Xi’an, called Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was a famous open city then and a tourist attraction today. First built at the time of the Western Han (206 BC-8 AD), Chang’an was 70 kilometres from the presen...Xi’an, called Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was a famous open city then and a tourist attraction today. First built at the time of the Western Han (206 BC-8 AD), Chang’an was 70 kilometres from the present-day Xi’an. Tang rulers adopted an open policy from Emperor Taizhong——the展开更多
Ancient,but longing to be modern In most people's eyes,Xi'an,the capital of Shaanxi,a province in western China, is an alias for"Ancient China",which is also what Patricia from Arizona,U.S., who was ...Ancient,but longing to be modern In most people's eyes,Xi'an,the capital of Shaanxi,a province in western China, is an alias for"Ancient China",which is also what Patricia from Arizona,U.S., who was sitting next to me on my Xi'an flight thought as well."My husband and I managed to spend one precious day there in our busy China trip schedule,just to have a look at the great Terra Cotta Warriors,"Patricia's eyes were glimmering as we set off flying towards history.The Terra展开更多
文摘Xi’an, called Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was a famous open city then and a tourist attraction today. First built at the time of the Western Han (206 BC-8 AD), Chang’an was 70 kilometres from the present-day Xi’an. Tang rulers adopted an open policy from Emperor Taizhong——the
文摘Ancient,but longing to be modern In most people's eyes,Xi'an,the capital of Shaanxi,a province in western China, is an alias for"Ancient China",which is also what Patricia from Arizona,U.S., who was sitting next to me on my Xi'an flight thought as well."My husband and I managed to spend one precious day there in our busy China trip schedule,just to have a look at the great Terra Cotta Warriors,"Patricia's eyes were glimmering as we set off flying towards history.The Terra
