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English: Xi'an is an ancient city located in the middle of China. It was the capital of various dynasties from 1046 B.C. to 907 A.D, it has been known under a number of different names including most notably as Chang'an during the Tang dynasty. Today it is the capital of Shaanxi province. Many cultural relics remain within the city.

[edit] Location / Ubicación

Xi'an location / Ubicación de Xi'an

[edit] City scenes

市中心的北大街，遥望钟楼 View of main street from city wall towards Bell Tower	北大街 Běidàjiē (North Street) at street level	西安钟鼓楼广场夜景 Night view	环钟楼的地下环道 Subway around Bell Tower
Muslim restaurant	Night view of old city area	Instant understanding between cultures

[edit] City walls

南门（永宁门）瓮城闸楼 Gate tower of the city wall	瓮城闸楼 Gate tower	敌台与敌楼 City wall	城墙 City wall
南门附近城墙上敌楼 Tradition and modernity. Bastion near the South Gate (City Walls, Xian, China)	永宁门大钟 Iron Bell in YongNing Gate (City Walls, Xian, China)

[edit] Bell and drum towers

市中心钟楼 Bell Tower in the centre of city	钟楼夜景 Bell Tower night view	鼓楼 Drum Tower	鼓楼，在钟楼西北 Drum Tower, northwest of Bell Tower
鼓楼 Drum Tower	永寧門 Yongning Gate		bell in Bell Tower, Drum Tower in background

[edit] Great Wild Goose Pagoda

大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda	大雁塔的公园 From Big wild goose pagoda	大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda	大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda
大雁塔南广场的玄奘雕刻 Statue of Xuanzang at the Great Wild Goose Pagoda	黃昏時的大大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda

[edit] Small Wild Goose Pagoda

小雁塔
Small wild goose pagoda

[edit] Terracotta Soldiers

兵马俑博物馆 View of the museum of Terracotta Army from outside	兵马俑，一号坑 Terracota army of First Emperor, detail	兵马俑，一号坑 Terracota army, general view	一号坑 General view of the Pit 1 at the Xian Terracotta Warriors Museum (Xian, China)
一号坑兵俑群 View of a group of warriors at the end of the Pit 1