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  • [Celebrities] Yin Kaishan

    2019-08-19

    ​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).

  • [Celebrities] Yan Zhenqing (707-784)

    [Celebrities] Yan Zhenqing (707-784)

    2019-08-16

    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: Inheriting tradition and incorporating the new

    Xi' an: Inheriting tradition and incorporating the new

    2019-07-16

    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.

  • Xi' an: Long history and glamorous culture

    Xi' an: Long history and glamorous culture

    2019-07-15

    Former US president Clinton said that if you want to understand Chinese history, you must start from knowing Xi'an.

  • Contemporary history

    2019-01-31

    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.

  • Origin of the city's name

    2019-01-31

    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".

  • History of Xi'an

    2019-01-31

    A world renowned historical and cultural city, Xi'an was chosen more often than any other city as an ancient dynastic capital.

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