Xian Shi Trip Overview
Deeply experience Xian local people’s life, fit into the social activity that starts from subway taking at noon and ends at the most stirring evening time. This tour will take you to visit bustling and lively places where locals gather to have fun, or to relax. Choosing subway as the transportation will bring you so much novelty and joy in this ancient city.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Xian Shi, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Xian Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China
Deeply experience Xian local people’s life, fit into the social activity that starts from subway taking at noon and ends at the most stirring evening time. This tour will take you to visit bustling and lively places where locals gather to have fun, or to relax. Choosing subway as the transportation will bring you so much novelty and joy in this ancient city.
Stop At: Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi
Please be ready at 8:00am or 12:00pm (or your preferred starting time). The guide will come to meet you at your hotel lobby by holding a board with your name. Then you directly walk to (or by bus/taxi based on the distance and your preference) the nearest subway station. Xian subway is of great characteristics. Each station is decorated with a large number of reliefs, cultural walls and so on. The ornamental material and style are also not the same. Such as metal process, modern technology, ceramic and granite, ect. Along the subway route, you will follow our guide to stop by 2-4 stations, get off to visit several famous spots where you can feel strong locally humanistic and distinctive atmosphere. The name of 4 stations and the relative highlights are displayed as follows:
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Xi’an Bell Tower, Lianhu District Junction of East main street, west main street, south main street and north main street,, Xi’an 710000 China
*Zhonglou Station: where you can visit famous Bell & Drum Tower Square and Muslim Street. Zhonglou locates in the center of Xian city. And Muslim street is a place that mostly concentrates Xian snacks by Halal cooking method. Visitors could stroll on the square, see dazzling souvenirs or artifact shops & snack stalls.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang), Zhongxin District, Xi’an 710001 China
*Yongningmen Station: the nearest subway station to the South Gate of City Wall. South Gate is a popular place for young people to play music. You will also see special ways of exercise that popularizes among middle and aged people in China (Square Dance). Additionally, you can visit the City Wall, the most complete and well-preserved as well as the largest city wall in China. It was built for military defense in the ancient time. There’s an option to ride a bike on the wall top.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi
*Xiaozhai Station: Xiaozhai is regarded as the most youthful trading area in Xian. The famous Saga International Shopping Center is built here, which is equipped with shopping, catering, entertainment and other facilities. One of the attraction in Saga is “Asian First Escalator” with 50.3 meter’s length. It is the longest indoor escalator in Asia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), Enci Temple The southern part of Yata Road, Yanta District, Xi’an 710061 China
*Dayanta Station: there’s a large plaza located at the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a world-famous Buddhist holy land. The plaza is the largest Tang-themed cultural square in Asia and has become a cultural tourist attraction for not only local people to enjoy gathering, sightseeing and leisure but also travelers to feel the city in-depth. Music Fountain is one of the biggest highlight here, as the largest fountain square in Asia, even the world.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi
After the tour, you will be escorted back to your hotel safely.
Kind notice:
*You can choose and decide how many stations to stop and enjoy the scenery according to your pace, but the tour usually lasts 6 hours in total.
*The night view of the South Gate and Big Wild Goose Pagoda Plaza is really fascinating, so it is suggested to stop at Yongningmen or Dayanta Station at last.
*Meal suggestion is always kindly offered by your local experienced guide.
Duration: 30 minutes
