Scenic spot introduction:
Xi'an's existing ancient city wall was built between the seventh and eleventh years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1374-1378). It has a history of more than 600 years. It is one of the most famous city wall buildings in Chinese history in the late Middle Ages and the most complete ancient city wall in China. architecture.Attractions distribution:
The ancient city wall of Xi'an is located in the central area of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. The existing Ming city wall was built on the basis of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty. The city wall is rectangular, with a wall height of 12 meters, a base width of 18 meters, a total circumference of 11.9 kilometers, and four main gates: east Changle Gate, Ding Gate in Xi'an, Yongning Gate in the south, and Yuan Gate in the north, in addition to a series of military facilities such as moats, suspension bridges, gate towers, watchtowers, main towers, turrets, watchtowers, parapets, and crenels, form a strict and complete structure. Military defense system.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Photography, sightseeing, ancient visits, city walls, historic sitesScenic spot map:
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travelling guideline:
1. Performance time:
Opening City → 09:00
Wuyun Ancient City → 10:30/19:30
Living Sculpture → 10:45/19: 45
Samurai Military Formation Performance → 17:30
Samurai Changing of the Guard Ceremony Performance → 9:30/15:30/18:40
Samurai Lake Donggao Parade Performance → 11:00/11:40/16:20/16:50/18:00
2. Cycling on the city wall is the best way to tour. It not only saves time and leg strength, but also has a unique flavor. There are bicycle rental stations at major city gates such as Yongning Gate. One cycle takes about 2 hours and costs about 30 yuan.
Tour route:
City climbing gate points: There are 19 city climbing gate points open in the Xi'an City Wall, and tourists can climb the city nearby.
3 on the east line → East Gate, Zhongshan Gate, northeast corner of the city wall;
4 on the west line → Yuxiang Gate, West Gate (2), southwest corner of Beima Road;
7 on the south line → Small South Gate, South Gate (main gate in the city, Yuecheng Suspension Bridge), Wenchang Gate (2), Heping Gate, Jianguo Gate;
5 on the north line → Xiaobei Gate , North Gate (2), Shangde Gate (located on the southwest side of the train station, with 1 ring road inside the city, and a ladder to climb outside the city).
Exquisite two-day tour of the ancient city:
D1 Ancient City Wall → Bell and Drum Tower → Shaanxi History Museum → Big Wild Goose Pagoda·Da Ci'en Temple → Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square
D2 Huaqing Pool → Lishan Forest Park → Terracotta Warriors → Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin
Four-day tour of the ancient capital:
D1 Ancient City Wall → Bell and Drum Tower → Huifang Street
D2 Shaanxi History Museum → Big Wild Goose Pagoda • Daci'en Temple → Tang Furong Garden
D3 Huaqing Pool → Lishan Forest Park → Terracotta Warriors → Qin Shihuang Mausoleum
D4 Daming Palace Ruins
Best time to visit:
Spring and autumn are the best times to travel.
Shopping recommendations:
Stone rubbings, painted clay sculptures, straw weaving, Demaogong crystal cakes, holly wood branded chopsticks, imitation Qin Terracotta Warriors, imitation Qin bronze chariots and horses, imitation Tang tri-color glazed pottery, Huxian peasant paintings, paper-cutting, wicker weaving, woodblock New Year pictures, Qin opera masks, celadon ware, Sanyuan Polygonum flower candy, big red dates, copies of Tang murals, pottery whistles, rattan weaving, Xifeng wine, northern Shaanxi red dates, embroidery, shadow puppets, Qin pepper, Shaanxi Codonopsis pilosula, Shaanxi green tea, Gastrodia elata, Xi'an Lantian jade, etc.
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China>Shaanxi Province>Xi'an City
How to get there:
There are currently eight entry points on the city wall, namely: East Gate, South Gate, West Gate, North Gate, Heping Gate, Wenchang Gate, Hanguang Gate, and Shangde Gate.
Bus: 22, 23, 27, 29, 33, 37, 47, 602, 612, 704 can be reached.
Metro: Yongningmen Station on Line 2
Scenic area map:
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Ticket price for the ancient city wall:
Adult ticket: 54 yuan/person
Half-price ticket: 27 yuan/person
Preferential policy: children 1.2-1.4 meters tall; student ID card (except for master's degree or above student ID card, student ID card from foreign universities) ); Elderly people aged 65-70.
Free admission: children under 1.2 meters tall; seniors over 70 years old with a birthday card or ID card; active military personnel with a military officer's ID card.
Scenic area opening hours:
South Gate and North Gate: 08:00-22:00
Hanguang Gate: 08:00-17:30
All year round:
April 1st - April 30th: 08:00-18:00
May 1st - October 31st: 08:00-19:00
November 1st - times March 31, 2020: 08:00-18:00
