Xian Shi Trip Overview
Discover the vivid life size soldiers and horses as well as the ancient army of Qin Shi Huang’s empire, visit the three pits and get detailed explanation of Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum, explore the typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture at Banpo Museum, follow a local expert guide to experience the highlights of ancient capital city Xian.
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Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Xian Shi, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Xian Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China
Discover the vivid life size soldiers and horses as well as the ancient army of Qin Shi Huang’s empire, visit the three pits and get detailed explanation of Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum, explore the typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture at Banpo Museum, follow a local expert guide to experience the highlights of ancient capital city Xian.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Xi’an Banpo Museum, North of Banpo Village, Baqiao District, Xi’an 710038 China
Your expert guide will pick you up from your Xi’an downtown hotel lobby at around 8:30 -9:30 am, sit in a comfortable coach to start the full-day Xian highlights trip.
After around 1-hour driving, you will firstly come to the Banpo Neolithic Village. The Banpo Museum was built at the base of the excavations of the Banpo site which is a typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture dating back about 6,000 years. There you will see how the resident matriarchic tribe used to survive in the Neolithic age.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Qinling North Road, Lintong District, Xi’an 710600 China
Then move on to visit the Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum, which is the highlight and landmark of Xi’an. These terracotta warriors and horses are in the size of a real army, and were buried alongside the first Emperor Qin Shi Huang in a vast underground palace. Visit all three pits of the Terracotta Army Museum upon arrival, where you will see the 2,200-year-old sculptures depicting thousands of unique figures and be shocked by the vivid life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses.
Later you will visit the Terracotta Replication Factory to know how to re-made terracotta soldiers and purchase your preferred souvenirs of Terracotta figures. Afterwards, have a comfortable transfer back to your hotel to conclude the trip.
Duration: 5 hours
