preface

1. The ancient charm of Xi'an

1. Ancient City Bell Tower

With a calm and heavy design, hundreds of years of history, the bell tower under the sun in the day is like an elderly man who has traveled through vicissitudes of history, silently watching this ever-changing ancient capital.

The night when the lights first come on, it is surrounded by a bustling downtown atmosphere, with red lanterns hanging high. It looks dignified, majestic, and peaceful. The clock tower at night is dazzling and endlessly wonderful.

2. Ancient Capital City Wall

The Xi'an City Wall is the most completely preserved large-scale ancient Chinese city-building in the country. There are women's land inside and outside the top of the tower. There are 5894 ridge holes on the outer wall, and there are turrets at each corner of the city.

The city has four gates, and each gate tower has three layers, namely the gate tower (outside), the arrow tower (in the middle), and the main tower [in the inside). There are arched door openings below the arrow tower and the main floor, with a depth of about 27 meters. There is also a 20-meter-wide protective city outside the city, with a water depth of more than ten meters. Xi'an City Wall is a precious ancient city wall building and a national cultural relics protection unit.

We bought tickets (the student ID card cost 27 yuan half price) and stepped into this ancient city wall. On a winter afternoon, there was no warm sun that day, and the weather was even darker, making the ancient city wall even more charming.

The city gate was still quiet and there were not many people. They climbed up the city wall step by step and lamented the brick by brick that was soaked by history. Walking up the city wall, the thick and majestic city wall seemed to have no end.

The streets inside the city wall are wide and paved with bluestone slabs, with an inviolable dignity. The stone barriers on both sides of the street are almost as high as a person. Through the stone barriers, the streets outside the city can be vaguely seen. During the Ming Dynasty, people on horseback and mules entered the city. The grand occasion of the market seems to be right in front of you.

The setting sun shines its golden afterglow on this ancient city wall through the red damask sunset, making people feel warm and peaceful.

2. Cultural relics in Xi'an

3. The streets of Xi'an