Xi'an Travel Guides

Xi'an Travel Guides

The ancient capital — Terracotta Army, Huaqing Palace and Qing-era courtyards.

• Correction: Xi'an Xianyang does NOT process classic visa-on-arrival — instead use China's 240-hour visa-free transit or visa-free entry — The premise needs correcting: China's airports, including Xi'an Xianyang International (XIY), do not issue traditional 'visa on arrival' to ordinary
• Epang Palace Ruins (A'fang Palace) (阿房宫遗址) — The archaeological site of the vast, unfinished Qin dynasty palace begun by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (and briefly resumed under Qin Er Shi), now a major
• Five-Room Hall (Huaqing Palace) (华清宫五间厅) — The Five-Room Hall (五间厅) is the building at Huaqing Palace near Lishan in Lintong where Chiang Kai-shek stayed during the December 1936 Xi'an Incident,
• Gao Family Mansion (Bangyan) (高家大院榜眼及第) — The Gao Family Mansion (高家大院) at 北院门144号 is a courtyard house on Xi'an's Muslim Quarter (回民街) recognised by the imperial '榜眼及第' tablet, granted after Gao
• Yang Guifei's Bath (Haitang Tang) (华清宫贵妃池) — The Imperial Concubine's Bath (贵妃池, also called 海棠汤 or 'Crabapple Blossom Pool') is Yang Guifei's bathing pool within the Tang Imperial Baths ruins museum

Last updated: September 2026.