1-Day Xi'an Discovery Bike Tour

- Emporer Qin's Mausoleum / Terra Cotta Warriors

Trip Highlights - Cycling Route: Xian Ancient City Wall - Terracotta Warriors - Emporer Qin's Mausoleum. This One-day Xian Bicycle Tour will take you to explore the city's mysterious face. The world's famous Terra Cotta Warriors were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Emporer Qin's Mausouleum when they were drilling a water well. It's a pleasant way to cycle out of the downtown into the outskirts and witness the miracle of mankind. Xi'an is of all big Chinese cities probably the best to visit on bicycle. It is flat like pancake which is good for cycling, and bicycles can be seen everywhere.
Tour Departure: Daily.     Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 9:00am.     Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 4:00pm.     Duration: 7 hours.

Tour Itinerary:(Lunch)
Today your tour guide will pick you up at the hotel then we will start the tour from South Gate of the Ancient City Wall. Cycle through the city then head down to the main road to Lintong District which is known as the Home of Terracotta Warriors and have lunch there before we continue on to the Emporer Qin's Mausoleum and Terra Cotta Warriors. Qin's Mausoleum is known as the biggest tomb in the world which, according to the records by Chinese historian Sima Qian, took 700,000men to construct it. But the TerraCotta Army was off his records until some farmers discovered the statues while drilling a water well in 1970s. After visiting the TerraCotta Museum you will head back to the city. (Service End)
Attraction Description
Xian Ancient City Wall is the best preserved and longest extant city wall in China. It now has become a landmark in Xi'an which is arranged neatly around the city wall. It was constructed in the 14th century during the regime of the first emperor of Ming Dynasty...
Terracotta Warriors not only consists of strong warriors but also other elements as in a real ancient army should have had in the ancient time. According to their title in the army, the Terra Cotta Warriors were shaped with the height raning from 1.78 to almost 2 meters…
Emporer Qin's Mausoleum are world famous, attracting tourists to visit each year. However, they are only a part of the yet unexcavated mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang located to its west. Inside this huge mausoleum, greater things are yet to come...