Xi’an Private Day Tour to Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall and Xi’an Mosque

Meals: Not included
Attractions: Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall, Xi’an Mosque

Itinerary:

The tour begins with a visit to the Shaanxi History Museum for a cultural and historical overview of the province, beginning with the great Emperor Qing. You’ll relive the rise of the city’s greatness as guardian of the wealth that came from the Silk Road.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a symbol of the city. Built in the Tang Dynasty, the square pyramid stands at 60 meters high and seven-story tall.

Ancient City Wall is one of oldest existing Chinese city wall, based in Xi’an, an ancient capital of China. Construction of the first city wall measured 25.7 km in length, 12-16 m in thickness at the base. The area within the wall was 36 square km. Ming Dynasty built a new wall to protect a much smaller city of 12 square km. The wall measures 11.9 km in circumference, 12 m in height, and 15-18 m in thickness at the base.

Great Mosque is one of five Muslim sanctuaries in China. The mosque is built in traditional Chinese style. First constructed in the Tang Dynasty, its grounds were expanded in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties to include pavilions, platforms and halls.