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Pick-up from your hotel between 7:00am and 8:30am.
1) Terra-Cotta Warrior. This is the greatest find of the 20th century when a group of peasants digging a well in 1974. The site is located 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) east of the Qin Mausoleum. The emperor's terra cotta warrior was found in three underground timber lined vaults. Pit 1 contained chariots and ranks of six thousand soldiers. Pit 2 held fourteen hundred figures of cavalrymen, horses and infantrymen, along with ninety wooden chariots. Pit 3 contained about seventy figures. The Qin Terra-Cotta Museum, a hangar-like building constructed over Pit 1, the place of the original discovery in 1974 was opened in 1979. Later in October 1994, Pit 2 opened to the public. The museum is a stunning display that every visitor to China should see.
2) Banpo Museum.Banpo Museum is located in the east of Xian and is the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic era, which is known as the Yangshao Culture in China. The site was discovered in 1953 and covers an area of approximately 50,000 sq meters. Excavations revealed 45 houses, pottery, kilns, a burial ground, grain stores and tool stores. Banpo is considered to be one of the best examples of an agricultural community of this era anywhere in the world.
3) City Wall. The City Walls of Xian were first built during the Tang dynasty (618-907) when Chang’an (Xian) was capital of all of China. Today’s rectangular walls date back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and are the only complete city walls in China. They enclose the old city for 12km (8 miles) and have turrets, battlements and a moat
Back to your hotel around 6:00pm