As an ancient capital city like Beijing, Xian has a regular city layout, and you would seldom lose yourself in the city as roads are almost in straight directions. The following attractions are all in the urban area of the city.

Bell Tower, the center of both ancient city and modern city, is geographically a little south to the city center. Drum Tower stands closely to Bell Tower about 500 meters westerly. Behind the Drum Tower, it is the famous Muslim food street where you could taste some delicious local snacks. Near the food street, the Great Mosque is located which is built in Tang Dynasty.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda is designed with Indian Buddhism architecture features. Cien Temple where the pagoda locates is a famous temple constructed during Tang Dynasty. Master Xuanzang is the first abbot of this temple. Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Jianfu Temple, and the pagoda is the classic model of multi-eaves brick pagoda.

Shaanxi History Museum is a best place to deeply learn Shaanxi culture and even Chinese culture, as the museum showcases seven main parts of Chinese history from the prehistoric Lantian Ape men to the Opium War in Qing Dynasty. The buildings of the museum is a Tang-style architecture complex with a main hall in the middle and side pavilions.

Tablet Forest is the fair ground of Chinese calligraphies where thousands of ancient tablets are gathered. It is also called the museum of Chinese calligraphies and inscriptions.

Shuyuanmen, also called College Gate, is a road of cultural relics and calligraphies that the locals are very proud of. The street is one of the best preserved and most complete ancient streets in Xian. Paved by the green stone, the street is full of cultural shops where you could purchase traditional four treasures of the study, paintings, and folk handicrafts.

Xian City Wall is the most complete and best preserved city wall throughout China. No trip to Xian is complete and perfect without walking on the top of the city wall. The best way to appreciate the city wall is to rent a bicycle and ride on the top. The view near the dark fall is most beautiful.

When you plan a Xian China tour, besides the Terracotta Army tour, Xian city tour is also a good choice for you http://www.chinatours.com/regional-tours/xian.html.