Xi'an, the eternal city, records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book.
Called Chang'an in ancient times, Xian is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civiliz ation in the YellowRiver Basin area of the countryDuring Xian's 3,100 year develop ment, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou (11th century BC - 771 BC), Qin (221 B C - 206 BC)Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) and Tang (618 - 907) placed their ca pitals here. So far, Xian enjoys equal fame with Athens, Cairo, andRome as one of the four major ancient civilization capitals.
Xi'an, the eternal city, records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book.
Called Chang'an in ancient times, Xian is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civiliz ation in the YellowRiver Basin area of the countryDuring Xian's 3,100 year develop ment, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou (11th century BC - 771 BC), Qin (221 B C - 206 BC)Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) and Tang (618 - 907) placed their ca pitals here. So far, Xian enjoys equal fame with Athens, Cairo, andRome as one of the four major ancient civilization capitals.
