1-Day Xian Highlight Tour

- Terra-Cotta Warriors

Trip Highlights - Attractions Involved: Xian Terra-Cotta Warriors, Huaqing Hot Springs. This Xian One-day Tour is appealing for its focus on the most visit-worthy places in the ancient city. Xian, called Chang'an in ancient China, is blessed with a great number of precious relics and historical sites. The Army of Terra Cotta Warriors, which is considered to be the eighth Wonder of the World, will always be the highlight for your visit to Xian. In this tour, you will not only be led to marvel at the essence of this ancient city, but also figure out the legendary that ever happened in the Huaqing Hot Springs.
Tour Departure: Daily.     Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 9:00am.     Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.     Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
In the morning, you will be met by your tour guide and a private vehicle in the hotel. Your one day tour of Xian will straightly start with the highlight of the Terra-Cotta Warriors, about 50km east of the city area. Found by a local farmer drilling a well in 1974, it has turned into the Terracotta Warriors and Horse Museum and become the most important attraction in Xian. A typical Xian local flavor lunch will be arranged after that. On the way back to the city, you will be led to the Huaqing Hot Spring Scenic Area to have a visit, located under the Lishan Mountain just 5km east of the Terracotta Warriors. This is the right place to enjoy Chinese gardening in Tang Dynasty. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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Attraction Description
Terra-Cotta Warriors were found accidently by some local farmers when they were digging wells near the Mausouleum of the First Qin Emperor in 1974. The Terracotta Army not only consists of strong warriors but also other elements as in a real ancient army should have had in the ancient time, such as chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians raning from 1.78 to 2 meters...
Huaqing Hot Springs is famous for both its spring scenery and the romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong (685-762) and his concubine Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is located under the Lishan Mountain just 5 km east of the Terracotta Warriors and Horse Museum. this is the right place to go if you want to know more about the history of the Tang Dynasty...