Overview of Xian

Xi'an is more than 3,000 years old and was known as Chang'an in ancient times. For 1,000 years, the city was the capital for 13 dynasties, and a total of 73 emperors ruled here. Xi'an is the undisputed root of Chinese civilization having served as the capital city for the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. Read More »

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Overview of Xian is based on Xian by cyclist.xa, moonriver, Matt, Ikan Kekek, Bbb0777, Insomnia, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.