Landmark of Xi'an: city wall
Xi'an City Wall scenic area is located in the central area of Xi'an. It is rectangular. The wall is 12 meters high, 18 meters wide at the bottom, 15 meters wide at the top. The east wall is 2590 meters long, the west wall is 2631.2 meters long, the south wall is 3441.6 meters long, and the north wall is 3241 meters long, with a total perimeter of 11.9 kilometers. There are four gates: East Changle gate, Xi'an dingmen gate, South Yongning gate and North Anyuan gate. The city wall of Xi'an was built on the basis of the imperial city of Tang Dynasty. Completely around the "defense" strategic system, the thickness of the wall is greater than the height, and it is as stable as a mountain. The top of the wall can be used for sports and training. The existing city wall was built in 1374-1378, which has a history of more than 600 years. It is one of the most famous city wall buildings in the late Middle Ages and the most complete ancient city wall building in China. Central landmark: Clock Tower
Xi'an bell tower, built in 1384 A.D. in the 17th year of Hongwu reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, is located at the intersection of four streets in the central city of Xi'an. It is the largest and most complete bell tower left over from ancient China.
Xi'an is an important military and political town in the Ming Dynasty. The bell tower in Xi'an ranks first in terms of architectural scale, historical value and artistic value.
Built on a square base, the bell tower is a brick and wood structure with three eaves and four corners. The total height is 36 meters, the base is 8.6 meters high, each side is 35.5 meters long, and the area is about 1377.4 square meters.
The eaves are covered with dark green glazed tiles, the interior of the building is decorated with gold, painted pillars and carved beams, and the top is gilded with gold. Taking it as the center, it radiates four main streets in the East, South, West and North, and connects with the East, South, West and north gates of the Ming city wall respectively. Food coordinate: Drum Tower
The drum tower is located at the south end of the north gate of the West Street in Xi'an City, facing the bell tower in the East. It was built in the 13th year of Hongwu reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. It is four years older than the bell tower and has a history of 625 years. In the 38th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi and the 5th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt twice. There was a huge drum on the upper floor, which was called "Drum Tower" because it beat the drum to tell the time every day. After years of vicissitudes, the giant drum has disappeared.
Nowadays, the drum tower, as the landmark of Huimin street, the most famous food Holy Land in Xi'an, continues to stand tall in the eyes of Chinese and foreign tourists.
Famous landmark: Dayan Pagoda
The north square of Dayan Pagoda was built in 2003. It is the largest cultural square of Tang Dynasty, the largest fountain square, the largest waterscape square and the largest sculpture square in Asia. The overall design concept of the square focuses on the Ci'en Temple of Dayan Pagoda and Tang culture, combining traditional and modern elements.
Administrative landmark: People's building
Xi'an People's building was built in 1953 and rebuilt in 1985. It is located in the center of Xi'an and close to Shaanxi provincial government. It is one of the famous large courtyard hotels in China. It was once the main reception place for state leaders and foreign guests in Xi'an. Tourism landmark: Tang Furong Garden
Located in Qujiang New District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, Datang Furong garden covers an area of 1000 mu, including 300 mu of water surface, with a total investment of 1.3 billion yuan. It is the largest cultural theme park in Northwest China. Built to the north of the original Tang Furong garden site, Datang Furong Garden is the first large-scale royal garden style cultural theme park in China to fully display the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Landmark in the west of the city: silk group sculpture
Xi'an, Shaanxi, used to be the starting point of the Silk Road in history. In 1998, a group of large-scale "Silk Road sculptures" with a length of 55.9 meters and a width of 3 meters were built outside the Yuxiang gate in the west of the city. They reproduce the prosperity of the Silk Road in those years. They are a group of camels traveling on the silk road.
The day the group of sculptures was built is the 2100 anniversary of the silk road. At this time, it takes only a few hours to fly from Xi'an to Constantinople to Rome. The export of Chinese silk has long been far away from the ancient way. In a period of ups and downs of history, silk is both a commodity and a culture. The symbolic significance of the silk road is far greater than the actual significance. However, in the dialogue between the East and the west, it will become an uninterrupted spiritual path. Landmark in the south of the city: qujiangchi Ruins Park
Qujiang is a famous scenic spot in Tang Dynasty. It is located in the southeast corner of Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty. It is named because of its zigzag flow. It was called Zhou in the Qin Dynasty, where the first emperor of Qin built the "Yichun courtyard". During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Qujiang was listed in the Royal Garden, and a palace called Yichun garden was built. In the Han Dynasty, canals were opened here to build Yichun Houyuan and Leyou garden. Sui Ying capital (Daxing city), chisel its land for the pool. Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty called the pool "Furong pool" and the garden "Furong garden". When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty restored the name of "Qujiang pool", but the garden was still named "Furong garden". According to records, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, water was diverted to Qujiang River from the South outside the city through the Yellow canal, and additional pavilions were built for Furong garden. Furong garden occupies a place in the southeast corner of the city, and protrudes outside the city, surrounded by walls. The total area of the garden is about 2.4 square kilometers.
Now, with its brand-new mode of cultural real estate, Qujiang has become the leader of Xi'an, accumulating a lot of material, financial and cultural wealth. Landmark in the north of the city: Daming Palace Ruins Park
Located in Weiyang District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, the Daming Palace site is one of the four major sites of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, and is the most representative Palace site in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The Daming Palace National Heritage Park is a key project for the protection of China's "Eleventh Five year plan" major sites, and an important part of the declaration of world cultural heritage by countries along the "Silk Road". The total investment of Daming Palace National Heritage Park is 12 billion yuan, including about 3 billion yuan for archaeology, cultural relic protection and exhibition and park construction, which is mainly used for the protection and exhibition of the site itself and the construction of park infrastructure. The Daming Palace Heritage Park, with the cultural orientation of "protecting the history, highlighting the humanities, creating the future and benefiting the people". New North City landmark: Urban Sports Park
Xi'an City Sports Park is located in the center of Xi'an North City Economic Development Zone, covering an area of about 800 mu (including the main and auxiliary sports halls). It is the leading theme park in Asia. Combined with the unique sports and landscape resources of Chengyun village, and through the research of advanced areas at home and abroad, Pan Asia international landscape greening company, a famous international landscape planning company, is invited to take charge of Qinghua. It is an ecological sports theme park with ball games as its main function, leisure and recreation. It is also the only green, open and free sports theme park in Northwest China.
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