The History Book of China – Xian

Xi'an is located at the middle reaches of Yellow River and at the centre of the Central Shannxi Plain. It covers an area of about 9,983 squaremetres and has a population of 8 million people. Xi'an has a clear distinction of four seasons. It will be bloody hot in summer and extremely cold in winter. Every season is the best time be here, for each season have different beautiful scene.

The long history of Xi'an is dated back from 1.5 billion years ago. It is here that we found the ancient people named Lantian man. We still preserved the site of the village until today which they built in very ancient times. As far back as the western Zhou dynasty, Xi'an, called Chang'an originally, has been the capital of China and started its long and illustrious history as a center of politic, economic and culture of ancient China. For almost 2,000 years, Xi'an was the capital of China until the Tang dynasty. Moreover, Xi'an was once the eastern terminal of the Silk Road, which played an important role in the whole world in ancient times, so made it is an important historical city of the world today. For explore China from very root upward, Xi'an will be the ideal beginning.

The city owned so strong historical breath that the inhabitants are affected a lot .They live in a slow and relax speed .However, the speed of the economic development is very fast in Xi'an . Everywhere you can find new buildings which are under construction. These two different speeds in Xi'an consists of the city today. It has much in common with any other great metropolis elsewhere in today's world. There are supermarkets; busy shopping mall and can provide the real Chinese food as well as the western dishes. Modern hotels abound, each offering the highest standards of service and convenience.

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