Private Xi'an Tour: Terracotta Warriors, Hanyangling Museum, Cave Homes

Private Xi'an Tour: Terracotta Warriors, Hanyangling Museum, Cave Homes

Immerse yourself in a day of Chinese culture with private guide and chauffeur on this 8-hour Xian highlights tour. Besides the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that many consider the eighth wonder of the world, visit traditional cave homes, Enjoy a delicous lunch in a nice local restraunrant , after lunch visiting China's only underground museum – the Tomb of Emperor Jingdi.

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Stop At: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Qinling North Road, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600 China

Arrive at Terracotta Warriors Museum. Your guide will explain every details of this museum and its history as well facts. You will be fed with tons of knowledge. As the world’s eighth wonder, Terracotta Warriors Museum represented the highest clay craftsmanship. It also provided a great source for historians to study the Qin Dynasty and its prior histories. Through the visit to the Terracotta Army, you can have a general idea of how prosperous Qin Empire used to be and what ancient people hold dear in their afterlife.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Farmers' Caves, Xi'an China

Visit a local family living in a Traditional Cave and learn about the local farmer’s lives. It’s hard to picture someone actually living in a cave, but people do indeed. In fact, it was pretty popular back just a few decades ago in Shaanxi Province. Believe or not, the cave dwelling was comfortable. It’s very cool in the hot summer and warm in the winter. Some people in the northern part of Shaanxi province still live in such a way today.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Tomb of Emperor Jingdi (Hanyangling), Zhanjiawan Village, Xi'an China

Set out to the Hanyangling Museum, also called Jingdi’s tomb. It is located at Zhangjiawan Village, about 25 kilometers north of Xian City. It is a joint tomb of Liu Qi, a notable emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD), and his empress, Empress Wang. It was built in the year 153 AD, now it covers an area of 20 square kilometers. This mausoleum which combines modern technology, ancient civilization, historical culture and garden scenery is the largest museum in China.

Duration: 1 hour