After the two main cities Beijing and Shanghai, tourists cannot miss out Xian which is certainly one of the main China destinations. It is possible to get there with the night train from Beijing which provides beds during the trip or for those who are looking for an easier way to get there flights are available at China Flight. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is located 40km northwest of the city centre, and flight are available from all the major cities Xi’an Flights.

Xi’an also famous as Chang’an during ancient times is dated back more than 3,000 years, indeed, for the duration of 1,000 years (13 dynasties with a total of 73 emperors) the city was the capital of China. Xi'an sits at the root of the Chinese civilization mainly because it served the Country as capital during four major dynasties such as Qin, Han, Tang and Zhou. For this reason the city offers the opportunity to discover its historical background thanks to several museum, relicts, historical ruins and culture.

Furthermore the city during the past represented an inevitable destination for traders as Xi’an was located at the eastern terminus of the Silk Road. Traders from all over the world, visiting the old Chinese capital were inspired by new ideas of good exchange, sales, bringing them back to their native countries. The city host the terracotta warriors which it worth the price of the visit itself, also it has often been said that “if you have not visited Xi’an you have not been to China”.

The Xi’an tourist attractions can be classified into two categories according to their location, inside (near) the city or outside the city. Inside the city is possible to enjoy the city wall which is the largest in the world, is big enough that it is easily possible to ride five bikes contemporary across it. The view from the top of battlements and towers of the wall is really enjoyable; in addition tourist can experience the city wall history thanks to its museum situated at Hanguang. However if tourists want to engage with the whole wall tour, it is strongly advised to hire a bike at the South or East gate, as it takes five hours walking on average.

Within the city is also possible to admire the Shaanxi Provincial Museum defined as one of the China best museum essentially because it’ s well preserved collection that includes relics starting from Neolithic all the way through the Qing dynasty. Nearby is situated the Shaanxi Forest of Steles, it is characterized by a collection of more than 2,300 stones tablets dating back the 7th century. On top of it The inside of the city includes the Wolong Temple, the two Goose Pagoda, the bell Tower, the drum tower and the eight Immortal Temple.

On the other hand the outside of the city of Xi’an offers as many attractions to visit as the Inside, Tour available at Xi’an Tour. The Army of Terracotta Warriors represents the Xi’an as the attraction is one of the main must-see in China and is one of the main purposes to visit the area. This site is part of the UNESCO cultural heritage since 1987 and successively labelled as 8 wonders of the world it is absolutely impressive how 8’000 soldiers have been reproduced on perfect details. Next to the army is possible to visit the museum which will help tourist to inform tourist about the army history.

Certainly most of the tourist when visiting Xi’an their attention is focused the terracotta warriors but the city surroundings provide several attractions such as the 6,000 years old ruins of a village and the Buddhist Famen temple home of the biggest treasure of one of Buddha’s finger offered to the Emperor of China during Tank Dynasty.

Tourists should include Xi’an on their trip to China as it builds a fundamental background making the whole middle East culture more understandable.