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AncientcapitalXi’anHistoryCultureTransportationTravelSplendidHistoryXi‘anbecomeaculturalandindustrialcenterofChinain11thcentury,withthefoundingoftheZhouDynasty.ThecapitalofZhouwasestablishedinthe12thcenturyB.C.,bothlocatedjustwestofcontemporaryXi'an.FollowingtheseveralcenturylongWarringStatesPeriod,QinDynasty(221-206BCE)unifiedChinaforthefirsttimeandthecapitalwasXianyang,justnorthwestfrommodernXi'an.UnrestperiodIn202BC,thefoundingemperorLiuBangoftheHanDynastyestablishedChang'anCountyasthecapital;hisfirstpalaceChanglePalacewasbuiltacrosstheriverfromtheruinoftheQincapital.Followinganotherfewhundredsofyearsofunrest,SuiDynastyunitedthecountryagainin582andtheemperororderedanewcapitaltobebuiltsoutheastoftheHancapital,calledDaXing．ProsperousperiodItwasthelargestcityintheworld.ThecitywasrenamedChang'aninTangDynasty.Chang'anwasdestroyedattheendoftheTangDynastyin904.ResidenceswereforcedtomovetothenewcapitalcityinLuoyang.Onlyasmallareainthecitycontinuedtobeoccupiedafterthedestruction.ItisthefirstinsixancientcapitalsinChina,bothancientorientalcivilizationSt.PapercutInShaanxiProvince,fromsouthtonorth,especiallyintheLoessPlateau,Qinchuan,youcanseetheredandgreenpaper-cut.QinqiangOperaQinqiangistheoldestandmostextensiveofthefourmajortypesofChineseopera.Qinqianghasdevelopeditsownsystemofuniquevocalmusic,spokenparts,facialmakeup,posture,role,categoryandacting.ItcanbetracedtoXiQinqianginQindynasty,andblossomeduntilQingdynasty,withdirectinfluencesonmanybranchesofChineseOpera.Beef(Lamb)StewofBreadYouhavetobreakthesteamedbreadintosmallpiecesandaddothermaterial.Thendrinkasmallbowloffreshsoup,youwillfindthefragrancemouthful,longaftertaste.Thereisvariesmaterialinit,suchasgreenonion,garliccoriander,redbrownbeefandmuttonandsoon.WoodencagesmirrorcakeWoodencagesmirrorcakeisakindoftraditionalsnackinxi’an.Thefeatureis,whitecolor,smallandround,ratherlikeasmallmirror,henceit’scalled‘mirrorcake’.TravelinXi’anPeoplealwayssaysthatIfyouwanttoseethelatest500yearshistory,youcanhaveatraveltoBeijing.Butifyoutrytolearnthewhole5000yearshistoryofChina,youmustcometoXi'an.AndweallknowthatXi'anisfamousforitstouristspots.Theterra-cottawarriorsEverytimeswetalkaboutXi'an,mostofpeoplewillmentionTheterra-cottawarriorsmuseum.Theterra-cottawarriorsmuseumisChina'slargestancientmilitarymuseum.In1987,theemperorqinshihuangandTerraCottaWarriorspitbyUNESCOworldheritagelistapprovedlistedinthe,andisknownaseighthwonderoftheworldmakethewholeworld,makeamazingallChineseproud!BigWildGoosePagodaBeingasanotherfamousscenery,theGreatGoosePagodaisalsooneofthemostinterestedfeaturespotsalloverthecountry.Asthesymboloftheold-lineXian,BigWildGoosePagodaisawell-preservedancientbuildingandaholyplaceforBuddhists.StandingintheDaCi'enTemplecomplex,itattractsnumerousvisitorsforitsfameintheBuddhistreligion,itssimplebutappealingstyleofconstruction,ItisratedasaNationalKeyCulturalRelicPreserveaswellasanAAAATouristAttraction.TheHuaqinPool.TheHuaqingPoolislocatedintheLintongDistrict30kmeasttotheurbanareaofXian.Itwasafavoriteplaceforemperorstobuildtheirpalacesasaresort.Sinceancienttimes,ithaseverbeenafamousbathingandtouristdestination.TransportationmetroRAILWAY•Thereare6passengertransportrailwaystationsInXi'an•Xi'anNorthRailwayStation•ChinaRailwayHigh-speed2AIR•ThelargestairportinthenorthwesternpartofChina•Internationalroute:Bangkok,Fukuoka,HongKong,Osaka,Pusan,Sapporo,SingaporeandSeoulandTaipeiROADEXPRESS•2millionregisteredautomobiles•Xi'ancurrentlyhasthreeringroadsystems•withwell-maintainedroadstofamousscenicspotsinsuburbancountiesandtothenorthslopeoftheQinMountainsTRANSPORTATION•Themostareasareaccessibleonfoot•Basicongroundtransportation,undergroundtransportationunderdevelopment.Facingproblemliketrafficjam•HistoryandoldconstructionslimitedcapacityofXi’an’stransportation•Importantrailwayandairhub•Betterfuture