Routes Asia 2026
Xi'an, China
• 14 – 16 April 2026
Discover Xi'an
Discover the key attractions and hotspots of Xi'an during your time there for Routes Asia 2026.
Huaqing Palace Cultural Tourism Scenic Area
Emperors in Zhou,Qin,Han,Sui,Tang and other dynasties built residences and separate gardens here. Huaqing Palace Cultural Tourism Scenic Area is a landmark of Tang cultural tourism in China. In recent years, the scenic area has actively explored into the integration of culture and tourism, among which the large-scale live historical dance drama "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is being performed here. It tells a love story from thousands of years ago, lead the audience to experience the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Xi'an Beilin Museum
As an art treasure trove with the earliest collection of ancient stone epitaphs and the most famous steles in China, the Xi'an Beilin Museum, composed of Confucius Temple, Stele Forest, Stone Carving Art Room, and Stone Carving Art Museum, is a local thematic museum mainly focused on collection, research and display of historical steles, epitaphs, and stone carvings.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Dacien Temple Pagoda, is a brick pagoda built in the Tang Dynasty for the purpose of preserving the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back to Chang'an by Master Xuanzang from India via the Silk Road. As the earliest and largest existing Tang Dynasty brick pagoda in the style of a four-sided pavilion, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has becoming a landmark building that embodies the wisdom of ancient Chinese laboring people.
Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower
As a combination of the Xi'an Bell Tower and the Xi'an Drum Tower, the Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower, located at the intersection of four main streets in the east, south, west, and north directions in the center of Xi'an City, is an iconic building of Xi'an, where the two Ming Dynasty buildings echo each other from afar, creating a magnificent sight.
Tang Paradise
As China's first large-scale royal-garden-style cultural theme park that comprehensively displays the style and features of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Tang Paradise, composed of Ziyun Tower, Lady Hall, Royal Feast Palace, Apricot Garden, Fanglin Garden, Tang Poetry Gorge and other major buildings and scenic spots, is the largest imperial architecture group imitating the Tang Dynasty style in China.
Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum
The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum is a large site museum which is based on the Emperor Qinshihuang's Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum and supported by the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Park, and is also a public cultural space which takes the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum and its many burial pits as the main body, is based on the protection and display of archaeological site and its environment, and integrates the functions such as education, scientific research, sightseeing, and leisure.