lower floors are each 7 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep, surrounded by corridors. The outer eaves and the flat seats are decorated with green painted arches, making the layers of the building more distinct.

In ancient times, the bell was struck to announce morning and the drum was struck to announce evening, so it was called the "morning bell and evening drum". At the same time, drums are beat at night to tell the time. The "three drums" are the "third watch", and the "five drums" are the "fifth watch". A total of five times a night. In the Ming Dynasty, Xi'an City had a circumference of 11.9 kilometers and an area of 8.7 square kilometers. The Drum Tower was located in the southwest of the central part of Xi'an City. In order to spread the drums throughout the city, high-rise buildings and large drums must be built. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the Gulou were surrounded by yamen at all levels in Shaanxi Province and Xi'an Prefecture. The office of these yamen and the life of the surrounding residents were inseparable from drums, and drums became the most familiar and pleasant sound to people at that time. The plaque written by Li Yunkuan,"Sound in the Sky", adds the finishing touch and illustrates the practical significance of the Drum Tower. There are stairs in the building. Climb upstairs and you can view the city by leaning on the railing. Xi'an Drum Tower is one of the main symbols and representatives of Ming and Qing buildings in the city.

For dinner, Laomijia mutton steamed buns (about 50 yuan per person) are delicious. Suggestions: mutton steamed buns, spicy soup, cold rice noodles, rolled dough noodles, etc.

Overnight: Shangri-La Hotel (about 1000 yuan/room);

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Day 4 Xi'an → Chengdu

Today, I got up late because I had to go back to Chengdu. I encountered heavy snow when I set off from Xi'an to the Qinling Mountains at about 9:30. There were many car accidents along the way, so I couldn't drive slowly. I had lunch in the service area at noon (about 20 yuan per person). It was almost 21 o'clock in Chengdu, which ended this trip to Xi'an.

This trip to Xi'an made me deeply realize one sentence: Maybe life can take away a lot, but it will never take away our own memories. As a friend of mine said,"Who is willing to give time for whom, year after year, even if it is just every Saturday, these days are strung together to make years." Xi'an used its solemnity to record my youth and its unique charm. Xi'an, the only one I can't take away is you ~~

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