Yin Kaishan, born in Huxian county (now Huyi district, Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province), was a general during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Yan Zhenqing (707-784), born in Wannian, Jingzhao (now Xi’an, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province), was a government official and a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Xi’an is a city of inclusiveness. Throughout the ages, a variety of cultures have been exchanged and interwoven here, shaping Xi’an’s culture into a combination of compatible antecedents.
Former US president Clinton said that if you want to understand Chinese history, you must start from knowing Xi'an.
Xi'an has become a key center for scientific research, higher education, national defense and hi-tech industry in China. It is also a hub of finance, science and technology, education, tourism, and trade in the country's mid-western northern region.
In the spring of 1369, Xu Da, a general under the Hongwu emperor, occupied Fengyuan province and renamed it Xi'an, meaning "to pacify northwest".
A world renowned historical and cultural city, Xi'an was chosen more often than any other city as an ancient dynastic capital.