Hi everyone! I am your online tour guide Luling Yunxiake, let us continue to swim in the great rivers and mountains of Shenzhou land with the footsteps of the offline hiking China's white invincible. The protagonist of our travelogue is called Bai Invincible, a native of Xindu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, who set off in September 2017 and embarked on a difficult and glorious historical mission - to walk through more than 300 prefecture-level cities in China on foot. As of August 10, 2021, 144 seats have been completed, with a total distance of 22,753.4 kilometers.
I am also a person who is interested in tourism, history, geography, food and other cultures, so I borrow Xiaobai's footprints to travel the country and introduce the background of relevant regions to my colleagues by the way, hoping to be of some benefit to everyone.
The Terracotta Warriors, known as the eighth wonder of the world, is Xi'an's calling card
When it comes to the relationship between Chinese history and geography, many people know a sentence: twenty years of China looks at Shenzhen, one hundred years of China looks at Shanghai, one thousand years of China looks at Beijing, and five thousand years of China looks at Xi'an. Xi'an is famous for its ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties and is one of the capitals with the largest number of dynasties, the longest time and the greatest influence in China's history. In particular, Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty of the Qiang Han Dynasty can be called the center of oriental civilization, and the twin stars of the east and west of the Roman city shine brightly throughout the ages!
Xi'an is located in the central part of Shaanxi Province, in the hinterland of the Guanzhong Plain, bordered by the WeiHe River and the Loess Plateau in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, and does not border other provinces. Xi'an's topography is extremely special, with the Qinling Mountains at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, which looks majestic against the background of the Weihe River Plain. There are as many as 54 rivers, except for the Wei River, Jing River and Ishikawa River, most of which originate from the Qinling Mountains or the southeast hills of Li, and flow into the Wei River from south to north through the Wei River Plain. Like Xianyang, the amount of water varies greatly with the seasons, and many of them are cut off during dry periods.
The total circumference of the Ming City Wall in Xi'an is 13.74 km, and the largest surviving scale in China
As one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, Xi'an is not only known as the four ancient capitals of the world along with Rome, Cairo and Athens, but also one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. The Representative of Early Paleolithic Mankind, the Lantian People, was found in Lantian County, Xi'an City, and the Banpo site after that revealed the rich cultural connotations of social organization, production and life, economic form, marital status, customs, culture and art of a typical Neolithic Yangshao culture matrilineal clan settlement dating back about 6,000 years ago. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wen Jianfengjing and Wu King Jianhaojing began Xi'an's history of its capital. The Qin Empire built its capital Xianyang, but Xianyang was too close to Xi'an, including the Afang Palace, the Terracotta Warriors, the Qin Tombs, and the Zongmiao Temple. Liu Bang officially made the capital Chang'an. Later, many dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties established capitals here, but it was not until the beginning of the Sui Dynasty that Chang'an City returned to its status as the world's largest city. In the Tang Dynasty, it served as the center of the world, attracting a large number of foreign envoys and worshippers.
Huaqing Palace is an ancient Chinese palace known for its hot springs
Xi'an is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, since emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the western region, bringing walnuts, broad beans, sesame seeds, grapes, pomegranates, coriander, carrots, cucumbers, garlic, etc. back to China to enrich the diet of later generations of Chinese people, and at the same time bringing silk, lacquerware, cast iron, canal opening, and well sinking technology to the West. At that time, Xi'an influenced the development of the world in the next 2000 years with its powerful radiation force. Today, Xi'an continues to exert significant influence as one of China's best tourist destinations and one of the best cities in China's international image.
Datang Furong Garden is now a hot internet celebrity attraction
When you go to Xi'an, it is generally indispensable to visit the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, the Ruins of daming palace in Tang Chang'an City, the ruins of Weiyang Palace in Han Chang'an City, and the Xingjiao Temple Pagoda listed in the World Heritage List. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are xi'an's business card, known as the "eighth wonder of the world"; the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the symbol of ancient Chang'an, storing the scriptures and Buddha statues brought back by Master Xuanzang from Tianzhu; the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Pagoda of Zhan Fu Temple, and the ancient bell in the bell tower of The Temple of Jianfu Temple are collectively known as the Morning Bell Of the Wild Goose Pagoda in the "Eight Views of Guanzhong"; Daming Palace is the imperial city of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, known as the Oriental Temple of the Silk Road; Weiyang Palace is the imperial city of Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, and it often appears in TV dramas like Daming Palace, and has been used for more than 360 years Xingjiao Temple Pagoda is the tomb tower of Master Xuanzang. In addition to the morning bell of the Wild Goose Pagoda, the "Eight Views of Guanzhong" also include Huayue cactus, Lishan Evening Illumination, Baliu Wind and Snow, Qujiang Liu drink, Xianyang Ancient Ferry, Caotang smoke and Taibai snow. Enjoying these landscapes enriches your historical and cultural heritage, thus laying a solid foundation for appreciating other landscapes. For example, Xi'an City Wall, Bell and Drum Tower, Huaqing Pond, Zhongnan Mountain, Tang Dynasty Furong Garden, Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Steles and other scenic spots that also contain cultural connotations. There are also modern cultural security units such as the old site of the Xi'an Incident and the former site of the Xi'an Office of the Eighth Route Army. Xi'an can really play all month and month without feeling repetitive.
Few people can write its name as a biangbiang noodle that can only be replaced by pinyin
As for eating, there is no need to worry about it. A variety of famous snacks with the traditional flavor of Guanzhong folk, such as biangbiang noodles, pot helmets, Qinzhen cold skin, beef and mutton steamed buns, meat sandwich buns, bacon meat, gourd heads, stone steamed buns, honey date dumpling cakes and Lao Tong Jia bacon, all make those who have tasted them constantly reminisce.