文档介绍：Xi'an,theeternal(永久的)city,recordsthegreatchangesoftheChinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook,
CalledChang'aninancienttiXi'an,theeternal(永久的)city,recordsthegreatchangesoftheChinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook,
CalledChang'aninancienttimes。XianisoneofthebirthplacesoftheancientcivilizationintheYellow
'an's3,100yeardevelopment,13dynastiessuchasWestern
Zhou(11thcenturyBC—771BC),Qin(221BC-206BC),WesternHan(206BC-24AD)andTang(618—907)placedtheircapitalshere。Sofar,Xi’anenjoysequalfamewithAthens,Cairo,andRomeasoneof
thefourmajorancientcivilizationcapitals.
 
Xi’anisthecapitalofShaanxiprovince,,itisinafavorablegeographicallocationsurroundedbywaterandhills。Ithasasemi-,anyseasonisrelativelysuitablefortraveling。
 
Theculturalandhistoricalsignificanceofthearea,aswellastheabundantrelicsandsites(遗迹),helpXi’anenjoythelaudatorytitle(美称)of’NaturalHistoryMuseum'。TheMuseumofTerraCottaWarriorsandHorses(兵马俑)ispraisedas'theeighthmajormiracleoftheworld',Mausoleum(陵墓)ofEmperorQinShiHuangislistedontheWorldHeritageList(世界遗产名录),andtheCityWalloftheMingDynasty(1368—1644)isthelargestandmostintact(完好的)MingDynastycastleintheworld。Inthecity,thereisthe3,000yearoldBanpoVillageRemainsfromtheNeolithicAge(新石器时代)(approximatelyfrom8000BCto5000BC),andtheForestofStoneSteles(碑林)thatholds3,000stonestelesofdifferentperiodsfromtheHanDynastytotheQingDynasty。
 
AroundXi’an,theFamenTempleenjoysthereputationofbeingthe'forefatherofpagodasandtemplesinCentralShaanxi,'becauseitholdsthefingerbonesofSakyamuni-—(自然风光)aroundXi'anisalsomarvelous(极妙的,不可思议的)。Mt。Huashan,oneofthefivebest-knownmountainsinChina,isfamousforitsbreath-taking(令人吃惊的)cliffs(悬崖)anditsuniquecharacteristics。
TraditionaldowntownXi’anreferstotheareaencircled(环绕)bythecitywall,thisha