5 Famous places in Xi'an
Medieval wall
- The wall surrounds the city of Xi'an and is the best preserved of all those that defended the cities of China.
- It has a rectangular shape and an approximate length of 14 kilometers. It’s height is 12 meters and the width varies between 15 and 18 meters.
- The wall was built between 1374 and 1378 on the ancient Forbidden City of the Tang Dynasty.
- Its construction wanted to protect the city from possible attacks by barbarian tribes located in the west of the country.
Great Wild Goose Pagoda
- It is located south of the city of Xi'an in the People's Republic of China.
- The purpose of its construction was to house a series of Buddhist writings that the monk Xuanzang brought with him after a trip to India.
-The original pagoda consisted of five floors. Given the difficulty of finding solid materials such as stone, it was built with mud, reinforced in some points with bricks. The structure was too weak and collapsed shortly after its construction.
- Between 701 and 704, the pagoda was rebuilt. Five more floors were added to the original tower, later wars damaged the pagoda and its size was reduced to the current seven floors, with a total height of 64 meters.
Drum tower and
Bell tower
- Xi'an Drum Tower located in downtown Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, is one of the most important landmarks in the city, along with the Bell Tower.
- It was built in 1380 at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
- The Drum Tower got its name from the large drum located inside the building. Unlike the Bell Tower, where the bell was rung in the early morning, the drum was rung at sunset to indicate the end of the day.
- The Xi'an Bell Tower was built in 1384 at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
- It’s a symbol of Xi'an city and one of the best monuments in China.
- Its base is square and has an area of 1,377 m². The tower is made of brick and wood and is almost 40 meters high.
Terracotta warriors
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-The Terracotta Warriors are a collection of more than 8,000 life-size figures of terracotta warriors and horses, which were buried near the self-proclaimed First Emperor of China of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, in 210-209 BC. C.
- They are located inside the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.
- Since 1987 they are considered a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
- Burying these statues it was believed that the emperor would continue to have troops under his command.