西安Xi'an
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Tour the Bell Tower and Muslim Quarter of an ancient Chinese city
Xi’an
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Buddhism
Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by adherents as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering (or dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.
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BYD Auto
BYD Auto (simplified Chinese: 比亚迪汽车; Pinyin: Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The firm was established in 2003, and it is a part of BYD Co Ltd, an innovative rechargeable battery maker. In 2009, the company sold 448,400 cars in China, of which about two-third were the BYD F3 model.
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Chang'an Airlines
Chang’an Airlines Co., Ltd. (长安航空) is an airline based in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled, passenger and cargo services within Shaanxi province and to neighbouring provinces. Its main base is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a hub at Yinchuan Hedong Airport.
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District of China
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Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo (138 - May 22, 192) was a general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He seized control of the capital city Luoyang in 189 when it was in a state of turmoil following the death of Emperor Ling and a clash between the eunuch faction and some court officials led by General-In-Chief He Jin. Dong Zhuo subsequently deposed Emperor Shao and instated Emperor Xian.
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Gu Changwei
Gu Changwei () (born December 12, 1957) is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Gu was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in the People's Republic of China. Gu is considered one of the major Chinese cinematographers working today.
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Hao (city)
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Hui people
The Hui people (, Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو ) are an ethnic group in China, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, and many of whom are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.
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Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited (, ) is a Chinese-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures and markets desktops and notebook personal computers, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and related services. Incorporated as Legend in Hong Kong in 1988, Lenovo's principal operations are currently located in Beijing, China, Morrisville, North Carolina in the United States, and Singapore, with research centers in those locations, as well as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, and Chengdu in China, and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Liu Bang
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Province (China)
A province, in the context of Chinese government, is a translation of sheng (), which is an administrative division. Together with municipalities, autonomous regions, and the special administrative regions, provinces make up the first level (known as the province level) of administrative division of People's Republic of China (PRC or commonly "China" for short). Provinces are also the first level division of the Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan", although this role has been diminished. Provinces were the first level division of the entire China (Republic of China) between 1912 to 1949 before it split into two Chinas in 1949.
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Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huangdi (秦始皇) (259 BC – 210 BC), personal name Ying Zheng (嬴政), was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BC to 221 BC during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BC. He ruled until his death in 210 BC at the age of 49.
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Shaanxi
(; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province. Shaanxi is the historical home, along with Gansu of the dialect of the Dungans, Hui people who emigrated out of China to Central Asia.
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Sub-provincial city
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Xu Wei (musician)
Xǔ Wēi (Simplified Chinese: 许巍) is one of the best known rock musicians in China. He was born and raised in Pangliu village, near Xi'an.
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Xuan Zang
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Xuanzang
Xuanzang () (c. 602 – 664) was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period.
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Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum.
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Baoji
Baoji () is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi province, China.
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Beijing 798
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Bell Tower of Xi'an
The '''Bell Tower of Xi'an''' (Chinese: 西安钟楼), built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi'an and one of the grandest of its kind in China. The Bell Tower also contains several large bronze-cast bells from the Tang Dynasty. The tower base is square and it covers an area of 1,377 square meters. The tower is a brick and timber structure and close to 40 meters high.
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Birmingham
Birmingham ( , locally ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with a population of 1,028,700 (2009 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the United Kingdom's second most populous Urban Area with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Birmingham's metropolitan area, which includes surrounding towns to which it is closely tied through commuting, is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with a population of 3,683,000.
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Brasília
Brasília () is the capital of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 (3,599,000 in the metropolitan area) as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the fourth largest city in Brazil. However, as a metropolitan area, it ranks lower at sixth. It is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Brasília hosts 119 foreign embassies.
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Brighton
Brighton () is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove (formed from the previous towns of Brighton, Hove, Portslade and several other villages) in East Sussex on the south coast of Great Britain. For administrative purposes, Brighton and Hove is not part of the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, but remains part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex.
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Chang'an
'''Chang'an () is an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an'''. Chang'an literally means "Perpetual Peace" in Classical Chinese. During the short-lived Xin Dynasty, the city was renamed "Constant Peace" (); yet after its fall in the year AD 23, the old name was restored. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the name was again changed to Xi'an, meaning "Western Peace", which has remained its name to the present day.
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Cusco
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Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba () is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with about 1.3 million inhabitants according to the 2001 census. The city was founded on July 6, 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera, who named it after Córdoba, Spain. It was one of the first Spanish colonial capitals of the region that is now Argentina (the older city was Santiago del Estero, founded in 1553). The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is the oldest university in Argentina. It was founded in 1613 by the Jesuit Order.
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Daxing
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Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk ( ) or Dnepropetrovsk () formerly Yekaterinoslav (, , translit. Katerynoslav) is Ukraine's third largest city with 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country. Dnipropetrovsk is the administrative center of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province).
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Drum Tower of Xi'an
The '''Drum Tower of Xi'an''' (西安鼓楼), located in the heart of Xi'an in Shaanxi province of China, along with the Bell Tower it is a symbol of the city. Erected in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty, it stands towering above the city center and offers incredible view of Xi'an.
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh (, or ; Scots: Edinburgh ; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland after Glasgow and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a 30-square-mile (78 km2) rural area.
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Esfahan
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Frankfurt Airport
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Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of January 1, 2010, it has a population of 601,396 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo.
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Gyeongju
Gyeongju () is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the provincial capital, Daegu. The city borders Cheongdo and Yeongcheon to the west, Ulsan to the south and Pohang to the north, while to the east lies the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Numerous low mountains—outliers of the Taebaek range—are scattered around the city.
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Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (; ; 206 BCE – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people".
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Hao (city)
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Hu County
Hu County is a county in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, which has a population of about 570 thousand (as of 2003).
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Iaşi
Iași () (also historically referred to as Jassy or Iassy) is a city and municipality in the Moldavia region, in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859–1862 and Romania between 1916–1918.
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Istanbul
Istanbul (), historically known as Constantinople(See Names of Istanbul for further information) is the largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million, also making it the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population, and the largest metropolitan city proper. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city.
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Jiankang
Jiankang (建康城 in pinyin: Jiànkāng chéng) was the capital city of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317--420 CE) and Southern Dynasties. Its walls are extant ruins in the modern municipal region of Nanjing.
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Kaifeng
Kaifeng (; Postal map spelling: Kaifeng), formerly known as Bianliang (), Bianjing (), Daliang (), or simply Liang (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located along the southern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and the province of Shandong to the northeast.
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Kathmandu
Kathmandu (, pronounced: ; ) is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which also contains two sister cities namely Patan or Lalitpur, to its southeast (an ancient city of fine arts and crafts) and Bhaktapur, to its east (city of devotees). It is also acronymed as 'KTM' and named 'tri-city'. Kathmandu valley is only slightly smaller than Singapore in terms of area.
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Kyoto
() is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.
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Lahore
Lahore ({{lang-pa|, {{lang-ur|, ) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. The city lies along the Ravi River and is situated approximately from Wagah (the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan). Historically the main city of the undivided Punjab, Lahore has been a center of Muslim heritage since the Data Durbar is located here. It is often called the Garden of Mughals because of its rich Mughal heritage. It successively served as provincial/regional capital of the empires of the Shahi kingdoms in the 11th century, the Ghaznavids in the 12th century, the Ghurid State in the 12th and 13th century, the Mughal Empire in the 16th century, the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century, and it was the capital of the Punjab region under the British Raj in the mid 19th and early 20th century. Mughal structures such as the Badshahi Mosque, the Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens, and the mausolea of Jehangir and Nur Jehan are popular tourist attractions for the city. Lahore is also home to many British colonial structures built in the Mughal-Gothic style, such as the Lahore High Court, the General Post Office (GPO), the Lahore Museum, and many older universities including the University of the Punjab. Lahore is often referred to as the cultural heart of Pakistan, as it is the center of Pakistani arts, films and intelligentsia.
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Lintong District
Lintong District is a district in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province of China. The Terracotta Army and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was discovered in March 1974 near this district.
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Loess Plateau
The Loess Plateau (), also known as the Huangtu Plateau, is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle of China's Yellow River and China proper. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water; in fact, the soil of this region has been called the "most highly erodible soil on earth". The Loess Plateau and its dusty soil cover almost all of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and parts of others.
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Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty (; ), or Empire of the Great Ming (, also anachronistically ), was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Hans. Although the Ming capital Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng who established the Shun Dynasty, which was soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, regimes loyal to the Ming throne (collectively called the Southern Ming Dynasty) survived until 1662.
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Pompei
Pompei is a city and comune in the province of Naples in Campania, southern Italy.
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Qianling Mausoleum
The Qianling Mausoleum ({{zh|t=|s=|p=) is a Tang Dynasty (618–907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province, China, and is 85 km (53 miles) northwest from Xi'an, formerly the Tang capital. Built by 684 (with additional construction until 706), the tombs of the mausoleum complex houses the remains of various members of the royal Li family. This includes Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 649–683), as well as his wife, the Zhou Dynasty usurper and China's first (and only) governing empress Wu Zetian (r. 690–705). The mausoleum is renowned for its many Tang Dynasty stone statues located above ground and the mural paintings adorning the subterranean walls of the tombs. Besides the main tumulus mound and underground tomb of Gaozong and Wu Zetian, there is a total of 17 smaller attendant tombs or peizang mu. Presently, only 5 of these attendant tombs have been excavated by archaeologists, three belonging to members of the royal family, one to a chancellor of China, and the other to a general of the left guard.
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Qin County
Qin County is a county of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.
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Qing
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Québec City
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Shaanxi
(; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province. Shaanxi is the historical home, along with Gansu of the dialect of the Dungans, Hui people who emigrated out of China to Central Asia.
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Wei River
The Wei River () is a river in west-central China and is the largest tributary of the Yellow River. The source of the Wei River is close to Weiyuan County (渭源 literally means "Wei's source") in Gansu province, at less than 200 kilometres from the Yellow River at Lanzhou. However, due to the sharp turn north the Yellow River takes in Lanzhou, the Wei and the Yellow River do not meet for more than 2000 km further along the Yellow River's course. In a direct line, its source lies 700 kilometres west of the main city along its course, Xi'an in the Shaanxi province. The length of the river is 818 kilometres and the area drained covers 135.000 km². Its valley was one of the early cradles of Chinese civilization, along which the capitals of the Qin (viz. Xianyang), Han, Zhou, and Tang Dynasties were situated. The area in Dingxi City, Gansu Province, around its headwaters, has numerous stone age sites from various early cultures. In September 2003 extensive rainfall led to flooding that caused over 30 fatalities, and temporarily displaced over 300,000 persons. Ecological aspects of the Wei River have been examined with respect to flow rates in the Wei River.
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Wuhan
Wuhan (; ) is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in central China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han River. Arising out of the conglomeration of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as "the nine provinces' leading thoroughfare"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city. The city of Wuhan, first termed as such in 1927, has a population of approximately 9,100,000 people (2006), with about 6,100,000 residents in its urban area. In the 1920s, Wuhan was the capital of a leftist Kuomintang (KMT) government led by Wang Jingwei in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek, now Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China.
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Xianyang
: ''This article is related to a city, for the airport located in the city, see Xi'an Xianyang International Airport''
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Xingjiao Temple
Xingjiao Temple (Chinese: 兴教寺; Pinyin: Xīngjiào Sì) is located in Shaoling Yuan, Chang'an District of Xi'an City. The five-storied Buddhist Relic Pagoda, preserving the relics of Xuanzang (玄奘), is inside the temple, along with the pagodas of his desciples, Kuiji and Yuance.
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Yangling
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Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty (; pinyin: Yuáncháo; ), ), or Great Yuan Empire () was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division or continuation of the Mongol Empire and as an imperial dynasty of China. In Chinese history, the Yuan Dynasty followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty. Although the dynasty was established by Kublai Khan, he had his grandfather Genghis Khan placed on the official record as the founder of the dynasty or Taizu (). Besides Emperor of China, Kublai Khan had also claimed the title of Great Khan, i.e. supremacy over the other Mongol khanates (Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate); however this claim was only truly recognized by the Il-Khanids, who were nevertheless essentially self-governing. Although later emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were recognized by the three virtually independent western khanates as their nominal suzerains, they each continued their own separate developments. The Yuan is sometimes referred to as the Empire of the Great Khan, as the Mongol Emperors of the Yuan held the title of Great Khan of all Mongol Khanates.
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- China Standard Time
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- CRH2
- Cuju
- Cusco
- Córdoba, Argentina
- Daxing
- District of China
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Dong Zhuo
- Dortmund
- Drum Tower of Xi'an
- Dust storm
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- Edinburgh
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China's Most Honourable City (Ancient Xi'an) - part 1-5
Xian, the world's biggest city at one time and the birthplace of many engineering and architectural marvels of ancient China, is resurrected with computer animation, dramatizations and scientific revelations reliving the glory of its long-lost past. A massive, near-impenetrable wall encloses the ancient city of Xian, the starting point of the Silk Road route from China into Europe. Made from a base layer of earth, quick lime, and glutinous rice extract and further fortified by a layer of bricks, the strong wall snakes around the city at a length of 13.7 kilometres. Besides being an engineering achievement, the wall is also believed to be the world's largest and most complete ancient military defense system that remains intact today. MAN MADE MARVELS: CHINA'S FORGOTTEN CITY goes behind the walls of this fortress to provide invaluable insight into the military science and architecture of the Ming Dynasty.
Xi'an Terracotta Warriors
The highlight of our trip to Xi'an was a visit to the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors, here's a look at what we learned. UPDATE! There is a much better, high quality version here: www.youtube.com
西安世园会Xi'an EXPO 2011 - Promotion Video
International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi'an China ************************************************************************************* An Ancient Capital, a City of Natural Beauty. Xi'an, a modern and ecological new city in China's central region, is rising up rapidly. The International Horticultural Exposition will be held in Xi'an in 2011. It will be another grand international gathering hosted by China after the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Expo 2010 Shanghai, as well as an important opportunity to showcase green civilization and promote the nation's image. Upon the approval of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the State Council, the International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi'an will be held in the Chan-Ba Ecological District, Xi'an from April 28th to October 22nd, 2011 and will last for 178 days. The International Horticultural Exposition is sponsored by the People's Government of Shaanxi Province, the State Forestry Administration, PRChina, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China Flower Association. It is also co-sponsored by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government. At present, 105 cities and organizations at home and abroad have confirmed their participation in the event, which is expected to attract 12 million visitors. The actual site of the expo is Guangyun Lake. It is located at the bank of Chan-Ba known as "Bashang". Guangyun Lake was a major port in ancient China. During the Tianbao <b>...</b>
Thrill The World 2009 XIAN SHAANXI CHINA
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25th ,Oct ,2009 Thrill The World 2009 XIAN SHAANXI CHINA
China Xi'an New Year ceremony 2011 - partial
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China's most ancient capital city - Xi'an, welcomed the first light of 2011 with a grand ceremony at the foot of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. China's magnificent Tang Dynasty cultural and dance were brought to live in front of millions of audience... Big Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an,Shaanxi province, China. It was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist monk translator and traveller Xuanzang in 626.
A Visit to the Children's Welfare Institute (CWI) in Xi'an Shaanxi China
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We visited the Children's Welfare Institution in Xi'an China on August 9, 2007. This was on our trip to adopt our youngest son, Shen, who used to live there.
"Mt. Huashan" Angelagiampolo's photos around Xi'an, China (how to get to mt huashan from xian)
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Preview of Angelagiampolo's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Xi'an, China Entry Title: "Mt. Huashan" Entry: "I initially thought that Xi'an would comprise of one entry in this blog; that is until I went to Mt. Huashan. At a height of 2160 meters above sea level Mt. Huashan literally translates into "Flower Moutain". For centuries it has been deemed as one of China's five sacred mountains and the most precipitous. The peaks from above are said to resemble the petals of a huge plant, with the middle peak as the corolla, hence the name. Of the five peaks, the southern peak is the largest, closely followed by those in the east and west. Anyways, there was a Chinese guided tour that left from my hotel but I figured it would be a hassle, for both the guide and myself. So, I decided to seek out an adventure. My day started out by getting coffee at KFC because that's the only place open at 6am. If you've never had coffee from KFC, do me a favor and keep it that way. It was not only awful, but in Shakespearian style tragic foreshadowing, I spilled it all over myself on my way out the door. Let's just say that the McDonald's "hot coffee case" has not had a ripple effect on the coffee temperature policies in Xi'an. As I mentioned in the previous entry, I forgot my phrasebook at home. While it made it difficult to order certain foods, all in all I had <b>...</b>
Brian Chase vs. Xi'an Famous Foods
At Xi'an Famous Foods in Flushing Queens Brian Chase goes head to head with the remnants of an extra spicy order of cold skin noodles. Interesting to note that during all of this there is an unopened/untouched bottle of water within his reach. Fascinating.
Xi'an Qin Dynasty Music - Part 1
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SAMS 6th Grade China Alive! 2007
"Feng Shui, Tang Tombs and Temples" Josh.lambden's photos around Xi'an, China (show tombs tanag)
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- Published: 10 Dec 2010
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- Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Preview of Josh.lambden's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Xi'an, China Entry Title: "Feng Shui, Tang Tombs and Temples" Entry: "Our first stop of the day was the Princess Young Tai Tomb. Empress Wu murdered Princess Wu during the Tang dynasty. At her tomb there is an exhibition of terracotta statues of Hu Men, who were foreigners (from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, etc.) that were a big part of the Silk Road culture at that time. Some of these Hu Men statues were found as burial objects in her tomb. It's possible to go into the tomb itself, although much of the treasure and decorations have been removed. Robbers removed the treasure in ancient times and the wall paintings were removed so that they could be preserved. It is useful to get a sense of what the tombs look like inside as many of the emperor tombs remain unexcavated. The next stop was the Qian Tomb, which is the tomb of Empress Wu herself. The tomb is unexcavated, but the road leading up to it, known as the "Spirit Way", is lined with guardian statues and other monuments. The tomb itself is buried inside a mountain, as are most of the Tang Emperor tombs (earlier emperors were buried under massive man made hills). We stopped briefly for lunch where we received a fortune and a picture op. from an elderly Chinese man. Looks like health, prosperity and many babies for us (and the first one <b>...</b>
2011 西安世园会印象Xi'An International Expo Images
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- Published: 30 May 2011
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We highly recommend the Xi' An Expo 世园会. One needs at least 3 to 4 days to enjoy the whole park. Our experience at Xi' An Expo 世园会was much better than the Shanghai Expo. We could see most of the displays outdoors, without waiting in line. It was so beautiful and grand beyond all our imaginations.
Noodles from scratch
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- Published: 06 Jun 2007
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This was taken at the restaurant near where the Terracota warriors were found in Xi'an. This was just awesome. I wish I could make noodles like that at home. They would probably stick to the floor or ceiling. :(
"Hua Shan" Bee7bea's photos around Xi'an, China (hua shan hiking soldiers route)
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Preview of Bee7bea's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Xi'an, China Entry Title: "Hua Shan" Entry: "Huge day ahead - hiking Hua Shan!! This mountain is one of the 5 sacred mountains in China as it is a holy sanctuary of Taoism to which dozens of emperors paid homage in Chinese history. It is famous for the natural steep and narrow paths, precipitous cracks and a high mountain range. Ready, set, CLIMB!!!! Off with an early start, we picked up McD's for breakfast. We still can't get used to the soupy/milky Chinese breakfast....there's just something about it that seems too strange. 3.5 hour bus ride to get to the mountain. As we got there, we were considering whether we really could do it! It was so high! Started hiking and noticed that we were accidently on the most difficult route. Rather than the 3-5 hour intermediate level hike, we accidently were on the 2 hour steep, intense hike (appropriately called the "Soldier's Path")! Rather than turning back and starting over, we decided to keep going (not sure if that was the best idea!). There were points where it was literally vertical and we were holding on with chains to pull ourselves up the mountain. After 3 hours of hiking, we thought we had made it to the top of the main mountain, with only the peaks to go. Were we ever wrong, and with sore legs, it was a sad realization! All of a sudden, the <b>...</b>
Train Journey from Beijing to Xi'an
To travel from Beijing to Xi'an I first purchased a train ticket from Beijing central station for 256 RMB. Travelling by overnight sleeper train from Beijing to Xi'an was a most interesting experience that I would advise anyone with a sense of adventure to try. Please Note the journey took over 14 hours ! By David Goorney
"Train T27 and the Terracotta Army" Ristohannah's photos around Xi'an, China (beijing xian t27)
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Preview of Ristohannah's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Xi'an, China Entry Title: "Train T27 and the Terracotta Army" Entry: "We were crammed into the very shallow top bunks of a 6 berth hard sleeper. An interesting journey: Some very loud people inhabitied the berths beneath and insisted on conducting full volume conversations right by our heads at 3 in the morning; also, despite my best efforts I needed to use the loo twice in the night - a situation I had really hoped to avoid since the squat toilets were already rather grim an hour after leaving Beijing; plus woke up a few times in the night to the sound of very loud hoiking up and spitting out of phlegm. That's our least favourite thing about China so far, not sure we'll ever quite get used to it. Men, women, young, old - everyone does it, very loudly and totally unashamedly. Apparently the government invested in a big public education programme to try to get people to refrain from doing it around the time of the Beijing Olympics, although as far as we can see old habits die hard. Despite all that though had an OKish nights sleep and it was a mercifully short (11 hours) journey compared to those we have been used to recently. Pulled into Xi'an station at around 9 am, where someone from the Xiangziamen hostel was waiting for us. The hostel (another Natasha recommendation - thanks Natasha <b>...</b>
"Xi'an, Luoyang and the Shaolin temple" Jielong's photos around Xi'an, China (grand temple xian)
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Preview of Jielong's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Xi'an, China Entry Title: "Xi'an, Luoyang and the Shaolin temple" Entry: "A 6 hour hard seat train ride, meeting some art students, a never ending bus ride and a guide through the Shaolin temple by our personal master guide: We got on the 11:50 train from Xi'an to Luoyang with no hassle but we had begun to regret our decision to take a hard seat. It was freezing cold and sleep was not easy with lights, noisy people and no space. I will stop complaining though because we did get there without much problems and we spent a lot of time getting to know the three art students sitting across from us sticking pictures of people's faces together. Their English was not so good but it was good practice for my ****** Chinese. They also drew a picture of Coen and myself while we were sleeping (I was manlily resting my head on his shoulder, it was a real friends moment). Coen tells me it was pretty good but they had separated us in the sketch as two separate one's and put it away before I woke up. The art students were getting off at the same stop as us so that was useful and they let us know when it was while they struggled to pick up their baggage. It was then that we realized they had about 4 bags each, definitely artsy stuff, some heavier than others so we helped out. I have no idea how they got on <b>...</b>
2008 NMUN XI'AN, CHINA Day #1
JCCC NMUN Update. Day #1 from the 2008 National Model United Nations in XI'AN, China. Hosted by Northwestern Polytechnical University. Johnson County Community College is broadcasting daily updates from the conference.
China's Most Honourable City (Ancient Xi'an) - part 3-5
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Xi'an
| Name | Xi'an |
|---|---|
| Official name | 西安市 |
| Native name | 西安 |
| Other name | Chang'an · 长安 |
| Settlement type | Sub-provincial city |
| Map caption | Location in Shaanxi province |
| Pushpin map | China |
| Pushpin label position | |
| Pushpin map caption | Location within China |
| Coordinates display | inline,title |
| Coordinates region | CN-61 |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision type1 | Province |
| Subdivision name1 | Shaanxi |
| Leader title | CPC Xi'an |
| Leader name | Sun Qingyun (孙清云) |
| Leader title1 | Mayor |
| Leader name1 | Chen Baogen (陈宝根) |
| Area magnitude | 1 E9 |
| Area total km2 | 9983 |
| Area forest km2 | 5390.82 |
| Area urban km2 | 826 |
| Area blank1 title | Yangling |
| Area blank1 km2 | 94 |
| Population urban | 3340000 |
| Population density urban km2 | auto |
| Population as of | 2000 |
| Population total | 8252000 |
| Population density km2 | auto |
| Location | 34°16' N 108°54' E |
| Elevation m | 405 |
| Timezone | CST |
| Utc offset | +8 |
| Postal code type | Postal code |
| Postal code | 710000 - 710090''' |
| Area code | +86/29 |
| Blank name | GDP |
| Blank info | (2008) |
| Blank1 name | - Total |
| Blank1 info | ¥ 219 billion |
| Blank2 name | - Per capita |
| Blank2 info | ¥26,259 |
| Blank3 name | License plate prefixes |
| Blank3 info | 陕A |
| Blank4 name | City flower |
| Blank4 info | Pomegranate flower |
| Blank5 name | City tree |
| Blank5 info | Pagoda tree |
| Website | http://www.xa.gov.cn/ |
Xi'an is abbreviated in Chinese to either Hao or Tang (唐). The former abbreviation is derived from the Zhou Dynasty name Haojing, whilst the latter comes from the name of the Tang Dynasty.
History
inside the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, 3rd century BCE.]] Gaozong, one of the many Tang Dynasty-era mausoleums located in the Xi'an area]]Xi'an has a rich and culturally significant history. The Lantian Man was discovered in 1963 in Lantian County, 50 km southeast of Xi'an, and dates back at least 500,000 years before present. A 6,500 year old Banpo Neolithic village in was discovered in 1954 on the outskirts of the city proper.
Xi'an became a cultural and political centre of China in the 11th century BCE with the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. The capital of Zhou was established in the twin settlements of Fengjing (灃京) and Haojing, together known as Fenghao, located south west of contemporary Xi'an. Following the Warring States Period, China was unified under the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) for the first time, with the capital located at Xianyang, just northwest of modern Xi'an. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang ordered the construction of the Terracotta Army and his mausoleum just to the east of Xi'an almost immediately after his ascension to the throne.
In 202 BCE, the founding emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty established his capital in Chang'an County; his first palace Changle Palace (長樂宮, perpetual happiness) was built across the river from the ruin of the Qin capital. This is traditionally regarded as the founding date of Chang'an, or Xi'an. Two years later, Liu Bang built Weiyang Palace north of modern Xi'an. The original Xi'an city wall was started in 194 BCE and took 4 years to finish. Upon completion, the wall measured in length and in thickness at the base, enclosing an area of . In the year 190, amidst uprisings and rebellions just prior to the Three Kingdoms Period, a powerful warlord named Dong Zhuo moved the court from Luoyang to Chang'an in a bid to avoid a coalition of other powerful warlords against him.
Following several hundred years of unrest, Sui Dynasty united China again in 582. The emperor of Sui ordered a new capital to be built southeast of the Han capital, called Daxing (大興, great prosperity). It consisted of three sections: the Xi'an Palace, the Imperial City, and the civilian section, with a total area of 84 km² within the city walls. At the time, it was the largest city in the world. The city was renamed Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. In the mid-7th century, after returning from his pilgrimage to India, Buddhist monk Xuan Zang (popularly known as Tang Sanzang) established a translation centre for Sanskrit scriptures.
Construction of the Great Wild Goose Pagoda began in 652. This pagoda was in height, and was built to store the translations of Buddhist sutras obtained from India by the Xuan Zang. In 707, construction of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda began, and measured tall at the time of completion. The massive 1556 Shaanxi earthquake eventually damaged the tower and reduced its height to .
Chang'an was devastated at the end of the Tang Dynasty in 904. Residents were forced to move to the new capital city in Luoyang. Only a small area in the city continued to be occupied thereafter. During the Ming Dynasty, a new wall was constructed in 1370 and remains intact to this day. The wall measures 11.9 km in circumference, in height, and in thickness at the base; a moat was also built outside the walls. The new wall and moat would protect a much smaller city of 12 km².
In October 1911, during the revolution in which the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, the Manchus living in the north-eastern zone within the city walls were massacred. In 1936, the Xi'an Incident took place inside the city during the Chinese Civil War. The incident brought the Kuomintang (KMT) and Communist Party of China to a truce to in order to concentrate on fighting against the Japanese Invasion.
On May 4, 2010, a new metro tunnel started in Xi’an, which will ease the move for commuter travel from surface streets to below ground.
Geography and climate
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