Essence of Xian 3 Days Tour from Beijing (By Round-trip Flight)

Today your Xian historical tour will begin with a visit to Qianling Mausoleum. The Qianling Mausoleum are tombs housing remains of Emperor Gaozong (649–83) and his wife Wu Zetian (690–705), China’s only female emperor. The mausoleum is located on Mount Liang, 6 kilometers north of Qian County of Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Besides the main mausoleum, there are 17 small tombs for other members and officers of the royal family. Featured with classical Tang Dynasty architectural arts and skills, the Qianling Mausoleum is outstandingly noted for its magnificent architectures, the many stone statues and steles above the ground and the mural paintings decorated to the underground walls of the tombs.

Next our guide will transfer you to see the famous Famen Temple. Famen Temple is located in Famen Town of Fufeng County, which is 120 kilometers west of Xian City. With a history of 1,700 years, Famen Temple is a famous Buddhist temple with a long history. Famen Temple is considered as the “ancestor of pagoda temples in Guangzhong area” and it is especially famous for the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni it stored. Besides the Buddha’s relics, there are also relics of gold and silver, colored glaze, ceramics, silk and figure of Buddha preserved in the temple. Its classical and magnificent architecture of the temple is also worth seeing.

Then our guide will get you back to Xian and drop you at the hotel for a good rest.

Today your Xian tour will continue with a visit to Terracotta Warriors and Horses. It is famed as “World’s Eighth Great Wonder” and the largest excavation of the 20th century. Those artifacts of numerous life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses with different features, facial expressions, clothing and hairstyles arranged in battle formations provide live examples to study the military, cultural and economic of the period they were made. You will get a fresh idea about Chinese ancient history and culture from this site.

After lunch, our guide will take you to visit Xian's landmark, the Ancient City Wall. The Ancient City Wall is a famous landmark in Xian. The City Wall is the largest and best preserved Ming Dynasty city wall. Visiting the City Wall, you can not only learn city construction and architectural arts in ancient times. Also you can get some good views of Xian city.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you to the airport and you will take flight back to Beijing. Our Beijing guide will pick you up at the airport and take you back to your hotel.