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China’s Top Ten Most Livable Cities
NUMBER TEN : XI’AN
Plenty of outdoor snacks for the adventurous
The gigantic new arts and culture complex on the new city lake
The Great Goose Pagoda in the city centre is China’s oldest and is open to climb to the public
Tang Dynasty Culture, Terracotta Warriors and the start of the Silk Road
Like Nanjing, previously a capital city – in fact Xi’an was the capital of China for more than 2,000 years – far longer than Beijing. Long a centre of Chinese engineering excellence, the city is of course best known for it’s terracotta warriors and for being the starting point of the Silk Road. However, the Government have been keen to further develop the city over and above this one primary tourist attraction, and they have done so in spectacular style. With much of the heavy industry that once characterized Xi’an relocated elsewhere, this walled city has looked back to it’s imperial past for inspiration rather than the futuristic designs of, say Shanghai. As a result, new building developments are glorifying the old Tang Dynasty – solidly built, traditional Chinese houses and buildings in keeping with it’s long heritage. A huge new lake in the city centre, surrounded by a gigantic park and dotted with a variety of opera houses, sound and light, theatres and art galleries have recently been completed, making Xi’an a very attractive city with a lot of culture to immerse yourself into. Still, it’s not as easy to live in as say Shanghai, and an ability to get on with Chinese culture and get around with a few Chinese phrases would be needed in Xi’an – but what a place to explore China’s
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