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Xi'an, a famous ancient city that carries the thirteen dynasties, has an endless history and culture. "Records of the Historian" once described Xi'an as "a golden city with thousands of miles, a land of abundance." As the birthplace of the Chinese nation, Xi'an's history can be traced back to the 12th century BC. Although it has experienced thousands of years, it remains prosperous. There are too many stories about Xi'an. It seems that every ancient street and alley here, every deep house and tile, and every blue brick of the city wall tell the glorious history of the thousand-year-old imperial capital.

Over the past thousand years, stars have become stars, but the stars are still bright and still there. They look like yesterday's brilliance, making people unable to tell the year for a while. Every time they come to Xi'an, they rush by. This time, I took advantage of the weekend. During the time, I took my family to start a self-driving journey in a RV, dreamed of returning to the prosperous land of the Tang Dynasty, and saw all Chang' an flowers in one day.

about the itinerary

DAY1 Xi'an-Datang Furong Garden-Big Wild Goose Pagoda-Shaanxi Museum-Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square Music Fountain (Enjoy the most beautiful night view of the Tang Dynasty Sleepless City, Xi'an Internet celebrity little lady tumbler also performs here)

DAY2 Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors Museum-Return Trip

datang Furong garden

The Tang Dynasty Furong Garden is the best place to see the beautiful scenery of the Tang Dynasty. The bricks and tiles, grass and trees, pavilions and pavilions here

, all are full of a strong atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. As a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, Furong Garden rose in the Qin and Han Dynasties and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The current Tang Dynasty Furong Garden was built north of its original site.

After reading the Tang Dynasty's "Chang 'an Twelve Hours" in Ma Boyong's eyes, I was attracted by these Tang Dynasty buildings with double eaves and arch arches, the prosperous and down-to-earth Tang Dynasty streets, and the bowls of delicacies carrying Chang' an culture. The weather of the sky and the prosperity of the market... Travel through time and space into the dreamy Tang Furong Garden and listen to the legendary story of the Tang Dynasty Empire.

Qujiang, which was used as a royal forbidden garden for 1300 years from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, is a masterpiece of classical gardens and architecture. By the Tang Dynasty, Qujiang entered a period of prosperity. At that time, Furong Garden was turned into a royal forbidden garden-Furong Garden (also known as Furong Garden). In the 14th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty, important buildings such as Ziyun Tower and Caixia Pavilion were built. In order to visit Qujiang Furong Garden frequently, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty built a special city along the city wall from the imperial palace to the Furong Garden. Every time the Qujiang Conference, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty would bring his favorite concubine and hundreds of officials to the Ziyun Building of Furong Garden to have fun with the people. Tang Chang 'an City was empty of thousands of people, and everyone gathered happily in Qujiang for a banquet. The grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty could be seen.

Ziyun Tower is a representative building in Furongli of the Tang Dynasty. It has the style of the Tang Dynasty emperor of "the shape and spirit rise into the purple clouds, and the world obeys the heart of the emperor." The Ziyun Building in history is reportedly built in the 14th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty. Every Qujiang Conference, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty would climb this building to enjoy songs and dances, give banquets to his ministers and enjoy fun with the people. The Ziyun Building has four floors, each floor is a different perspective and different carriers jointly display the imperial culture of the Tang Dynasty.

The first floor of Ziyun Building is composed of sculptures, murals, large-scale restoration models of Chang 'an City of the Tang Dynasty that reflect the rule of Zhenguan, and a national-level exhibition of Tang cultural relics. The second floor is for the banquet given by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, and the large colored sculptures and group carvings from all directions to worship the court. The third floor is a performance hall that performs "teaching workshop music and dance" for the court. The fourth floor is the treasure of the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden-the Tang Dynasty Museum.

The museum on the fourth floor is divided into three series: Shengshi Jijin, Huajin Miao Porcelain, and Glorious Light. The cultural relics are selected from the fine cultural relics of the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties unearthed in Shaanxi Province. The rich colors and exquisite and gorgeous decoration style perfectly interpret the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

The most pleasant thing is to swim by the Furong Lake. Those scenes only found in the paintings of the Tang Dynasty are truly displayed in front of us. The pavilions and pavilions are full of brilliance, and the waves of the covered bridges complement each other, magnificent and agile.

In the day, the Furong Lake is bright with smoke and water, with painted boats, willows hanging on the lake, and lotus gardens in the lake. The Tang Dynasty Furong Garden at night will take you into a beautiful prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, satisfying all your fantasies about traveling through the Tang Dynasty.

From the Qujiang River of the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago to the Furong Garden of the Tang Dynasty, where the water and the sky are in the same color today, the water features and lights have been integrated into one, forming a unique light and shadow landscape of "lights walking in paintings and people swimming in poems". It is no exaggeration to call it the most beautiful water scenery in China.

Looking at the rise and fall of Furong Garden for thousands of years, I sigh that today-Furong Garden of the Tang Dynasty was a grand event for thousands of years and returned to the style of the Tang Dynasty."If you ask about the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, please look at Furong Garden"!

Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a landmark and symbol of Xi'an. It is also a must-check attraction when visiting Xi'an. It has a history of more than 1300 years. It is said to be the earliest square pavilions style brick tower in the Tang Dynasty and is also listed as a world-class cultural heritage.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Daci 'en Temple Pagoda, is located in the Daci' en Temple in Jinchangfang, Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty (south of Xi'an City now in Shaanxi Province). In the third year of the Tang Yonghui (652), Xuanzang presided over the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to preserve the Buddhist scroll Buddha statues brought back to Chang 'an from Tianzhu via the Silk Road. It started with five floors, and then it was covered with nine floors. Then the number of layers and height were changed several times, and finally fixed to the seven-story tower body seen.

Looking at the entire tower building up close, it is simple and simple. Cen Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once praised in his poem: "The tower is like gushing out, towering tall in the sky alone. Climb out of the world, step on the road and pan the void. Suddenly pressing down on China, as majestic as a ghost worker. The four corners block the day, and the seven floors touch the sky."The grandeur of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is magnificent.

According to historical records, Cien Temple was built by Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, praying for Yin blessings for his mother, Empress Wende. It faces the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace in the north and is surrounded by Qujiang Pool, Xingyuan and Leyouyuan. The scenery is beautiful and charming. Tourists and incense are very strong.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a pavement-style brick tower, with a height of 64.517 meters and a length of 25 meters on the bottom floor. The tower body is in the shape of a square pyramid. It is located on a square brick platform with a bottom area of 42.5×48.5 meters and a height of 4.2 meters. The tower body made of green bricks is ground and connected, and the structure is strict. The exterior is made of imitation wood structure to form an open space. The size decreases proportionally from bottom to top. There are spiral wooden ladders in the tower that can be climbed up. There is an archway on each side of each floor, allowing you to look into the distance through the railing. The whole building is grand. The style is solemn and simple.

When you arrive at Cien Temple, you will naturally think of Xuanzang, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. He was the first abbot and abbot here. He went to the Western Heaven to learn scriptures and overcome the difficulties of 911. Therefore, this place can be said to be a home that collects all Buddhist classics. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty personally wrote the "Preface to the Holy Religion of the Tang Dynasty" and the "Preface to the Holy Religion of the Tang Dynasty". The stele has vines on the sides of the stele, beautiful patterns, and vivid shapes. It is one of the attractions that cannot be ignored during their trip to Xi'an.

As night falls, the fountain in Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square will shine brightly. This is the largest fountain square and the largest waterscape square in Asia. It has a total of 20,000 square meters of water. The huge matrix fountain consists of more than 1700 pumps. Each nozzle can be freely controlled and combined with various patterns and fonts. Looking from north to south, there are layers of water in the middle of the square, and the green forests on both sides are full of traces of the Tang Dynasty that can be touched carefully. Even the commercial buildings on both sides are arched and grand in the Tang style.

The Tang Dynasty Sleepless City is connected to here. There is an unexpected beauty of harmony between the ancient towers and the high-rise buildings. I have to say that the night scene here is the most must-not to be missed. It is crowded with tourists, and the street scenery is beautiful, step by step. The exquisite character sculptures are more majestic and magnificent against the light, making people intoxicated in the dream of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Shaanxi History Museum

If you want to understand the history of a place, the best choice is to visit a local museum. Shaanxi History Museum, China's first large-scale modern national museum and the first batch of four-A tourist attractions, is known as the "Pearl of the Ancient Capital and the Treasure House of China." It is located at No. 91 Xiaozhai East Road, Yanta District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest of the Dayan Pagoda.

The land of Sanqin is one of the important areas where the Chinese nation lived and thrived, and where Chinese civilization was born and developed. Thirteen dynasties, including the most glorious Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties in Chinese history, once established their capitals here. Rich cultural relics and profound cultural accumulation have formed Shaanxi's unique historical and cultural features. The Shaanxi History Museum is an art palace that displays Shaanxi's history, culture and ancient Chinese civilization.

The cultural relics collected here range from simple stone tools used in the early stage of ancient humans to various artifacts in social life before 1840. The time span is more than one million years. Among them, the bronze wares of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties are exquisite, and the pottery figurines of the past dynasties are in a variety of shapes. The gold and silver utensils of the Han and Tang Dynasties are unique in the country, and the murals of the Tang tombs are unparalleled in the world. They can be described as a dazzling array of high-quality products.

Five Dynasties Yaozhou Kiln Green Glaze Engraved Beam Reverse Flow Pot

The fifth Dynasty Yaozhou Kiln's blue-glaze engraved beam reverse flow pot, also known as the blue-glaze beam reverse injection porcelain pot, is a porcelain from the Five Dynasties period. It was unearthed in Bin County, Shaanxi Province in 1968. The pot is 18.3 cm high and the belly diameter is 14.3 cm. It is a fufeng style lifting beam. The flower base symbolizes the lid of the pot. The mother and son are piled at the junction of the lid and the pot. The lioness opens her mouth to form a stream. The spherical pot belly is engraved with twining branches and peonies. There is a plum blossom water injection hole in the center of the bottom, which is a strange and ingenious shape.

The silver sachet with grape flower and bird patterns of the Tang Dynasty is mainly in the shape of a sphere, and the surface is full of grape flower and bird patterns. The decoration is natural and graceful, the density is exquisite, and the line and surface are appropriate. The pattern is evenly and symmetrically distributed at the center of the apex and the base point. The balanced construction principle is the same as that of modern gyroscopes. It shows a very high level of design. The whole body is engraved with grape flower and bird patterns, and the pattern on the outer layer of the sachet is not only excellent decorative, but also facilitates the dispersion of cigarettes.

Agate cup inlaid with gold animal head

The museum's treasure was unearthed in the cellar in Hejia Village, the southern suburb of Xi'an City in 1970. The object is 6.5 cm high, 15.6 cm long, and 5.9 cm in diameter. It is made of rare beautiful jade materials in the world and wrapped with silk agate with red sauce wrapped in orange and yellow sandwiched with milky white ribbons. From material selection, design and craftsmanship, it can be called a masterpiece of jade carving art in the Tang Dynasty. It is the only beautiful jade carving in the Tang Dynasty seen so far. It seems to be a natural work of art. It is the most exquisite piece of jade ware in the Tang Dynasty, and it is an isolated product at home and abroad.

Gilded gold dancing horse cup tattooed silver pot

The body of the silver pot is made of silver, the body is oblate, and a vertical simple opening is opened at the top end. The lid of the pot is a lotus petal formed by hammering. A silver ring is riveted in the center of the top, and a 14-centimeter long silver chain is connected to the lifting beam, and an arched lifting beam with three petals at one end is welded to the shoulder of the pot. This shape is not only convenient for riding and hunting, but also convenient for daily use. This ingenious design is unique, and the design art of Tang Dynasty craftsmen makes us modern people admire it.

The "Apes Bow to Farewell" in the first exhibition hall reproduces the vibrant childhood of the Chinese nation and the dawn of civilization based on the remains of Lantian Man, Dali Man, Banpo in Xi'an, and Jiangzhai in Lintong 1.15 million years ago.

The top priority of "Eastern Empire" is to show the Qin antiquities represented by the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang. With its majestic spirit and unique national defense characteristics, it mainly expresses the rules, systems and civilized behaviors that the Qin Kingdom has set an example for future generations, and its continuous progress. The spirit of the Chinese nation that unifies rivers and mountains.

Thousands of years of capital building have brought Xi'an a wealth of above-ground and underground cultural relics. Therefore, the Shaanxi History Museum's collection of cultural relics is not only large in quantity and variety, but also of high quality and wide in value. In order of times, it divides Shaanxi's ancient history into prehistory, Zhou, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In seven parts, thousands of cultural relics are used to vividly and systematically show Shaanxi's development process of more than one million years since the Paleolithic Age.

the Terracotta Warriors and horses Museum

One of the Eight Wonders of the World, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang, is the most must-see attraction when traveling in Xi'an."Historical Records" records that the planning and design of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum was presided over by Prime Minister Li Si in accordance with the usual practice, and General Zhang Han oversaw it. The construction took as long as 39 years. The Terracotta Warriors were made and buried in a burial pit while building the Qin Mausoleum.

Qin Shihuang, the first emperor in history to unify the six countries, died in 210 BC and was buried in the center of his tomb, surrounded by the famous pottery figurines. The complex Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was designed and built modeled on the pattern of Xianyang, the capital of his lifetime. Those pottery figurines, slightly smaller than human shapes, come in various shapes. Together with their horses, chariots and weapons, they have become perfect masterpieces of realism, while retaining extremely high historical value.

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The entire cemetery faces west and east. It can be divided into four levels with the encasement soil as the center, namely the underground palace (underground palace) as the core, and the others are the inner city, outer city and outer city in turn, with clear primary and secondary. "Qin Shihuang Cemetery is like a capital city with regular design and magnificent architecture. It covers an area of 56.25 square kilometers, and its city area is about 2.13 square kilometers. This 'capital city' is high in the south and low in the north, with a gap of 87 meters between north and south. It is a rectangular cemetery with north and south larger than east and west. The wall of the cemetery is composed of two inner and outer layers. The two walls are rectangular in the north-south direction and are nested with each other in the shape of a 'hui' with a length of north and south and a narrow width of east and west. The total length of the wall is about 12 kilometers, which is similar to the length of the Ming Dynasty wall in Xi'an."

The Terracotta Warriors Pit is located in the south of Xiyang Village, 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. It is a burial pit for the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. There are currently three pits excavated, containing about 7,000 terracotta soldiers. The three pits cover an area of more than 20,000 square meters and contain nearly 8000 pottery figurines and horses similar in size to real people and horses. There are different arms such as chariot soldiers, cavalry and infantry, arranged in a neat and orderly manner. The pottery figurines have different images and vivid expressions. They are known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" and "one of the great discoveries in the archaeological history of the 20th century."

Pit No. 1 is in the south, 216 meters long from east to west, 62 meters wide, and covers an area of 13260 square meters. Pit 2 is 124 meters long from east to west, 98 meters wide, and has an area of 6000 square meters. The No. 3 pit covers an area of 520 square meters. The pottery servants unearthed are all tall, generally about 1.8 meters in height. They have different shapes and realistic expressions. Their facial shapes are all similar and lifelike. From the simulated military formation, one can imagine the majestic and powerful Qin army that swept across the six countries many years ago.

These pottery figurines and pottery horses are the same size as real horses. The warriors of different arms have different expressions. Some watch and listen to the movements around them; some hold bows and arrows with tight strings and look forward; some ride on horses with serious and determined expressions. The pottery horses are fat, strong, strong, and powerful, which really makes people marvel at the strength of the Qin State.

The bronze chariots and horses of the Qin Mausoleum, known as the "Bronze Crown", were unearthed in June 1978 about 20 meters west of the seal of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. There were two carriages in total, which vividly reproduced the full picture of Qin Shi Huang's royal carriage and also reflected the use of superb casting techniques by Qin Dynasty craftsmen.

The pyramids of ancient Egypt are the largest above-ground royal mausoleum in the world, and the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is the largest underground imperial mausoleum in the world. Former French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac said after visiting the Qin terracotta warriors: "There are seven miracles in the world. The discovery of the Qin terracotta warriors can be said to be Eight Wonders. If you don't look at the pyramids, you won't count Egypt, if you don't look at the Qin terracotta warriors, and you won't count China.

Xi'an is a treasure house of history and culture. Countless cultural relics and monuments show people its once glory and profound and rich historical and cultural charm.

tail

The two-day and one-night RV self-driving trip in Xi'an ended perfectly. This time, the RV trip experienced a different way of traveling. Enjoy the scenic spots during the day and open the outdoor BBQ barbecue mode with family and friends at night. It was unforgettable and happy, and it was very worth experiencing.

travel tips

1. Clothing: coat, sunshade hat, sunglasses

2. Cosmetics: hand cream, anti-crack lipstick, moisturizing spray, sunscreen, facial mask paste

3. Digital: battery, film, memory card, charger

4. Daily necessities: personal toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc.) small blankets

5. Drugs: carsickness medicine, abdominal diarrhea medicine, cold medicine, band-aid, etc.

6. Documents: student ID card, ID card, etc.