What's the environment like in Xi 'an?

Xi is a very good city and the ancient capital of the 13th dynasty. Think about it. Many emperors in ancient times built their emperors in Xi 'an. Did someone else say that? As for your saying that you only take a bath once a week, it must have been misled by early movies, saying that sandstorms rarely happen in Xi 'an. This happened in Inner Mongolia. You should trust your choice. You won't regret it when you come to Xi 'an. Xi 'an is located in the south-central part of Guanzhong Plain. It is bordered by Weihe River in the north and Zhong Nanshan in the south, with winding surroundings, suitable climate, fertile land, rich products and beautiful scenery.

Xi 'an, formerly known as Chang 'an, was an Italian explorer Kyle. The starting point of the famous ancient Silk Road in Polo's Travels is a city full of historical sites.

Xi is one of the seven famous ancient capitals in China, which has been built for more than 365,438+000 years. In the long years, thirteen dynasties, including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang, successively established their capitals here, which lasted more than 1 100 years. In the system of rites and music, Zhou people were used to casting laws on stones; Qin Shihuang built the Epang Palace, a masterpiece in China's architectural history, and the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, a huge and rich historical treasure house, on Mount Li. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was the center of China's politics, economy, culture and foreign exchange, the starting point of the Silk Road connecting eastern and western civilizations, and an oriental metropolis with many guests. "Rome in the east and Chang 'an in the west" is a portrayal of Xi 'an's historical position at that time. Up to now, Xi 'an is as famous as Athens, Cairo and Rome, and is called the four ancient civilizations in the world.

Xi, Athens, Rome and Cairo are also called the four ancient capitals in the world. From BC 1 1 century to AD1century, there were 13 dynasties or regimes that established their capitals and regimes in Xi 'an, which lasted for more than 1 100 years, including the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Western Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.

Xi 'an has a large number of historical and cultural landscapes: walking on the wide and straight streets of the ancient capital of the Millennium, you can see the ancient city wall of Xi 'an with a long history, the forest of steles known as stone stacks, and the landmark buildings of Xi, such as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Little Wild Goose Pagoda. Of course, people pay more attention to the underground, because there are "the eighth wonder of the world"-Qin Terracotta Warriors Museum, Banpo site, one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, Yangshao culture and Longshan culture site, which reflect the transformation of China society from matriarchal clan to paternal clan, and so on. "Looking at Xi 'an in five thousand years" is not an illusion. No wonder many foreign heads of state regard Xi as a must-see for China.

In addition to these famous historical sites, Xi is also the starting point of the Silk Road, and the beautiful and steep Huashan Mountain in Xiyue adds a fresh and natural atmosphere to this brick world.

The profound historical and cultural accumulation makes Xi 'an rich in cultural relics and historic sites. Strolling through the streets of the ancient city, you can see Qin bricks and Han tiles everywhere; Walking in the countryside and seeing the scenery everywhere can arouse people's grief over history. There are 3 14 national key cultural relics protection units (including 84 national and provincial key cultural relics protection units), more than 4,000 ancient sites and tombs, and more than 654,380+0.2 million unearthed cultural relics. The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the earliest historical site listed as a World Heritage Site in China.

The Ming City Wall in Xi 'an is the most complete and magnificent ancient castle in the world. In recent years, the development of Hanyang Mausoleum has become the focus of world attention, and the unearthed nude figures have the reputation of "Venus of the East". Banpo site with a history of more than 6000 years in the city; Beilin Museum, known as the Stone History Library; Shaanxi History Museum with the largest cultural relics reserves in China; Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where Xuanzang, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, translated scriptures; The oldest mosque in northwest China, Huajiexiang Mosque. ...

Today, Xi is a modern city with prosperous economy, beautiful environment, cleanliness and civilization. Tourism has become its pillar industry. As the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China, Xi currently has 6.5438+0.7 million tourist beds, including 38 foreign-related hotels with 20,000 beds. There are 32 star-rated hotels in Xi, including 4 five-star, 5 four-star, 3-star 14, 6 two-star and 3 one-star hotels (the data deadline is August 2000). The annual number of overseas tourists received by the city reaches 1 10,000 person-times. At present, there are 27 international travel agencies and more than 0/00 domestic travel agencies. Xi 'an, called Chang 'an in ancient times, is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, bordering Weihe River in the north and Qinling Mountain in the south. It is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. China was once the capital of 13 dynasties in history, including Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Eastern Han (last year), Western Jin, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang. After the Tang Dynasty, the name of Chang 'an was changed many times. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 1369), it was changed to Xi 'an County, hence the name Xi 'an. Now it is the political, economic and cultural center of Shaanxi Province and the seat of the capital of Shaanxi Province. It is 204 kilometers long from east to west, with a maximum width of 1 16 kilometers from north to south and an area of 9983 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 8 districts of Xincheng, Beilin, Lianhu, Baqiao, Weiyang, Yanta, Yanliang and Lintong, 5 counties of Chang 'an, Lantian, Zhouzhi, Huxian and Gaoling, 174 townships, 58 sub-district offices and 3 156 administrative villages. 1694 neighborhood Committee. The population is 74 1. 1 ten thousand.

[Natural resources]

Topography: China ranks first among cities in China in terms of altitude disparity. The towering Qinling Mountains and the magnanimous Weihe Plain have clear boundaries, which constitute the main landforms of Xi 'an. The main peak of Qinling Mountains is 2000-2800 meters above sea level, and the main peak of Taibai Mountain is 3767 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in eastern Chinese mainland. Weihe plain is 400-700 meters above sea level, of which the lowest point of Weihe river bed at the northeast end is 345 meters above sea level. The urban area of Xi is built on the second terrace of Weihe Plain.

Climate: it belongs to warm temperate semi-humid monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons: cold, warm, dry and wet; In spring, the temperature rises rapidly, and it is dry and windy. Summer is hot and sunny; Autumn is mild and humid, sometimes rainy: winter is cold and dry, with less rain and snow. The climate of Qinling Mountains is vertically distributed, with the temperate climate in the middle mountain area and the cold temperate climate in the high mountain area. The annual average temperature is 13.3℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 45.2℃, the extreme minimum temperature is -20.6℃, and the annual average precipitation is 604.2 mm. The frost-free period is 207 days. It is extremely beneficial to crop growth and people's livelihood.

Rivers: Bahe River and Zen River in the east, Fenghe River and Zaohe River in the west, Hesui River and Tanghe River in the south, Jinghe River and Weihe River in the north, known as "Eight Rivers in Chang 'an". In addition, there are Heihe River, Ishikawa River, Laohe River, Zero River and other large rivers. Xi is also rich in groundwater reserves. In some areas, the confined water level is higher than the ground, forming self-flowing water. Heihe River water located in zhouzhi county has been introduced into the urban area, which is an ideal water source for Xi. The total length of Weihe River in Xi 'an is about 1.50 km. The annual runoff is 2.5 billion cubic meters.

Mineral resources: 23 kinds of minerals have been identified. Metal minerals mainly include iron, manganese, chromium, copper, gold and tungsten. Non-metallic minerals include jade, granite, marble, timely, graphite and so on. * * * has more than 60 occurrences, 12 large and medium-sized deposits. Xi is rich in geothermal resources, and there are moderate and low temperature hot springs in many places, such as Lishan Mountain and Tangyu Hot Springs. Natural vegetation is rich in wild plant resources, including 138 species, 68 1 genus and 2224 species, which is one of the important "gene banks" of seed plants in China. The Weihe Plain mainly grows plants such as field crops, vegetables, orchards and urban greening. Wild animal resources are mainly distributed in Qinling Mountains, with 55 species of mammals and 77 species of birds/kloc-0. Including giant panda, golden monkey, gazelle, gazelle, giant salamander, black stork, white crowned pheasant, blood pheasant, golden rooster and other rare animals. In order to protect natural ecosystems and rare animal and plant resources, China has established three national nature reserves.

[Economy]

After decades of construction and development, Xi has formed a modern industrial production system with a number of large and medium-sized enterprises as the backbone and machinery, electronics, textiles and national defense industries as the main bodies, including light industry, chemical industry, food, metallurgy, building materials, electricity and medicine. High-voltage power transmission and transformation equipment, aircraft manufacturing, electronic and communication equipment, automation instruments, petroleum exploration instruments, optical instruments, refrigeration equipment, railway tankers, clocks and watches, sewing machines and other industries are among the best in the country, and textiles, heavy machinery, general machinery, special machinery, chemical raw materials, medicine, printing, papermaking, building materials, clothing, beverages, food and other industries are also quite large. Xi 'an has four development zones: Xi 'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Xi 'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xi 'an Qujiang Tourism Resort and Xi 'an Modern Agriculture Comprehensive Development Zone. High-tech industry attracts attention and has become a new growth point of Xi industry. High-tech industrial development zone has rapidly formed five pillar industries, such as electronics and microelectronics, electromechanical instrument integration, bioengineering, new materials and energy-saving technology. Xi Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has initially formed an electronic information industry cluster represented by a number of large enterprise groups such as Datang Telecom, Haixing Group, Kaiyuan Group, rainbow shares, Fangsheng Technology and a number of knowledge-based small giant enterprises. Biomedical industrial clusters represented by Dongsheng Pharmaceutical, Tiancheng Pharmaceutical, Taiji Pharmaceutical, Cuisheng Pharmaceutical and Yizhiliu Pharmaceutical: refrigeration industrial clusters represented by Shaanxi Refrigeration Group, xi 'an Changling Co., Ltd., Daikin Qing 'an, Qing 'an Refrigerator, Qing 'an Shuangjia Project and Hi-Tech Far East Refrigeration. The ownership structure of Xi 'an industry has also undergone significant changes, forming a new pattern in which public ownership is the main body and various economic components coexist and develop. Foreign-invested enterprises, joint-stock enterprises, private enterprises and other economic types have developed rapidly. In particular, the reform of rural economic system has brought the vigorous development of township enterprises. Xi flavor food has a long history and a wide variety. The local flavor is unique, such as crystal cake, preserved mutton and Huang Gui thick wine.

[traffic]

Xi has been a traffic artery since ancient times, and the starting point of the "Silk Road" is here. Xi has formed a transportation network extending in all directions, mainly by air, railway and highway. The city's highway mileage is 2800 kilometers, and five national highways and 12 provincial highways pass through the city. At present, high-grade highways from Xi to Tongguan, Huangling, Tianshui, Yanliang and Lantian have been completed and opened to traffic. Make Xi an an important transportation hub connecting the whole province with the northwest, the central plains and the southwest; From Lianyungang, China in the east to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in the west, the railway line across Eurasia passes through Xi 'an: Xi 'an International Airport Xi 'an Xianyang International Airport has opened more than 80 international and domestic routes.

[places of interest]

Xi has unique tourism resources. The types, quantity and value of cultural relics and historic sites are second to none in China. There are 3 14 key cultural relics protection units in the city, including 84 national and provincial cultural relics protection units and more than 4,000 ancient sites and tombs. Unearthed cultural relics1.20 thousand pieces, many of which are rare treasures in the world. Xi, the ancient capital, has become one of the world's popular tourist cities and is known as the "Oriental tourist resort".

Ancestor sites: The famous sites include "Lantian Ape Man" in Paleolithic Age, Banpo Site in Neolithic Age, Jiangzhai Site and Keshengzhuang Site.

Chengque Site: The famous sites are Zhou Fenghao Site, Chang 'an City in Han Dynasty, Daxing City in Sui Dynasty, Chang 'an City in Tang Dynasty and Chang 'an City.

Royal Mausoleums: There are more than 70 royal mausoleums, among which the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu, the Mausoleum of Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty, the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong, the Ganling Mausoleum of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and the tomb buried with Huo Qubing are the national key protected tombs. The tombs under provincial protection include: Wang Xiangzi Chu Tomb in Qinzhuang, Hu Hai Tomb in Qin Ershi, Zhongshu Tomb in Han Dong, Lingdu Tomb of Emperor Xuandi of Liu Xun, Empress Dowager Bo Tomb of Emperor Xiandi, Zhou Muwang Tomb, Ji Ling Tomb of Zhou Wang, Chen Ping Tomb of Western Han Dynasty, Cai Wenji Tomb of Han Dynasty, Wang Jiusi Tomb of Ming Taishi and Li Yong Tomb of Sweeper.

Famous temples and pagodas: Xingjiao Temple, Qingyuan Temple, Daxingshan Temple, Jionji, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Caotang Temple, Jianfu Temple, Little Wild Goose Pagoda, Mosque, Bell Tower and Drum Tower. I'm sure you'll like it here when you come to Xi 'an. Welcome to Xi 'an.