Then first stop is the world most famous Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses. In fact it is just a little part of the mausoleum of the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty around 246 BC. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest and resumed the third excavation in Jun 2009.  Of course you will get more surprise when you got there. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back. The terracotta statues, horses and people, are roughly the same size as real horses and people, the proportions are extremely accurate. This reflects the high level of sculptural arts at the time of the Qin dynasty. From the placement, the hair and clothing styles and weaponry of the statues, one can generally understand their rank and position. Some wear tunics, some carry shields, some have their hair tied in a bun, some wear footwear while others do not, some have armor breastplates, some have fishscale armour. Soldiers with relatively long beards are placed towards the rear, and one sees at a glance that they are seasoned older generals. In addition to foot soldiers there are also some cavalry members leading horses or driving chariots. Some of the soldiers are kneeling, ready to shoot their arrows: each has a special posture according to his duties. You could never find a same face in the thousands of the terracotta warriors. I remember my middle school art teach said when you entered and see over 1000 horses and soldiers, your eyes would be brimming with tears. Of course the exciting and amazing need you own experient.

The next stop is the City Wall of Xi’an. Now the time took you to the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644). The first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty enlarge the wall built initially during the od Tang Dynasty, creating the modern Xi’an City Wall. It is well-preserved and surround the city Xi’an till now after the thousands years. the wall now stands 12 meters (40 feet) tall, 12-14 meters (40-46 feet) wide at the top and 15-18 meters (50-60 feet) thick at the bottom. It covers 13.7 kilometers (8.5 miles) in length with a deep moat surrounding it. Every 120 meters, there is a rampart which extends out from the main wall. All together, there are 98 ramparts on the wall, which were built to defend against the enemy climbing up the wall. Each rampart has a sentry building, in which the soldiers could protect the entire wall without exposing themselves to the enemy. Besides, the distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of an arrow shot from either side, so that they could shoot the enemy, who wanted to attack the city, from the side. On the outer side of the city wall, there are 5948 crenellations, namely battlements. The soldiers can outlook and shoot at the enemy. On the inner side, parapets were built to protect the soldiers from falling off. You can rent a bike running around  on the wall when the sun set down. You must have enjoyable and interesting time.

If you want to know the whole history of China, then you will not miss the following stop: Shannxi History Museum. It is a comprehensive museum with more than 370,000 exhibits  of different times and kinds. It displays the articles during the period from 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)). It is free now and open from 9:00 to 17:30 (Nov.15 to Mar.15), 8:30 to 18:00 (Mar.16 to Nov.14) except Monday. You can take the bus 5, 19, 24, 26, 27, 30, 34, 400, 401, 521, 527, 701, 710, 721, 722, Tourist Bus No.6, and No. 8 (610) and get off at Cuihua Road.

The last but not the least is you will not miss the special food of Xi’an: Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup. You can easily find it in the “Hui Min Jie” (Muslim’s Quarter). In fact there are so much delicious there. Hope you will have an enjoyable holiday in Xi’an.

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People’s Square Area

Shanghai Museum (Chinese:上海博物館) is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People’s Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. The new museum building is designed in the shape of an ancient, bronze, tripod cooking vessel called a Ding( Chinese: 鼎 ). It is said that the inspiration for the design was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding, now on exhibit in the museum. The building has round top and a square base, symbolising the ancient Chinese perception of the world as “round sky, square earth”. It is one of the landmark building in Shanghai. It owns a treasurable collection of 120,000 precious art works, including ancient Chinese bronze, ceramics, painting, calligraphy and so on.

Opposite this Chinese tranditional Building, there is a very modern dazzling building — Shanghai Grand Theatre. It is designed by a French architect who came up with a complete design scheme including materials and lighting. The building seems to be made almost entirely from glass and the reflections of artificial and natural light are simply stunning. People’s Square covers 140,000 square meters Surrounded on all sides by mammoth and overpowering constructions, new buildings attack you from all sides, include Shanghai Concer Hall and Shopping area.

How to get there? There are No.1, No.2 subway could get to the People’s Square. Station name is just the People’s Square.

Yuyuan Garden Shopping and Food Area

Another spot which could show the tranditional Shanghai is Yuyuan Garden. Yuyuan Garden is a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai. It has more than 400 years history. ( Not far from the People’s Square ). Yuyuan Garden occupies an area of 20,000 square meters (about five acres). However, the small size is not a representative of the attractions of the garden. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics. There are six main scenic areas in the garden: Sansui Hall, Wanhua Chamber, Dianchun Hall, Huijing Hall, Yuhua Hall and the Inner Garden. Each area features several scenic spots within its borders.

  Around the Garden, it’s a shopping area. There are many chinese tranditional feature shops and very very delicious shanghai-style snacks restaurants. The most famous populor snack is Nan xiang xiao long( Chinese: 南翔小笼 ). Although you need be more patient and wait for long time since it’s always long queue there, it deserves. The most famous restaurant is Lubolang ( Chinese: 绿波廊 ). It has hosted heads of state from more than 40 foreign countries, such as President  Clinton. You could taste most of the Shainghai – style snacks and top-class tea at there. If you travel in autumn, you will have the chance to taste another shanghai wonderful food the crab ( Chinese 蟹 ) there.

Yuyuan Garden open time: 08:30 to 17:00

How to get there? Bus: 11, 26, 64, 730, 926, 980, 932

Lodge: Since shanghai is a travel city and millions of travellers from all over the world come there whole year. Then book a hotel in advance is a wise choice. Make your reservation by Hotels Combined and click the city Shanghai. Choose the hotel which the most convenience for you.

See you next time. To be Continue….

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