Aninterestingcity

----Xi’anBy—王沁&徐金莎1.Historicalculture3.Specialitiesinxi’an2.PlacesofinterestHistoricalcultureXi'an

isthecapitalof

Shaanxi.Oneofthe

oldestcitiesinChina,Xi'anistheoldestofthe

FourGreatAncientCapitals,havingheldthepositionunderseveralofthemostimportant

dynastiesinChinesehistory,

including

WesternZhou,

Qin,WesternHan,

Sui,and

Tang.

Xi'anisthestartingpointofthe

SilkRoad

andhometothe

TerracottaArmy

of

EmperorQinShiHuang.The

culture

of

Xi'an

descends

from

one

of

the

world's

earliest

civilizations.

The

Guanzhong

Ren

(關中人）

culture

is

considered

the

cultural

antecedent

of

Xi'anese;

their

features

are

satirized

as

the

"Ten

Strangenesses

of

Guanzhong

Ren”Xi'an

is

also

known

for

the

"Eight

Great

Sights

of

Chang‘an“

(長安八景）a

collection

of

scenic

areas

in

the

region.

歷文化名勝古跡The

TerracottaArmy

isacollectionofterracotta

sculpturesdepictingthearmiesofQinShiHuang,thefirst

EmperorofChina.Itisaformof

funeraryart

buriedwiththeemperorin210–209BCEandwhosepurposewastoprotecttheemperorinhisafterlife.名勝古跡The

BellTowerofXi'an

(西安鐘樓)builtin1384duringtheearly

MingDynasty,isasymbolofthecityof

Xi'an

andoneofthegrandest

ofitskindinChina.TheBellToweralsocontainsseverallargebronze-castbellsfromtheTangDynasty.Thetowerbaseissquareanditcoversanareaof1,377squaremeters.Thetowerisabrickandtimberstructureandcloseto40metershigh.ThebelltowerThedrumtowerThe

DrumTowerofXi'an

(西安鼓樓),locatedintheheartof

Xi'an

inShaanxi

provinceofChina,alongwiththe

BellTower

isasymbolofthecity.Erectedin1380duringtheMingDynasty,itstandstoweringabovethecitycenterandoffersincredibleviewofXi'an.美食小吃thecityalsoboastsauniquecuisinethatcombinesChineseandMiddleEasternflavors.Heavyincumin,chili,Sichuanpeppercorns,andotherspicesYangrouPaomo“”thisbreadsoupispossiblyXi'anbiggestcontributiontoChina'sculinaryscene.

Pittabreadistornintoabowlwithsomericenoodlesandslicedmutton,thewholelotsiscoveredinboilingstock.

TheresulthadastrangelyEnglishfeeltoitnottoofarremovedfromastewanddumplings.BiangbiangnoodleAtypeofnoodles

popularinthe

cuisine

of

China'sShaanxiProvince.Thenoodles,toutedasoneofthe"eightstrangewondersofShaanxi"(陜西八大怪),aredescribedasbeinglikeabelt,owingtotheirthicknessandlength.ColdNoodleChewywheatflournoodles,tossedwithbeansprouts,cucumbers,cilantro,andcubesofspongygluten,inallourproprietarysauces,whichincludessoysauce,blackvinegar,garlic,andchilioil.meaning"meatsandwich,"isa

streetfoodoriginatingfromthe

cuisine

of

ShaanxiProvince

andnowwidelyconsumedalloverChina.Themeatismostcommonly

pork,stewedfor

hoursinasoupcontainingover20spicesandseasonings.Althoughit