Category: City Guide

East of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, near Xi’an(西安Xī’ān), the capital of Shaanxi Province, is a densely-forested hill. A great green hillock, yes; otherwise unremarkable, it may seem to the casual observateur. Yet beneath that hill is buried Ying Zheng, the first Chinese emperor of the Qin Dynasty(秦朝Qíncháo) (221-206 B.C.).

Features Large ancient ruined city in Xinjiang(新疆xīnjiāng) and one of the best preserved cities of its time in ancient China. A highlight of travel to the interesting and beautiful Turpan area. The big structures remain such as a ruined tower and one of China’s oldest and best Buddhist stupas that is 1,400 years old. Like Gaochang city, this city was abandoned about the year 1,400. There is a museum about the Cheshi or Gushi people near the ruins.

Premiere landmark visitors will encounter in Xi'an(西安Xī'ān) is its ancient City Wall, which stretches just outside the railway station. It is the most complete ancient city wall(古城墙gŭchéngqiáng) in China and one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Xi'an was originally a walled city, and even today the wall is considered a landmark dividing the city into the inner part and the outer part. The city wall is massive – it is tall, long and thick. The South Gate and North Gate are the two main entrances to the inner city. The city itself is neatly arranged along the city wall.

Location: Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China The Shangcheng(商城Shāngchéng) Relics is the relics of the capital of Shang (or Yin) Dynasty in ancient China and the oldest and largest ancient city in China. With a history of about 3500 years, Shangcheng Relics Site possesses the relics earlier than the Archaeological Site of Yinxu, Anyang, whose excavation began in 1950th. The discovery of Shangcheng Relics Site of Zhengzhou provides precious material information to study the Slave Society of Shang Dynasty and the formation and development of Chinese ancient cities. This site is in a rectangle shape with a total area of 25 square kilometers and a city wall with a length of seven kilometers and a height of 10 meters. There are 11 nicks on the city wall, some of which might be the gate. In the northwest of the city lies the Palace Area, where several palace sites were discovered. Inside the palace site, there are some small house sites and well sites; while outside there are residence area, cemeteries, Copper-casting site, Ceramic Site and so on.

Regarded as a famous palace in the Qin Dynasty(秦朝Qíncháo), E-Pang Palace was initially built in 212BC, with the site located in E-Pang Village, western suburb of Xi'an City, Shaanxi.

Excavation of Yan Capital Site(燕都城遗址Yāndūchéng yízhĭ) of Early Western Zhou Dynasty in Liulihe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing(City) announced to the world the discovery of capital of Yan state in Western Zhou Dynasty. In early Zhou dynasty, Yan was one of the important vassal states of vast territory in the north. Located at Liulihe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing, the ancient Yan capital named Pingming takes the shape of a rectangle.

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