Banpo Museum (半坡遗址博物馆, Bànpō Yízhǐ Bówùguǎn)

Anren Fang (Tang Dynasty Residential Complex)

唐长安城坊遗址，展示唐代居民生活。2023年开放新景区。唐风体验新选择。必去指数★★★

Beilin Museum

西安碑林博物馆别名，收藏历代碑石书法瑰宝。门票65元。书法爱好者圣地。必去指数★★★★★

Bell Tower

西安市中心地标，明代建筑。登楼票30元。与鼓楼相距200米，联票50元。夜景绝美。必去指数★★★★

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

7th-century Buddhist pagoda built to house scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang (the real Tripitaka). ¥50. Evening fountain show is free.

Xi'an City Wall

中国现存最完整古代城垣。明代建成，周长13.7公里。骑车环城约2小时。门票54元。必去指数★★★★★

Da Ci'en Temple

唐代皇家寺院，玄奘主持修建。大雁塔所在地。门票40元。玄奘法师纪念地。必去指数★★★★

Drum and Bell Towers

Two 14th-century Ming-dynasty towers anchoring Xi'an's old-city centre — the Bell Tower (1384) at the crossroads, the Drum Tower (1380) at the Muslim Quarter gate. ¥30 each to climb, 1-1.5 hours total, best at dusk when both light up.

Drum Tower

西安明代建筑，与钟楼东西相望。登楼票30元，击鼓表演10元/次。与钟楼联票50元。必去指数★★★★

Xi'an Beilin Museum (Forest of Steles)

中国最大石碑博物馆，书法爱好者圣地。门票65元，孔庙古建筑群。必去指数★★★★★

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

唐代佛塔地标，玄奘译经之所。门票50元，登塔另付。建议傍晚前往看夜景。必去指数★★★★★

Grand Tang Mall (Datang Everbright City)

A 1.5-km free pedestrian avenue of lit-up Tang-style pavilions, costumed performers, and food stalls running south from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda through Xi'an's Qujiang district. Budget 2–3 hours after dusk; the lights and shows peak 19:00–21:00.

Great Mosque of Xi'an

西安最古老清真寺，唐代建立。门票25元。回坊核心景点，非穆斯林可参观。必去指数★★★

Great Mosque of Xi'an

A 1,280-year-old mosque site down Huajue Lane that looks like a Ming temple but serves Xi'an's Hui Muslim community — four courtyards, a pagoda-style minaret, no domes. ¥25 entry (as of 2026), allow 45–60 minutes; go at the 8:00 opening, not noon.

Han and Tang Dynasty Street

大唐不夜城核心段，全长约2.1公里，2008年建成，免费。灯光秀19:00-23:00璀璨。地铁3号线/4号线大雁塔站A口出，与大雁塔相邻。

Huaqing Palace

Tang Dynasty imperial hot springs resort — Yang Guifei's bathing pool, scene of the 1936 Xi'an Incident. ¥120 entry. 30 km east of Xi'an. Combine with Terracotta Army.

Huaqing Pool

唐玄宗与杨贵妃爱情故事发生地，周秦汉唐皇家温泉。门园一票通120元，内有《长恨歌》演出。必去指数★★★★

Mount Hua

五岳最险，天下第一奇险。徒步登顶约5-6小时，乘索道省力。门票160元+摆渡车40元+索道另行。必去指数★★★★★

Muslim Quarter

Xi'an's 1,200-year-old Hui Muslim food district — 10+ blocks of lamb skewers, hand-pulled noodles, persimmon cakes, and the 1,300-year-old Great Mosque. Free entry. Food ¥5–50 per item.

Muslim Street (Huimin Street)

西安著名美食街，回坊核心区，唐代（回坊形成于明代）。免费进入，商铺约09:00-23:00。地铁2号线钟楼站B口步行10分钟。美食丰富，泡馍凉皮羊肉串。

Shaanxi Grand Theater

西北最大综合性剧院，2017年建成，1800座。演出票80-380元，唐代风格现代建筑。地铁3号线/4号线大雁塔站C口步行10分钟。大唐不夜城核心区。

Shaanxi History Museum

中国第一座大型现代化历史博物馆，1991年建成，馆藏171万余件。免费需提前3天预约，何家村特展30元，壁画馆270元。08:30-18:00，周一闭馆。地铁1号线/2号线小寨站F口步行15分钟。

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

唐代古塔，建于707-710年，高43米，十五层密檐式砖塔。免费需预约，登塔另付30元（限流）。9:00-17:00，周二闭馆。地铁2号线或5号线南稍门站步行10分钟。

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow

华清池实景舞剧，唐玄宗与杨贵妃绝世恋歌。演出188-588元。视觉盛宴，建议观看。必去指数★★★★★

Tang West Market Site

唐代长安城商业中心遗址，买东西典故来源。博物馆展示丝路贸易盛况。免费参观。必去指数★★★

Terracotta Army

UNESCO site with 8,000+ life-sized warriors buried 2,200 years ago. 1.5 hours from Xi'an. Allow 3-4 hours.

Xi'an City Wall

The best-preserved ancient city wall in China — 13.7 km of Ming Dynasty fortifications you can bike on top of. ¥54 entry, ¥45 bike rental. 2–3 hours to bike the full loop.

Yanmenguan Pass

长城重要关隘，天下九塞之一。门票50元。位于太原以北，路途较远。建议自驾或跟团。必去指数★★★

Banpo Museum

A 6,000-year-old Neolithic village preserved in situ — walk through a matriarchal Yangshao Culture settlement with houses, kilns, and a burial ground. ¥65. China's first prehistoric site museum.

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (Terracotta Warriors)

About 8,000 life-size clay soldiers buried in 210 BCE to guard China's first emperor — plan 3 to 4 hours on site plus 90 minutes each way from central Xian.

Shaanxi History Museum

China's most historically significant provincial museum for ancient Chinese civilization — built on the Shaanxi province that hosted 13 imperial dynasties. The Western Zhou, Han, and Tang Dynasty collections are the finest in the world. Free (basic gallery).

Shaanxi History Museum — Qin-Han Branch

New branch opened 2024 near the Qin Dynasty palace ruins. Focuses exclusively on the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-220 AD). Free. Book ahead.

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

The world-famous Terracotta Army viewed through the museum lens: excavation in progress, bronze chariot conservation, and the science behind 2,200-year-old polychrome preservation. ¥120.

Forest of Steles Museum (Xi'an Beilin Museum)

Xi'an's 1,094-year-old "Forest of Steles" holds more than 3,000 carved stone tablets and rewards 2–3 hours of close looking — most visitors should skip the calligraphy trance and head straight for the six horses of Zhaoling Tangseng.

Xi'an City Wall Museum

The museum on top of China's most complete Ming Dynasty city wall — documenting the wall's construction, military history, and the "Ming Great Wall" system. Included in wall ticket.

Xi'an Museum

Tang Dynasty artifacts inside the Small Wild Goose Pagoda temple complex — a calmer, more intimate alternative to the Shaanxi History Museum. Free entry with garden and pagoda access. Allow 2–2.5 hours. Jianfu Temple grounds.

Terracotta Army Museum (Museum of the Terracotta Army and Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang)

The 8th Wonder of the World — 8,000+ life-size terracotta warriors, horses, and chariots buried to guard the tomb of China's first emperor (210 BCE). One of the most significant archaeological discoveries in human history. ¥120.

Xi'an Beilin Museum (Stele Forest)

The "Stele Forest" (碑林) — China's largest collection of stone steles and calligraphy, including the famous "Classic of Tea" (茶经) and Tang Dynasty calligraphy. ¥65.