شیآن
Also known as Xian, Xi An, Xi’an City, Xi’an, China, Sian, Hsian, Hsi'an, Singan
شهری در چین
AI overview
Xi'an is the capital of China's Shaanxi province and one of the largest cities in western China, with nearly 13 million residents as of 2020. The city is significant as a major urban center in northwestern China and serves as an important population hub for the region.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Weather now
cached 13h ago40°clear sky
20% 1.1 m/s OpenWeatherMap
7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- 碑林区
- Region
- 陕西省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 9,600,000
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|240px|The Terracotta Warriors
Get around
The old city is surrounded by a rectangular city wall. The Bell Tower (钟楼 Zhōnglóu) is in the dead center of the rectangle, and is considered the center of Xi'an. From here, the four main streets radiate along the four points of the compass. North Street (北大街 Běidàjiē) East Street (东大街 Dōngdàjiē) South Street (南大街 Nándàjiē) West Street (西大街 Xīdàjiē)
Do not get confused by different names in tourist guides, addresses and bus stops: Nandajie, Nanda Street, South Street, and South Avenue are all the same street.
Locals often speak about Within the city walls (城里 chénglǐ, CHUNG-lee) and Outside the city walls (城外 chéngwài, CHUNG-why) when talking about locations. Outside the walls, the southern part is the most interesting - it offers shopping streets, bars and some nightlife. thumb|Zhonglou at night Basically the inner Xi'an, the part inside the City Walls, is the old Xi'an, which is equivalent to the term "downtown" used to describe certain parts of a North American city. The buildings are mostly pretty short due to government policies. People who live inside the City Walls largely preserve a traditional way of life. For example, they are used to going to farmers' market for grocery, and also the provincial dialect is more prominent there. There is much more folklore to be found inside the City Walls than elsewhere in the city. Interestingly, there is a Roman Catholic church in the inner city, which was founded more than 300 years ago by the missionaries from the west.
There…
Do
Stroll round the Drum and Bell Tower area after dark, when they're brilliantly illuminated. thumb|As you can see the glass-walled buildings behind the metro entrance, they have been renovated and expanded into big all-in-one shopping malls. Seniors like to dance in the plaza in the evening.
Eat
Xi'an used to have only a few restaurants known by the locals to serve delicious food. Now the restaurants are everywhere, especially ones like KFC and McDonald. The younger generations don't seem to appreciate the traditional cuisines and rather choose to eat fast food. Therefore, some of good old restaurants are forced to close down, being taken over by the newer ones.
Xi'an specialties include: thumb|The local speciality, Biang Biang Mian
Gallery (42)
On the map
3 mapped locations