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Breathtaking historic relics, haunting history and warm friendly people: Xian is all of these and more. Xian fuses history and contemporary culture effortlessly. It is home to the awesome Terra-cotta Warriors, the massive Ming City Wall, and the ancient Muslim Quarters, as well as a host of museums, shops, restaurants, performances and more.

This is the right one-stop place for planning your trip to Xian no matter you are a very independent traveler or local travel agency frequent user.

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Xian China tours

Xian Private Tour   (Xian Day Tour & Multi-Day Tour Packages)

See Xian with your personal tour guide and driver. Xian private tours, private van or coach, an affordable and comfortable way to enjoy Xian sightseeing including Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, Xian Ancient City Wall, The Bell Tower, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, the Terra-cotta Warriors and Banpo Museum and many more... Xian City Day Tour from US$60 Xian Terracotta Warriors Day Tour A from US$70 Xian Terracotta Warriors Day Tour B from US$80 Xian Mt.Huashan Excursion Day Tour from US$130 Xian Huangdi Mausoleum and Xuanyuan Temple Day Tour from US$80 p/p Xian Evening Tour from US$45 p/p Xian 2 Day Tour Package from US$165 p/p Xian 3 Day Tour Package from US$255 p/p Xian 4 Day Tour package from US$345 p/p Xian 5 Day Tour Package from US$455 p/p

Xian Group Tour   (Xian Bus Tour with English Speaking Tour Guide)

Are you travelling Xian alone? Do you want to join a tour group to visit Xian? For Xian bus tour, you mix with other tourists on the same tour, and so the tour cost is comparatively cheaper than a private tour. Fixed departures, easy booking and free hotel pick-up. Why hesitate? Drop us an email, have online booking, or just call us for easy booking and cash settlement aboard the coach! Terra-cotta Warriors, Qin Shi Huang's Tomb, Banpo Museum from RMB 410 p/p Terra-cotta Warriors, Banpo Museum and Big Goose Pagoda Tour from RMB 380 p/p Terra-cotta Warriors Half Day Tour from RMB 220 p/p Xian City Essence Day Tour from RMB 350 p/p Xian City Highlight Day Tour from RMB 280 p/p Xian City Highlight Half Day Tour from RMB 250 p/p Terra-cotta Warriors, Huaqin Hot Spring, City Wall, Big Goose Pagoda, Dumpling Dinner & Tang Dynasty Show from RMB 680 p/p Xian Qianling Tomb and Famen Temple Bus Tour   from RMB 700 p/p Xian 2 Day Group Tour Package A with Hotel   from US$ 175 p/p Xian 2 Day Group Tour Package A Without Hotel   from US$ 145 p/p Xian 2 Day Group Tour B with Hotel  from US$ 115 p/p Xian 2 Day Group Tour B without Hotel  from US$ 90 p/p Xian 3 Day Group Tour Package With Hotel  from US$ 205 p/p Xian 3 Day Group Tour Package Without Hotel  from US$ 150 p/p

Xian Car Rental with Driver   (Xian Airport, Railway Station Transfer, Terra-Cotta Army Limo Service)

We offer the private shuttle service at Xian airport, Xian railway station, car rental with driver. We use the air-conditioned and well-shaped vehicles. All the vehicles are licensed with insurance. Xian Airport Transfer Service Xian Railway Station Transfer Service Army of Terra Cotta Warriors Car Rental

Xian Hotels Booking   (Highly Recommended Best Value Hotels in Xian)

Are you in the process of searching for an ideal hotel for your leisure trip to Xian? Tired? Mentally drained by the search for the over 200 star-rated hotels in Xian? We have selected over 9 best value hotels in Xian, saving your time and your money. All the selected hotels based on the real feedback from our clients who have used our travel service in the past few years as well as the unbiased hotel reviews from TripAdvisor.com. Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square Hyatt Regency Xian Sheraton Xian Hotel Shangri-la Hotel Xian Jianguo Hotel Xian Citadines Xi'an Central Tangcheng Hotel Xian Bell Tower Hotel Xian Melody Hotel Xian

Beijing Xian Tour   (Xian Tours Starting from & back to Beijing)

Beijing and Xian is about 910 kilometers apart, 1 hour 40 minutes by flight or 13 hours by overnight train. The daily flights between Beijing and Xian are plentiful. There are also more than 10 trains per day linking the two cities. Taking one day round trip from Beijing to Xian is much sought after by many time-strapped travelers, who fills business and pleasure trips into single junkets. Going to Xian by Train is also a good choice. Beijing Xian Beijing One Day Trip by Flight from US$445 p/p Beijing Xian Weekend Day Trip by Flight US$450 p/p Beijing Xian Beijing Day Trip by Train from US$250 p/p Beijing Xian Beijing One Day Tour by Train + Flight back from US$370 p/p Beijing Xian Beijing 2 Day Tour by Flight from US$555 p/p Beijing Xian Beijing 3 Day Tour by Flight from US$605 p/p Beijing Xian Beijing 4 Day Tour by Flight from US$665 p/p Beijing Xian-Beijing 5 Day Tour by flight from US$720 p/p

Shanghai Xian Tour   (Xian Tours Starting from & back to Shanghai)

Shanghai and Xian is about 1210 kilometers apart, 2 hour by flight or 13 hours by overnight train. The daily flights between Shanghai and Xian are plentiful. There are also more than 10 trains per day linking the two cities. Taking one day round trip from Shanghaito Xian is possible. Going to Xian by Train is also a good idea. Shanghai Xian One Day Trip by Flight from US$475 p/p Shanghai Xian Day Trip by Train from US$320 p/p Shanghai Xian One Day Tour by Train + Flight back from US$400 p/p Shanghai Xian 2 Day Tour by Flight from US$600 p/p Shanghai Xian 3 Day Tour by Flight from US$645 p/p Shanghai Xian 4 Day Tour by Flight from US$700 p/p Shanghai Xian 5 Day Tour by flight from US$840 p/p

Xian Side Trips   ( To: Luoyang, Pingyao and Datong )

If you are going to spend 2-5 days in Xian, you are highly advised to make some side trips to its important neighbors like Luoyang, Pinyao, Datong and Beijing. See Xian's neighbours with your private tour guide and driver. Taking our listed Xian side trips is an affordable and comfortable way to visit Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple in Luoyang, Pingyao Ming City, Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple in Datong. Xian Luoyang Day Trip by High Speed Train from US$ 180 Xian Luoyang 4 Day Tour from US$ 365 Xian Datong Beijing 5 Day Tour from US$ 412 Xian Pingyao Beijing 5 Day Tour from US$ 310 Xian Pingyao Datong Beijing 7 Day Tour from US$ 480

Xian Silk Road Tour   (Silk Road Tours from Xian and back to Xian )

Xian is popularly regarded as the starting pointing for ancient China Silk Road. Xian Silk Road Tour on this page includes the ancient silk road tours in Gansu with extened tours of Qinghai and Ningxia. Xian Lanzhou Xiahe 4-Day Tour from US$345 p/p Xian Tianshui Lanzhou Xiahe 4-Day Tour from US$380 p/p Xian Dunhuang 2-Day Tour by air from US$698 p/p Xian Dunhuang 5-Day by train from US$495 p/p Xian Dunhuang Jiayuguan 5-Day Tour from US$685 p/p Xian Lanzhou Xiahe Jiayuguan Dunhuang 6-Day Tour from US$830 p/p Xian Lanzhou Xiahe Wuwei Zhangye Jiayuguan Dunhuang 8-Day Tour from US$1050 p/p Xian Xining Lanzhou Xiahe Jiayuguan Dunhuang 6-Day Tour from US$1020 p/p

Xian China Tours   (More China Tours Including Xian)

Xian is on the top list of the must see places in China. Choose our pre-arranged China highlight tours including Xian. Beijing Xian Shanghai 8 Day Private Tour from US$835 p/p Beijing Xian Shanghai 8 Days Group Tour from US$805 p/p Beijing Xian Guilin Shanghai 10 Day Private Tour from US$1160 p/p Beijing Xian Guilin Shanghai 10 Day Group Tour from US$1045 p/p Shanghai Guilin Xian Beijing 11 Day Tour from US$1230 p/p Beijing Xian Yangtze Guilin Shanghai 15 Day Tour from US$1930 p/p Hong Kong Guilin Yangtze River Xian Beijing 10 Day Tour from US$1430 p/p Beijing Lhasa Xian Guilin Shanghai 14 Day Tour from US$2105 p/p

Xian Customized Tour   (Plan Your Own Xian Trip)

Visit Xian? If none of our sample tours meets your expectation and you would like to plan your own Xian trip, just tell us the things you want to see and do, the hotels you want to stay, we will customize a tour to fit your travel needs. You will receive our proposed itinerary with estimated tour cost within 24 hours. Design Your Xian Trip Now!

Xian travel information

Train Travel to Xian
Travel to and from Xian by train is the most popular way of transport for visiting Xian. Xian has two railway stations - Xian Railway Station and Xian North Railway Station.

Xian Railway Station is located just outside the northeast corner of Xian City Wall. The main road "Jiefang Road"(解放路) ends at Xian Train Station at its north tip and connects southward the Dong Dajie(东大街). Train Enquiry: 029 - 95105688.

The trains at Xian Railway Station are well connected to the rest of the country by trains. Ten daily direct or indirect trains going between Xian and Beijing including the major Z & T trains: Beijing - Xian Z19(19:57 - next morning 7:50), Beijing - Xian T41(15:52 - next morning 05:34); Xian - Beijing Z20(19:30 - next morning 08:18), Xian - Beijing T42(18:20 - next morning 09:02). Train ticket fares: soft sleeper RMB 442, hard sleeper RMB 281.

Other major destinations starting from Xian include Pingyao K690 (22:33 - next morning 07:43 ), Shanghai T166/163(21:02 - next morning 11:15), Chongqing K1032/K1033/K1035 (19:31 - next morning 06:31), Guilin K318/K315(18:54 - next day 22:49), Guangzhou T266/T263 (21:40 - next day 18:58), Jinan K1132/K1129(13:16 - next morning 07:28), Kunming K165(22:18 - the third day 09:51am)...

Xian North Railway Station is a new train station put into service Jan 11, 2011. This railway station is located 12km on the central axis of Xian city with its train serice focused on high speed trains. Now it is the largest railway staion in the northen China.

At present, it is home to high-speed trains between Xian - Huashan (Mt.Huashan), Xian and Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Yinchuan and Datong. With the completion of the national high speed network, more and more citied will be linked to Xian in the high speed tranport circle ranging from half hour to 5 hours.

Xian Huanshan half hour, Xian Luoyang 2 hours with many daily high speed trains, Xian Zhengzhou 3 hours with many daily high speed trains...

Bus 266 connect Xian Railway Station with 20 stops taking about 50 minutes. It costs about RMB 50 to take a taxi from Xian Railway Station and Xian North Railway Station.


Flight Travel to Xian
Numerous flights linking Xian Xianyang Airport to the major cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lhasa, Guangzhou, Kunming and several international flights to Hong Kong, Macao, Seoul, Bangkok, KualaLumpur, and Nagoya, Niigata, and Hiroshima in Japan.

Whether you are going to arrive or leave Xian Xianyang Airport, it is advisable to know which terminal you are going to use since Xian Xianyang Internatinal Airport has two terminals - T1 and T2. The two terminals are very close to each other. The Terminal 1 is the old one built in 1080s while the terminal 2 was completed in 2007, much larger than T1. Most of the domestic flights arrive at Terminal 2. All the international flights leave or arrive at terminal 2

Overland Travel to Xian
Xian is a highway tranportation hub linking 9 national highways extending in all directions to 18 provinces covering over 300 cities and counties. There are three long-distance bus terminals.

The biggest one is just located across Xian Railway Station. It is called Xian Qiche Zhan ( Xian Bus Station ) offering the long-distance bus service to Huashan Mountain (2 hours), Luoyang (435km), Zhengzhou (570km), Taiyuan (690km), Tianshui (380km), Yinchuan (720km), Ya'an(405km) and many more places.

When to Visit in Xian
When planning a trip to Xian, one of the frequently asked questions likely to tantalize you is "When is the best time to visit Xian?". Unlike other cities in China, Xian attractions are mostly historical relics which have little influence by seasons. As a matter of fact, Xian is a place which you can visit on all seasons.

Xian City Layout
Xian is laid out on a neat grid pattern centrally denoted by the massive Bell Tower (钟楼), which radiates out four major streets: Nan Dajie (South Avenue - 南大街), Bei Dajie (North Aevenue - 北大街), Dong Dajie (East avenue - 东大街) and Xi Dajie (West Avenue - 西大街). Xian Railway Station is located outside the northeast corner of Xian city wall while Xian Xianyang Airport is located 40km northwest of Xian.

The ancient city wall still surrounds the downtown Xian in a rectangular shape with four gates lingking the four major streets extending from the Bell Tower in the center of the ctiy. Most of the attractions can be found close to the Bell Tower like Drum Tower, Great Mosque. However, some of the city sights, such as the Shaanxi Museum, Big Goode Pagoda and Little Goose Pagoda are located south of the city wall. The Terra-cotta Warriors is located about 30km east of Xian downtown.

Get around in Xian
Getting around in the city of Xian is also very convenient. The city of Xian is laid out on a grid pattern with clear road signs. Most of the attractions within the wall are walkable or bike friendly.

The tourism buses connect those sights a little far from the city center. The taxi rates are much lower than those in Beijing and Shanghai. Two of the six planned subway lines are under construction. In a word, Xi'an transportation is independent traveler friendly.

Where to Stay in Xian
Xian has an increasing number of accommodations options ranging from budget hostels to upscale international chain hotels such as Sheraton, Shangri-la, the Accor.
Xian Hostels:
1.Xian HanTang Inn International Youth Hostel Add: No 07,Nan Changchengxiang,Xian Tel: 029-87231126
2.Xian Shuyuan International Youth Hostel No.2 Shunchengxixiang South Street Xi’an Tel: 029 - 87287728
3.Xian 7 Sages (Qixian) YH Add: Courtyard 5 of Qixianzhuang No Beixin Street, Xian Tel: 029-87444087
4.Xian Ancient Street International Youth Hotel Add: No.1,Antique Culture Street, Xian Tel: 029 87264259
5.Xiangzimen Youth Hostel Add: No.16, Xiangzimiao Street, Nanmenli, Xian Tel: 62867999
Xian Midrange Hotels:
Melody Hotel Add: No.86 Western Avenue, Beilin District, Xi'an Tel: 029 - 87288888
Bell Tower Hotel Xian Add: No.110 South Avenue, Beilin District, Xi'an Tel: 029 - 87600000
Tangcheng Hotel Xian Add: No.229, Nan Duan, Hanguang Road, Xian Tel: 029 - 85209966
Citadines Xi'an Central Add: 36 Zhubashi, Beilin District, Xi'an Tel: 029 - 85761188
Xian Top End Hotels
Sheraton Xian Hotel Add: No. 262 Feng Hao East Road, Xian Tel: 029 - 84261888
Jianguo Hotel Xian Add: No 2 Huzhu Road Xian Tel: 029 - 82598888
Hyatt Regency Xian Add: 158 Dong Da Jie, Xian Tel: 029 - 87691234
Shangri-La Hotel Xian Add: 38B Keji Road, Xian 029 - 88758888
Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square Add: 36 Zhubashi, Beilin District, Xi'an Tel: 87928888

What to See in Xian
It takes time to enjoy everything that Xian City can offer. But if you only have a few days to spare, you can see the top ten attractions or do the top 10 things in Xi'an. Below is our suggested travel plan for your short stay in Xian.

1) Travel Xi'an in One Day:
Day 01: Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors, City Wall

2) Travel Xian in Two Days:
Day 01: Shaanxi Museum, Big Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque, Bell Tower and Forest of Stone Steles Museum
Day 02: Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors, City Wall

3) Travel Xian in Three Days:
Day 01: Shaanxi Museum, Big Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque, Bell Tower and Forest of Stone Steles Museum
Day 02: Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors, City Wall
Day 03: Famen Temple, Qianling Tomb

Where to Dine in Xian
With the development of thousands of years, Xian snack collects the distillate of other area's cuisine and inherits the craft of royal court of past dynasties.

The Lao Song's Yang Rou Pao Mo (Mutton & Bread), Fan Ji Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger), Jiasan Guan Tang Bao, together with the food at Hui Min Street are of good reputation and genuine. Xian has the most snacks of the world. It could be called "the Kingdom of the Snack.

What to Buy in Xian
Many large-scale shopping malls, department stores as well as supermarkets come forth in Xian City, most of which gather in Xi Dajie, Dong Dajie, Jiefang Road etc.

There are also some cultural relics and flee markets such as Xiyang Shi in a narrow alley running north of the Great Mosque, which is the best place selling souvenirs like terra-cotta warriors, Mao's memorabilia...; the Qing-style Shuyuan Xiang near the South Gate, the main street for the art suppliers, paintings, calligraphy, papper cuts, brushes and fake rubbings. In addition, do not forget to make the bargain.

How to Enjoy Nightlife in Xian
Just as Beijing's Sanlitun and Shanghai's Xintiandi, Defu Lane (Defuxiang Bar Street) is a street of Cafe, Tea House and Bar. It is the center of Xi'an's nightlife. If you prefer a night performance to kill your night time, Tang Dynasty Show is your best choice (Add: No. 75, Chang'an Road, Xi'an, outside the south gate). The fountain and music show is not to be missed at the Gig Goose Pagoda Square starting at 8:00pm.

Xian Travel Guide
Xian tourist traps: There are several tourist scams that visitors should be aware of while visiting Xian. Always be careful with what you do and with who you can trust.
How to visit Terracotta Army in Xian : Some of the Terracotta Army travel tips for your reference if you are going to make your maiden trip to the world famous Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum.
Useful Information:
1. Health & safety
1) Xian Central Hospital: This hospital is one of the best option if you need meidical service in Xian. Add: 161,Siwu Road, Xian Tel: 029 - 87268355
2.Fast Facts
1) Xian Tourism Adminitration: 159, Bei Yuan Men, Xian Tel: 029 - 87630166
2) Bank of China in the downtown Xian office: 96 West Street (西大街)， Xian ( 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10.30am-3.30pm Sat & Sun)
3) Post Office: 619 East Street(东大街), Xi'an (9am-6:00pm Mon-Fri) Tel: 029-87238888
4) PSB in Xian: 63 West Street (西大街), Xian Tel: 029 - 86751111
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