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1、Xian,theeternalcity,recordsthegreatchangesoftheChinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook.CalledChang'aninancienttimes,XianisoneofthebirthplacesoftheancientcivilizationintheYellowRiverBasinareaofthecountry.DuringXian's3,100yeardevelopment,13dynastiessuchasWesternZhou(11thcentu
2、ryBC-771BC),Qin(221BC-206BC),WesternHan(206BC-24AD)andTang(618-907)placedtheircapitalshere.Sofar,XianenjoysequalfamewithAthens,Cairo,andRomeasoneofthefourmajorancientcivilizationcapitals. XianisthecapitalofShaanxiprovince,locatedinthesouthernpartoftheGuanzhongPlain.Withthe
3、QinlingMountainstothesouthandtheWeiheRivertothenorth,itisinafavorablegeographicallocationsurroundedbywaterandhills.Ithasasemi-moistmonsoonclimateandthereisacleardistinctionbetweenthefourseasons.Exceptthecolderwinter,anyseasonisrelativelysuitablefortraveling. Theculturaland
4、historicalsignificanceofXian,aswellastheabundantrelicsandsites,helpShaanxienjoythelaudatorytitleof'NaturalHistoryMuseum'.TheMuseumofTerraCottaWarriorsandHorsesispraisedas'theeighthmajormiracleoftheworld',MausoleumofEmperorQinShiHuangislistedontheWorldHeritageList,andtheCity
5、WalloftheMingDynasty(1368-1644)isthelargestandmostintactMingDynastycastleintheworld.Inthecity,thereisthe3,000yearsoldBanpoVillageRemainsfromtheNeolithicAge(approximatelyfrom8000BCto5000BC),andtheForestofStoneStelesthatholds3,000stonestelesofdifferentperiodsfromtheHanDynasty
6、totheQingDynasty.AroundXian,theFamenTempleenjoysthereputationofbeingthe'forefatherofpagodasandtemplesinCentralShaanxi,'becauseitholdsthefingerbonesofSakyamuni--thefounderofBuddhism.ThenaturallandscapearoundXianisalsomarvelousMt.Huashanoneofthefivebest-knownmountainsinChina,
7、isfamousforitsbreath-takingcliffsanditsuniquecharacteristics. TraditionaldowntownXianreferstotheareaencircledbythecitywall,thishasnowbeenexpandedtoencompasstheareawithinthesecondringroad(Er'huanLu).TheBellToweristhegeographicalcenterofXianandthefourmainstreetsarerespective
8、lyDongDajie,XiDajie,NanDajieandBeiDajiewhicharealsothemaincommercialstreets.XiaoZh
