Tour Features: Known as "The Number One Precipitous Mountain under Heaven", Huashan Mountain is one of the five sacred mountains in China. It is famous for its natural vistas of steep and narrow paths, precipitous crags, and a high mountain range. Experiencing the precipitous mountain and other renowned historical attractions in Xi’an will make your tour meaningful.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Xi'an (-, L, -)
Upon arrival in Xi'an, our tour guide will meet you at Xi'an Airport or Xi'an Train Station and transfer you to your hotel by private car. After a short break, visit Xi'an City Wall which is considered a landmark dividing the city into the inner part and the outer part. It was built in the Ming Dynasty over 700 years ago and is the most complete ancient city wall in China.
Then, drive to Shaanxi Historical Museum--the largest comprehensive museum in the province. The museum exhibits over 3,000 unearthed historical relics and most of the exhibited items are rare treasures, showing you the splendid Chinese culture. After this, drive back to your hotel.
Day 2: Terracotta Warrior, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower (B, L, -)
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hote after your breakfast. Then, drive to the Terracotta Warrior which is 35 km from Xi'an City and is a place that should not to be missed by any visitor to China. The museum covers an area of 16,300 sq m and is divided into three sections. Life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the focus at the museum. They are replicas of what the imperial guard should look like in those days of pomp and vigor. Each figure has its own facial features and expressions, clothing, hairstyle, and gesture.
Then visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is 4 km from the downtown of Xi'an City and was initially built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. It is 64.5 m (211.6 ft) high and is widely renowned for Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India. It is the landmark of the ancient capital city - Xi'an.
Finally, go to the Bell Tower which lies in the center of Xi'an City. The Bell Tower was build in 1384. But in 1582, when the city went through an expansion, people then pulled down the original bell tower and rebuilt a bell tower in the center of expanded city. The big iron Jinglong Bell on the Bell Tower was made in Ming Dynasty and it weighs 2,500 kg. It has given time to the city for more than 400 years. Nowadays, the clear and loud time-given sound on the tower in Xi'an is the recording sound of that bell. Then, drive back to your hotel.
Day 3: Huashan Mountain (B, L, -)
Today, you will have a full-day excursion tour to Mt. Huashan, 120 km east from Xi'an City. Known as 'The Number One Precipitous Mountain under Heaven' Huashan is one of the five sacred mountains in China. It is famous for its natural vistas of steep and narrow paths, precipitous crags, and a high mountain range. It is home to several influential Taoist temples where emperors of past dynasties made pilgrimages, making Mt. Huashan the holy land of Taoism. The mountain has three summits: the south peak, 2160.5 m above sea level, the east Morning Sun Peak and the west Lotus Flower Peak. You can take a cable car on the mountain. Then, drive back to your hotel.
Day 4: Great Mosque of Xi'an (B, L, -)
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel after your breakfast. Then, visit the Great Mosque of Xi'an, located at the Huajue Lane on the center of the city, is the largest and best preserved of the early mosques of China. It was first built as early as the 700 A.D. in the Tang Dynasty, but the current complex was laid out during the Ming Dynasty in the late 14th century. The mosque is a combination of traditional Chinese architecture and Islamic art and is the only one Mosque that opens to visitors in the country.
Then your guide will escort you to Xi'an Airport for your flight to next destination.
Itinerary: B: Breakfast AB: American Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner SD: Special Dinner
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