1.Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Museum
Located in Lintong District, Xi’an, it is the underground imperial guard of Qin Shihuang and is known as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. The museum includes the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit, the Bronze Chariot and Horse Exhibition Hall, etc. It is large in scale, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are of various shapes and lifelike, vividly reproducing the majestic posture of the Qin Dynasty army.
2.Xi’an City Wall·Forest of Steles Historical and Cultural Scenic Area
The Xi’an City Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty and is one of the largest and best-preserved medieval city walls in China. The Forest of Steles is China’s richest museum of steles, housing numerous steles and inscriptions by famous calligraphers of all dynasties, and has extremely high cultural value.
3.Huashan
Located in Huayin City, Weinan City, Huashan is one of the Five Sacred Mountains, and is famous for its strangeness and danger. Huashan has five main peaks, and there are thrilling attractions such as the Sky Plank Road and the Kitesurfing between the peaks, which attract many tourists to challenge. Its sunrise and sea of clouds are even more beautiful.
4.Shaanxi History Museum
Located in Yanta District, Xi’an, it is a national first-class museum with a rich collection of cultural relics from ancient times to the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, gold and silver wares from the Han and Tang dynasties, and Tang sancai (glazed pottery). It is an important window for understanding the history and culture of Shaanxi.
5.Huaqing Palace Scenic Area
Located at the foot of Mount Li in Lintong District, Xi’an, it is a famous royal hot spring center in history. The love story of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei adds a romantic touch. The Changsheng Hall, Feishuang Hall and other buildings in the scenic area are simple and elegant, and a large-scale real-life historical dance drama “Song of Everlasting Regret” is performed here.
6.Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Located in Huangling County, Yan’an City, it is the mausoleum of Huangdi, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, and is also the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit No. 00001 of the Medieval Tomb Category. There are ancient cypress trees here, and the atmosphere is solemn and majestic. Every year, a large number of Chinese from home and abroad come here to worship their ancestors and trace their roots. It is an important symbol of inheriting and promoting Chinese culture.
7.Taibai Mountain
As the highest point of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, it is the only scenic spot in Shaanxi with an altitude of more than 3,500 meters. The climate here is changeable, the vegetation is obviously distributed vertically, the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, there are alpine lakes such as Dayehai and Eryehai, and the natural scenery is magnificent. It is a paradise for mountaineering enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers.
8.Yan’an Revolutionary Memorial Site
It consists of Pagoda Hill, Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site, Yangjialing Revolutionary Site, the former site of the Northwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and the Yan’an Revolutionary Memorial Hall. It is a classic representative of the 445 revolutionary relics in Yan’an, carrying precious cultural relics of the older generation of revolutionaries during the Yan’an period. It is an important base for patriotism education and revolutionary tradition education.
9.Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Shaanxi
Located in Yichuan County, Yan’an City, it is the only waterfall on the Yellow River and the second largest waterfall in China. The roar of the waterfall is deafening, and the mist rises into the sky. It is magnificent. Watching it in different seasons and angles will give you different feelings, showing the majesty and magnificence of nature.
10.Famen Temple Buddhist Cultural Scenic Area
Located in Fufeng County, Baoji City, it has become a Buddhist holy place admired by the whole country because it houses the finger bone relics of Sakyamuni Buddha. The Famen Temple in the scenic area was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It has many ancient buildings and precious cultural relics, and a strong Buddhist cultural atmosphere.