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Xi'an

3 Days in Xi'an

7Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumBeilin

City Wall by Bike

Cycle the 14 km of the Ming city wall.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2.5 h

    Cycle the City Wall

    Xi'an City Wall

  3. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Street food in the Muslim Quarter

    Food

    Muslim Quarter

Day 2Day TripFullLintong

Terracotta Warriors

Thousands of clay soldiers guarding the First Emperor, an hour east.

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Day 3City DayFullYanta

Big Wild Goose Pagoda · Shaanxi History Museum

The Tang dynasty pagoda built for Buddhist scriptures from India. Tang gold, bronzes and tomb murals.

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Day Trip

Mount Hua

Cable cars and cliff paths on a holy mountain, 40 minutes by fast train.

Day Trip

Huaqing Palace

Tang emperors' hot-spring palace, often paired with the warriors.

Half Day

Bell and Drum Towers

The city's two Ming towers at the centre.

Half Day

Forest of Steles

Thousands of carved stone tablets and calligraphy.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (131 mm), driest Dec (7 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER