Route 1: East Line (one-day tour)
Breakfast,
→Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses (Pit1, Pit2, Pit3 and the Bronze Chariots)
Lunch Time
→Huaqing Hot Spring
→Qinling Underground palace
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations
of the 20th century, which located 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's
Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. It is a sight not to be missed by any
visitor to China. Xian and the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriorsand Horses have
become landmarks on all travelers' itinerary.
The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1
Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their
discoveries.
Bronze chariots
Two large scale-models of bronze chariots came unearthed in December, 1980, tagged
Chariot No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. These were encased in a wooden box for over two
thousand years. These are half size scale-models of real chariots, faithfully copied down
to the last detail, complete with horses and people. The two are a must-see by visitors.

Huaqing Hot Spring
Situated at the northern foot of Mt. Lishan in Lintong County, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles)
from Xian City, Huaqing Hot Spring is famed for both its dainty spring scenery and the
romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong (685-762) and his concubine Yang Guifei in
the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Its long history and location among the wonderful landscapes
of Xian should entice any visitor to visit and bathe in this hot spring.
 
Qinling Underground palace
The Underground Palace of Qinling has not been excavated yet. So this is a man-made site,
which could give the audiences an idea how the Underground Palace looks like and the
magnificent view of it.

Route 2: West Line (one-day tour)
Breakfast
→Qian ling Mausoleum and Prince Yongtai tomb
Lunch Time
→Famen Buddha Temple & Treasure house,
Qian ling Mausoleum
As the mausoleum of Emperor Gaozong and his wife Empress Wu Zetian, the only female
emperor in Chinese history, Qianling Mausoleum is the best preserved Tang Dynasty
Mausoleum as well as the most unique one. Altogether 114 statues of horses, lions,
ostriches, servants and even foreign ambassadors as well as steles and ornamental
columns in the mausoleum boast the glory and splendor of the Tang Dynasty silently.
Qianling Mausoleum is also the best preserved mausoleum in China for it has never
been broken into by tomb robbers.

Prince Yongtai tomb
Princess Yongtai was the granddaughter of Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) and Empress
Wu Zetian, the seventh daughter of Emperor Zhongzong (Li Xian). This maiden was
considered so beautiful that it was said that even the plum blossom lost its
brilliance in her presence. Adored by her imperial father for her beauty and
wisdom she was married to Wu Yanji in 700 AD. She died in the 1st year (701)
of the Dazu reign at the age of 17. In 706, she was buried with the emperor's
son-in-law Duwei (captain) Wu Yanjin, the nephew of Wu Zetian, at the side of
the Qianling Mausoleum.
Famen Buddha Temple
Situated in Famen Town of Fufeng County--about 120 kilometers (about 74.57 miles)
west of Xian, Famen Temple is renowned for storing the veritable Finger Bone of
the Sakyamuni Buddha. At the center of the temple is the 13-tiered octagonal pagoda
under which it is said a sliver of the finger bone of Sakyamuni buried.

Route 3: Xi’an Tour (one-day tour)
Da Yan Tower →Bell Tower and Drum Tower→Xi'an City Wall→ The Forest of Steles→
Tang Paradise
Da-Yan Tower
The tower was originally situated within the premises of the Temple of Motherly
Kindness in the Jinchang Block in the Chang'an city of the Tang Dynasty .The Temple
was built in 648 A.D. by the Prince Li Zhi. The pagoda itself was built in 652. A
square pyramid of blue brick, it is 64 meters high with seven stories.
Bell Tower and Drum Tower
Standing at the center of Xi'an, the Bell Tower was initially built in 1384 in the
17th year during the reign of Emperor Hong-Wu of Ming. The tower is a two-storey
structure with three layers of eaves and dark green glazed tile roofs.It is gilded
roof top shines brilliantly in the sun. In the morning the huge iron bell in the
tower used to tell the hour during ancient times. Standing on the West Avenue of
Xi'an, the Drum Tower is less than one kilometer away from the Bell Tower. A huge
drum was installed in the tower. When night fell, the drum was beaten to tell the
hour. It is regarded as the sister tower of the Bell Tower, known together as Morning
Bell and Evening Drum.
 
Xi'an City Wall
Xi'an city was built on the foundation of “Han Jian's New City” towards the end of
the Tang Dynasty. When being reconstructed during the period 1374-1378 A.D.(seventh
to eleventh year of Hongwu of the Ming ) , the city wall was extended by a quarter to
both east and north to make Xi'an city today's size. The blue brick Xi'an city wall is
well preserved. Lofty and magnificent towers with blue and green paintings were
constructed on the four city gates.
The Forest of Steles
Situated at the bottom of the City Wall, the Forest of Steles has the best steles of
ancient dynasties of this province and is a treasure house of the Chinese calligraphic art.

Xi´an Tang Paradise
Near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Paradise is not only the biggest cultural theme park
in the northwest region of China but also the first royal-garden-like park to give a full
display of the Tang Dynasty's (618-907) culture. It covers a total area of about 165 acres
and of which about 49 acres is water.

Route 4: Dun-Huang Flight (three-day tour)
Day1: Flight from Xi’an to Dun Huang
Arrival in Dun-Huang airport, meet & transfer to the hotel
→the ancient city of Sha Chau
Dinner
→Sha Chau Night Market
Day2: Dun-Huang Visit
Breakfast
→Mogao Grottoes
Lunch Time
→Mingsha Mountain
→Crescent Lake
Dinner
Day3: Flight from Dun Huang to Xi’an
Throughout Dun-Huang's history over two thousand years, it has always served as a critical
gateway to the west, because of its unique geographical location——at the juncture of Gansu,
Qinghai and Xinjiang. As a result, throughout the Chinese long history, several emperors have
made improvements of these western fortifications.
Mogao Grottoes
Dun Huang was also a regional cultural center. The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Dun-Huang
Grottoes or the "Thousand Buddha Grottoes", is located on the western cliffs of the Singing
Sands Mountains. It is one of the most complete collections of Buddhist frescoes and sculpture
from a period range over ten dynasties.

Singing Sand Mountains
The Singing Sand Mountains are famous for the sounds the wind makes when blowing over the dunes.
Also, the sand is said to be rather noisy when tread upon. The dunes are also famous for their
size, some reaching 100m or more, relatively stable despite the fact that the dunes beyond the
mountains shift frequently. Also, the sands are said to regain form overnight if tread upon the
day before. Activities in the dunes include camel riding, dune paragliding and sand sledding.
 
Crescent Moon Spring
Crescent Moon Spring is 6km south of Dun Huang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite
literally an oasis in the desert. The Spring's name derives from the crescent moon shape the
small pool of spring water has taken between two large sand dunes. Although the area is very
dry, the pool doesn't dry up as one might expect.

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