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The Great Mosque of Xi'an was founded in 742, but the present structure is believed to date from the 15th century. It is located on Huajue Xiang close to the Bell Tower. The Mosque has served Chinese Muslims (known as the Hui people) for many centuries, and it is still a major place of worship.One of the oldest and the most renowned mosques in China, it is quite unlike mosques in the Middle East and Arab countries. The Xi'an mosque lacks the classic dome and minaret, and has the layout ... View Detail
Guangren Temple
Guangren Lama Temple, located in the north-west City Wall of Xian, is the only Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Shaanxi Province. Built in 1705 when the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) patrolled to Shaanxi, this temple was a Xanadu for the Grand Lama of the Northwest and Tibet when he passed through Shaanxi along the road to Beijing to meet with the king. It is a witness to Tibetan and Han nationality's cultural communication and national solidification.NESTLED inside the ... View Detail
Louguantai
Located in the southeast of Zhouzhi County, and along the North Zhongnan Mountain Range, Lou Guan Tai Forest Park enjoys the name of 'the Luckiest Place in the World' not only for its historic remains, but also for its beautiful forest landscape. With an area of 27,500 hectares (about 68,000 acres), over fifty sites in Lou Guan Tai Forest Park have been opened to the public. Besides, Lou Guan Tai Forest Park is maong the earliest in the system of national forest parks in China, and today ... View Detail
Seiryuji
Green Dragon Temple is a famous Buddhist Temple from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). When it was built in 582, it was called Linggan Temple (Temple of Inspiration) and then renamed to its present one in 711. When Buddhism was prevalent during the Tang Dynasty, some Japanese monks were sent to China to study Buddhism. Six of them studied at Green Dragon Temple, and this led to a flourishing period of the temple in the ninth century.Kukai, the most learned of the six monks, made great progress in ... View Detail
Daxingshan Temple
Daxingshan Temple once was the greatest Buddhist establishment of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but since the tenth century it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times.The latest reconstruction was built in 1956. Today, it has been turned into a small, quiet and charming park. The main buildings have been repainted and a handful of monks live and worship there.The history of this temple can be traced back to the third century, when its original name was Zunshan Temple. During the Sui Dynasty, ... View Detail
Surface Um
Shuilu'an Temple is located at the foot of Wangshun moutain which is 10 kilometers away from Lantian county, Xi'an city, Shaanxi province.The temple structure dates from the Tang Dynasty (c. 1000 CE) and the site is famous for its Ming Dynasty (c. 1500 CE) painted sculpture. The entire decorative program includes approximately 3,500 separate figures, representing many different forms of the Buddha, as well as scenes of the Buddha's life. For this reason, Shuilu'an Temple is often ... View Detail
Hassen Hermitage
Chinese name: Baxian Gong or Baxian AnLocation: on Changlefang Street, Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.Entrance Fee: 3 YuanOpening time: 09:00-17:00How to get there: take bus No.709 and get off at Baxiangong Zhan; or by buses No.102, 43, 27, 203, get off at Jishiguai Zhan and walk north along the Gengxin Street to the Changlefang Street, and then walk east for some 100 meters.Ba Xian'an Monastery is located at the north side of Changle Fang Street, in the eastern suburb ... View Detail
Xianyou Temple
Xianyou Temple in Xi'an is located in Zhouzhi County, about 17 kilometers south of the black Shuiyu in Heihe as Pearl.The Xianyou Temple is the ruins of Xianyou Palace during the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Sui Wendi visited this place frequently during summer. The name was changed to Three Temples at the reign of Emperor Xiantong First year in the Tang Dynasty. None of the temples were left except for the two temples situated on the north and south bank of Hei River.They were reputated as Black River ... View Detail
Xiangjisi
Xiangji Temple was situated some 20 kilometers to the south of Xi'an, closely to the Wangqu Town. The temple was lasted its prosperous days mainly during the Tang Dynasty. Emperors GaoZong and ZhongZong, and Empress Wu Zetian had all visited here and cults started in their honor. At presently, numerous travelers from both home and abroad treat here as a well choice.The Xiangji Temple, Xian features two pagodas - a larger pagoda and a smaller pagoda. The former is called the Shandao Pagoda. ... View Detail