Xi'an 西安 - WentChina

Overview

Chinese Name: 西安
English Name: Xi’an；Sian；Hsi-an
Other Name: Chang’an长安；Haojing镐京；Daxing大兴；Xijing西京
Abbreviation: Hao 镐
Zip Code: 71 00 00
Population: 13.163 million

Brief Introduction

Xi’an 西安 is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province. It is the provincial capital, sub-provincial city, and megacity of Shanxi Province, the core city of guan Zhong Plain urban agglomeration, an important central city in western China approved by The State Council, and an important national scientific research, education, and industrial base.

By the end of 2021, The city has jurisdiction over 11 districts and 2 counties, covering a total area of 10,752 square kilometers (including Xi Xian New Area) and a built-up area of 700.69 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 13.163 million (including Xi Xian General Administration Area). In 2021, Xi An achieved a GDP of 1.068828 billion yuan.

Famous Attractions in Xi’an

Xi’an 西安 is one of the first batches of China’s excellent tourist cities, and the cultural heritage has the characteristics of high resource density, good preservation, and high level. Among the 155 basic types of China’s tourism resources census, Xi ‘an’s tourism resources occupy 89.

There are 72 imperial tombs around Xi ‘an, including the tomb of the First Emperor of Qin, the ruins of the four capitals of Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties, 11 tombs of the Western Han dynasty, and 18 tombs of the Tang Dynasty, and more than 700 ancient buildings such as wild goose towers, bell and drum towers, and ancient city walls.

In Xi’an, there are six heritages listed on the World Heritage List, namely: Qin Shi Huang’s Buried Sculpture Legion 秦始皇兵马俑， the Big Wild Goose Pagoda 大雁塔, the Small wild goose Pagoda 小雁塔, the ruins of Daming Palace in Chang An city of Tang Dynasty 唐长安城大明宫遗址, the ruins of Weiyang Palace in Chang ‘an City of Han Dynasty 汉长安城未央宫遗址, and the Xingjiao Temple pagoda 兴教寺塔.

List of Major tourist attractions in Xi’an

Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
Wild goose pagoda
The small wild goose pagoda
Xingjian temple tower
Weiyang palace
Emperor qinshihuang
Huaqing pool
Datang Lotus Garden
Shaanxi History Museum
Xi An Ming City Wall
Xi ‘an Forest of Stele Museum
Xi An Museum
Mount li
Qinling Wildlife Park
Guanzhong Folk Art Museum
Banpo Museum
Xi ‘an Expo Park
Datang west city
Seoul lake
Floor Guang Tai
Taiping National Forest Park
The clock tower
The drum tower
shoryuji
Zhao hui tower

Famous Universities in Xi’an

By 2021, there were 63 institutions of higher learning (undergraduate and junior colleges) in The city, with 814,400 students and 188,900 graduates. There are 43 graduate training institutions with 164,400 students and 36,100 graduates. There are 501 regular middle schools with 482,100 students and 140,000,000 graduates. There are 1,170 primary schools with 890,900 students and 109,600 graduates.

List of universities and colleges in Xi’an

PLA Army Border and Coastal Defense Academy 中国人民解放军陆军边海防学院
PLA Air Force Engineering University 中国人民解放军空军工程大学
PLA Air Force Military Medical University 中国人民解放军空军军医大学
Xi’an Flight Academy of PLA Air Force 中国人民解放军空军西安飞行学院
PLA Rocket Force Engineering University 中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学
Engineering University of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force 中国人民武装警察部队工程大学
Xi ‘an Jiaotong University 西安交通大学
Northwestern Polytechnical University 西北工业大学
Xidian University 西安电子科技大学
Chang An university 长安大学
Shaanxi Normal University 陕西师范大学
Northwestern university 西北大学
The Xi’an University of Technology 西安理工大学
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology 西安建筑科技大学
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology 陕西科技大学
Xi’an University of Science and Technology 西安科技大学
Xi’an International Studies University 西安外国语大学
Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts 西安美术学院
The Northwest University of Political Science and Law 西北政法大学
The Xi’an University of Technology 西安工业大学
Xi’an Polytechnic University 西安工程大学
Xi’an Shiyou University 西安石油大学
Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications 西安邮电大学
Xi’an University of Finance and Economics 西安财经大学
Xi’an Conservatory of Music 西安音乐学院
Xi’an Institute of Physical Education 西安体育学院
Xi’an University 西安文理学院
Xi’an Aeronautical Institute 西安航空学院
Xi’an Medical College 西安医学院

Diet culture in Xi’an

Xi’an is the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. The development and prosperity of the city, the increase in population, and the enlargement of the city scale also brought prosperity to food culture. Xi ‘an’s food culture started in The Zhou and Qin dynasties and flourished in the Tang Dynasty.

Xi’an has created a number of Chinese food cultures, such as the earliest banquet in China – “Zhou Bazhen”. In addition, the biggest difference between xi ‘an’s diet and that of other places is its diversity, richness, and complexity. In Xi ‘an, there are many kinds of dishes, snacks, and cakes.