xi'an is one of china's most famous and
fascinating cities with over 3 000 years
of history and known as china's eternal
city many call this city a birthplace of
chinese civilization
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xi'an enjoys equal fame with athens
cairo and rome as one of the four major
capitals of ancient civilization
its very name conjures up images of
terracotta warriors and exotic silk road
traders
it's fascinating that this city served
as the imperial capital of 13 dynasties
and is filled with important sites and
relics created by proud emperors and
their courts
this eternal city holds the honor of
land of the empire for centuries
shien's past greatness was a basis for
the future power and success
today the city still retains its
historic charm full of ancient cultural
relics and ming dynasty city walls
reminding us of its grand past and
glorious future
home to nearly 13 million people today's
xi'an is nothing but a modern city more
than 2 000 years after the silk road was
first established a modern day silk road
is taking shape
since the first china europe changan
freight train departed from xi'an on
november 28 2013 the number of trains
along the route has expanded to more
than 2 000 each year
today xi'an is one of the major economic
engines of inland china
with its reputable education system and
research institute high-value
manufacturing in industries such as
aviation and pharmaceuticals and
development of transportation
infrastructure with the city's
innovation drive to establish its hub
for artificial intelligence ai 5g
infrastructure and cloud computing to
enhance its manufacturing capabilities
xi'an has emerged as an investment
hotspot
as of today xi'an is the home to over
100 enterprises
specializing in ai artificial
intelligence
bringing revenues of u.s 1.4 billion
dollars
a year
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sheehan enjoys superb traffic and
location advantages
located in the geographical center and
the bordering area of middle china and
west china jian has been a portal and
traffic hub that connects northwest
china with other regions
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the old town of xi'an is surrounded by
an impressive well-reserved wall built
more than 600 years ago the walls run
all the way around the center area of
xi'an and are some of china's best
well-preserved city fortifications
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the symbol of the old line xi'an big
wild goose pagoda is a well-preserved
ancient building part of the unesco
world heritage and a holy place for
buddhists
the seven-story big wild goose pagoda is
one of the best existing examples of the
tang dynasty pagodas externally it looks
like a square cone and is a masterpiece
a buddhist construction inside the
pagoda stairs twist up so that visitors
can climb and overlook the panorama of
the city
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with its fascinating blend of the
ancient and the modern at intersection
of west and east xi'an is one of the
most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in
china
a time-honored ancient capital has
become a vigorous modern city and a hot
spot for investors resuming its role as
the heart of china civilization
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the bell tower is the geographical
center of xi'an and the four main
streets with the history of over 600
years is the largest bell tower
structure and shape and the best
preserved one in china
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the drum tower built in 1380 is the
largest of its kind and the most intact
of a drum tower left from the ancient
china
it stands towering above the city center
and offers incredible views of xi'an in
ancient china the drums were used to
signal the running of time and on
occasions were used as an alarm in an
emergency situation
da tong sleepless city brings us back to
the brilliant prosperity of the han and
tang dynasties
this historic area covers an area of
over 2 000 meters and 500 meters wide
it is great for evening cultural
exploring and people watching many
replicas of ancient buildings unique
vendors local delicacies and intangible
cultural heritage items and time-honored
restaurants are lined on both sides of
the main street
at night it's bustling when the city is
illuminated by all the lights that on
everbright city embraces old and new and
strives to create a one-stop consumer
paradise
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the xi'an olympic sports center is a
sports complex with a multi-purpose
stadium a gymnasium and an aquatic
center the building opened in october
2020 just in time for the 2021 national
games of china where opening and closing
ceremony was hosted three new massive
complexes opened up the main stadium for
60 000 people one of china's largest
indoor arenas for 18 000 people and an
olympic swimming pool with seats for
over 4 000 people
all together the complex was contracted
to cost an approximately 7.9 billion rmb
while the stadium remains neutrally
colored by day it comes alive in an
unseen proportions by night the building
canopy and facade are stuffed with over
four hundred thousand leds becoming a
massive screen of over six hundred
thousand meters squared
just like floodlights and all the other
lighting the illumination is controlled
by a single system optimized and
automated to reduce energy use and while
we're at the systems it's the first
chinese stadium to be fully 5g
compliant
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gian has always held a special place in
the minds of chinese people
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