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Urban of Ancient Chine: Xi’an City 1. Physical Geography and History of Development The name of Xi’an city reflects its relative location in China. Literally, Xi’an means “peace in the west” in Chinese and it located in the central west part of China in the Wei River valley with Qinling Mountains in the South and Loess Plateau in the North. The Wei River has its source in the mountainous area in Western China and flows eastward into the Yellow River. The Wei River valley was largely formed by the

Ole’ Xi 'an My hometown, Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi province, located in the central part of China. The northern part is the Loess Plateau, whereas the southern part contains the Qinling Mountains, it has the warm temperate zone, during the summer season, it is not hot and wet also it is hard to see snow in my hometown. One of the many things that always makes this place an affectionate location to the people whom live there is the weather. Consider the location of Xi’an, Xi 'an is among the world

year I had a chance to come to Xi'an, and three days of short vacations made me completely fall in love with this ancient civilization city.Now,I have been hired as head of the tourism department in the city of my choice.Therefore, I would like to introduce the beauty of Xi'an to you and hope that you will love Xi'an and welcome you to visit here. Knowing a city starts with its history, so before starting specific introduction, let me show you the history of Xi'an. Xi'an is one of the top tourist destination

but research has claimed that they could have been military training models,” Sun Jiachun, a researcher of the army. The Terracotta Warriors were an army built under the power of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, over 2000 years ago in Xi’an, China. The army was

Xi'an, the eternal city, records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book, Called Chang'an in ancient times.Xian is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River Basin area of the country. During Xi'an's 3,100 year development, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou (11th century BC - 771 BC), Qin (221 BC - 206 BC), Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) and Tang (618 - 907) placed their capitals here. So far, Xi'an enjoys equal fame with Athens, Cairo, and

China-Germany alliance has helped keep the glow on warriors' cheeks. Ma Lie reports from Xi'an. The earth in the ancient city of Xi'an continues to astound archaeologists. When excavation work to find more terracotta relics restarted for the third time last year in Xi'an, archaeologists admitted they did not expect to make any groundbreaking discoveries. Researchers suggested that the No 1 pit, the largest of the three that surround the tomb of China's first emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC),

The Terracotta Warriors By Jack Webster In 1974, a group of workers digging a well just outside of the Chinese city Xi’an found a stone head, digging further, they slowly revealed a whole statue of an ancient Chinese warrior. This led to one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 21st century, the Terracotta Warriors. … the historical context, the nature, the purpose and the significance of this artefact. WHERE IS YOU PARAGRAPH ABOUT HISTORICAL CONTEXT? YOU’VE GIVEN SOME DETAILS ABOUT

was buried near the peak. 8000 soldiers and counting, over 500 horses, 150 chariot horses found inside the mausoleum. This astonishing masterpiece is 40 years of excruciating work of approximately 700'000 workers. Farmers making wells, in Lintong, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China stumbled upon the statues March 29, 1974. The statues are a funerary art buried with the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang Di, for the sole purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. The Emperor ordered for the statues

The Terracotta Army was a shocking discovery in 1974 at Xi’an, in China. It’s an astonishing discovery because of its ruler, Qin Shi Huang; when and why was it built; and last but not least how they were made. This turned out to be one of the most amazing archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. The first emperor of China was Qin Shi Huang, not only was he a great ruler, he also completed many construction projects that people thought was impossible. For example, a couple of his projects

The Army of the Undead In 1974 Chinese farmers in Lintong District, Xi 'an, of the Shaanxi province were digging for a well when they unearthed fragments of clay figures and made one of the most important discoveries in art history to date. Archaeologists were notified of the discovery and they began excavating the area for more clues as to what was buried. The clay army of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was found buried in pits near the emperor’s underground tomb, over 8,000 warriors dated