Xi'an - Mount Lishan

Mount Lishan is on the north side of Mount Qinling and at its highest peak reaches 1256 meters above sea level.

The shape of the mountain is said to resemble a horse, hence the name which translates as "Black horse Mountain".

The mountain first became a popular retreat during the Tang Dynasty when the Emperors enjoyed climbing (or more likely being carried in their sedans!) up here and taking in the wonderful view, the Hot Springs and the various statues and pavilions en route.

On the east of the hill is also the spot where the Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Lady Yang made solemn promises to love one another for ever!

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Xi'an - Lintong Museum

The Lintong Museum is just up the road from the Huaqing Springs. This is actually a more interesting site than the Springs and many travelers prefer to move swiftly from the springs to the museum.

This local museum displays a varied collection of over 10,00 relics, from the stone age up to the Qing dynasty housed in an attractive classical building with red pillars and winding corridors.

This was also the site of the Xian incident in 1936 when Chang Kaisheks own troops arrested him. Chang was made to sign an alliance with the Communists against the Japanese at a spot which is today marked by a small red pavilion near the museum.

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Xi'an - Shuilu Convert

The Shuilu Convert is situated at the foot of Wangshun Mountain, 10km east to Lantian County. The Convert itself looks very much like an island, with three rivers surrounding it and green hills behind. Hence the name Shuilu Convert.

The Convert was built after the model of the ordinary Buddhist temple. There are front gates, wing rooms, middle halls , grand halls, forming quadrangle compound. The repaired halls decorated with various trees and flowers , the Convert now looks fresh, quiet, elegant as well as solemn. The most attractive features of the grand hall are the colored clay reliefs on the wall, showing the life story of Sakyamuni. These exquisite masterpieces of the sculptures are culture and art treasures of our country.

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Xi'an - Du Gong Temple

Situated in the east of Weiqu Town of Chang’an County, 12km away from Xi’an, Du Gong Temple is a memorial temple of Tang famous poet Du Fu. During the reign of Tianbao to Qianyuan of Tang Dynasty, Du Fu lived in Chang’an and left lots of poems showing woes and hardships of the populace. In honor of him, people built the temple in the 5th year of Jiajing of Ming Dynasty. The temple has been enlarged into a monument.

The Temple is an example of typical Tang dynasty architecture and contains a huge stone statue of the great poet. The most precious historical relic here is an ink copy of a stele written by Dufu which is the only existing inscription by the poet in the world.

If you have a particular passion for Chinese arts or poetry then the Temple is an interesting place to visit. Today, the Temple is still an important site for practicing Buddhists.

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Xi'an - The Louguan Temple

Louguan Temple Is a famous Taoist shrine In China, and It Is revered as “the first land of the blessed under heaven”. The temple is situated on the hillside north of the Zhongnan Mountains, 15 kilometers southeast of Zhouzhi County and 70 kilometers apart from Xi’an City. Louguan Temple assumed its name as far back as the 11th century when Lao Zi visit there and write a book of Taoist doctrines” The Classic of the Way”. Besides, Lao zi built a high platform south of the tower for teaching the classic. It is Known as the Preaching Platform today.

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Xi'an - Lady Yang's Tomb

The Tomb of Concubine Yang is situated about 60 km to the west of Xi an. Yang Guefeis tomb is situated near to Xianyang city which was the capital of Chinas first dynasty.

Although many of the tombs and the Famen Temple are a long way out of Xian, it is worth visiting these places if you have time. It takes a long day to see all the sights along this route and its best to just pick a few of the more interesting tombs and Temples along the route and make the effort to see them properly.

Yang Guifei was the Emperor Tang Ming Huangs concubine who hung herself to save her lovers name and the empire. Yangs tomb is a popular spot with Chinese tourists and she is considered to be one of the most beautiful women ever to have lived. The story goes that when the Emperor took Yang into the gardens, beautiful flowers would shy away as they felt inferior in comparison to her beauty.

Until a few years ago, young Chinese girls would visit here on the third day of the third month in the lunar year, take some soil from around the tomb and mix it with flour. Popular belief holds that this "concubines powder" makes you beautiful if it is applied to the face. However, as the ground around the tomb began to disintegrate, authorities put a stop to this romantic practice by building a blue wall around the tomb! In the corridors surrounding the courtyard of the tomb, the work of numerous famous writers is displayed, depicting their views on this tragic love story.

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Xi'an - The chariot and Horse vault In the Western Zhou Dynasty

Early In the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wen built a capital named Feng on the western bank of the Fenghe River. King Wu built a capital named Hao on the eastern bank of the Fenghe River. These were the first national capital of China and the first of the capitals discovered In the vicinity of Xi’an. This chariot and horse vault Is located to the east of Zhangjiapo. The vault is rectangular in shape, 5.6 meters long running north to south, 3.4 meters wide from east to west, and two meters deep. It is not as deep as a medium-sized burial tomb of that time. It contains two chariorts, six horses and the body of a slave who was buried alive with them. The west Zhou Dynasty horse and chariot vault mirrored, to some extent, the industry and the life of the noblemen at that time.

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