D1 Tour to Qianling Mausoleum and Famen Temple ( Lunch )
Your tour guide in Xi’an will pick-up you at hotel in the morning, and then take you to Qianling Mausoleum, where were buried the Emperor Li Zhi in Tang Dynasty and the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian. And the most famous is its magnificent cemetery planning, and a lot of stone inscription on the surface from the Tang Dynasty. Qianling Mausoleum is one of the best reserved tombs of Tang Dynasty, in which only five tombs were dug until 2013 and a large number of cultural relics have not been unearthed.
After lunch you will travel to the Famenshi Temple which is located in the hometown of the Emperor Yan and bronze village – Baoji city. It is built in the last years of Eastern Han Dynasty which is about 1700 years from now on. Famen Temple unearthed more than 2,000 national treasure pieces that is the highest records in the world. Return Xi’an city in the late afternoon.
D2 Xi’an City Tour (Terra-cotta Warriors and Horse Museum, Big Goose Pagoda, City wall, Forest of steles ) ( Lunch)
The next day’s tour start from Terra Cotta Warriors Museum. They were created to guard Emperor Qinshihuang’s tomb and to protect him in the afterlife. It is estimated that there are over 7,000 life-size terra cotta figures and horses buried here. The museum complex features extensive exhibits, artifacts and a movie of the rich history of the site, plus breathtaking examples of the countless treasures unearthed here.
After tour in these magic warriors world, and then we will return Xi’an. Let’s admire the ancient the Big Goose Pagoda which located in Xi'an Great Mercy Temple. It is built to protect the Sutra and Buddha that Master Xuanzang brought back through the Silk Road 1000 years ago. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda as the oldest and largest pavilion-style pagoda is totally seven-floor towers about 64.5 meters.
And our tour in Xi’an continue on the Old City wall in the afternoon. The Old City Wall is located in the central area of Xi'an as one of the only well remained city wall in China. Four main gates of 12 meters high, 18 meters wide at the bottom, top width of 15 meters were left for entrance: Changle Gate (East Gate), Yongning Gate (South Gate), Anding Gate (West Gate), Anyuan Gate (North Gate) .The city wall is one of the most famous buildings from the late medieval city wall.
Our last attraction in Xi’an is the Forest of Steles which is a collection of ancient steles at the first time, the name of the monument up to a treasure trove of culture and arts. It displays a variety of stone form Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty and two thousand pieces epitaphs, the means of the Stele Forest is not only as historic monument, but more importantly, for their writing and calligraphy artistic value.
In the late afternoon your guide will send you back to hotel and your tour in Xi’an will be finished. END.
Service package includes:
1. Entrance tickets
2. Hotel Pick-up and drop-off
3. Air-conditioned tour vehicle
4. English Speaking tour guide
5. Typical Chinese lunch
Service package excludes:
1. Tips to the guide and driver
2. Hotel charges