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| Shaanxi Province, a cradle of the Chinese civilization, houses numerous cultural relics. They include the remains of Lantian Man living in the area 800,000 years ago, the ruins of a 6,000-year-old matriarchal village at Banpo and the underground terracotta army of Qinshihuang (the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty). Xi'an, the provincial capital, was the starting point of the Silk Road. On the way from Xi'an to Baoji there are many imperial tombs from the Han and Tang dynasties. |
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| Shaanxi Province, a cradle of the Chinese civilization, houses numerous cultural relics. They include the remains of Lantian Man living in the area 800,000 years ago, the ruins of a 6,000-year-old matriarchal village at Banpo and the underground terracotta army of Qinshihuang (the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty). Xi'an, the provincial capital, was the starting point of the Silk Road. On the way from Xi'an to Baoji there are many imperial tombs from the Han and Tang dynasties. |
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Xianyang |
| In 221 B.C. Qinshihuang chose Xianyang as the capital when he established the Qin Dynasty, China's first centralized feudal regime. Later many rulers of the Han and Tang Dynasties chose Xianyang and the North Mountain area as their home after death. Today the area has dozens of imperial tombs from the period. The chief attraction is Xianyang Museum, which houses a remarkable collection of 3000 miniature terracotta soldiers and horses, discovered in 1965, excavated from a Han dynasty tomb. Each figure is about half a meter high. |
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Baoji |
| In the westernmost of Shaanxi Province, Baoji has a long history and many cultural relics. It sits against the Qinling Range in the south and the Loess Plateau in the north. It was a must way on the Old Silk Road. Main spots of interests: Famen Temple, the ruins of Zhouyuan, Mount Taibai and the Emperor Yan Memorial Temple.
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