Xi'an

Xi'an is a city in Shaanxi Province in China. The oldest surviving capital of ancient China, Xi'an is home to thousands of years of Chinese heritage and history. Wikivoyage

Population 12,952,907 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in China

• 110PolicePolice
• 119FireFire
• 120AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for China

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Xi'an Incident Memorial Museum · 850 m
• Xi'an Drum Tower Museum Museum · 320 m
• The Great Mosque of Xi'an Attraction · 600 m
• Xi'an City Wall Attraction · 480 m
• Yongning Gate Attraction · 870 m
• 易俗历史文化街区 Theme park · 230 m
• 中国秦腔艺术博物馆 Museum · 250 m
• 易俗社百年博物馆 Museum · 280 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Chicken 4
• Burger 3
• Chinese 3
• Pizza 2
• Hotpot 1
• Dumplings 1
• Mutton 1
• Korean 1

All 34 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• 环城公园 820 m across 1.4 km
• Huangcheng Park 890 m across 1.8 km
• 环城公园 540 m across 1.3 km
• Xincheng Square 290 m across 830 m

Getting around

• Bell Tower 250 m
• Zhonglou 260 m
• Guangji Street 700 m
• Beidajie 1.2 km
• Yongningmen 1.2 km
• Dachaishi 1.5 km

Train stations: Xi'an 2.6 km, Lianhu 4.2 km, Great Wild Goose Pagoda North Plaza 4.7 km, LiangbaoLou 5.2 km, TangParadise East 5.7 km

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