Excursion  (East line of the local Xi'an tour)

The symposium tour will be organized by Xi'an Travel Agency.

Time: 9:00-17:00, Aug. 14, 2009

Visiting sites: the Banpo Museum; the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum: Pit No.1, No.2, No.3, the Bronze Chariot Museum; the imperial garden of the Tang Dynasty-Huaqing Pool.

Free charge for all participates and accompanying persons.

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum   

The museum is located in Lintong District,35 kilometers away from the urban area. In march,1974 when several farmers were sinking a well ,they came upon many fragments of terra -cotta figures. The results of archaeological excavation showed that it was an oblong pits with terra-cotta warriors and horses. Again in 1976 ,two pits were discovered 20meters and 25meters north of the former one respectively . They were named pit1, pit2,and pit3 by order of discovery . The three pits cover a total area of 22,780 square meters. The museum of first Qin emperor ,one of the top ten places of historical interest in China ,was listed as the world heritage by the UNESCO about a decade ago. Pit 1 takes an oblong shape. It is 230 meters long ,62 meters wide and 5meters deep, it covers an area of 14,260 square meters. The terra-cotta warriors horse in pit 1 are arrayed in battle formation .According to the density of the formation in each trial ,it is assumed that more than 6,000 terra-cotta warriors and horses could be unearthed from pit 1,most of which are infantrymen . pit 2 is measured 6,000square meters ,L-shaped and consists of four different mixed military forces in four array as .It is estimated that there are over 1,000 terra-cotta figure, 500horse- drawn chariots and saddled horses. Pit 3 is concave shape ,totaling about 520square meters .One chariot ,four terra-cotta horses and 68 clay armored warriors were unearthed from it. Unerathed in this pit were a remaining deer-horn and animal bones .This is probably the place where sacrificial offerings and war prayer were pratised . Judging by the layout of pit 3 ,this is most likely the headquarters directing the mighty underground army.
　

Huaqing Pool

Huaqing pool is located about 35kilometers east of the city of xi'an .Historically ,during the Western Zhou Dynasty,a stone pool was built and was given the name Lishan Tang (Lishan Hot Springs) . The site was enlarged into a bigger palace during the Han Dynasty ,and renamed Li Palace (the Resort Palace). During the Tang Dynasty ,Emperor Tai Zong ordered the construction of Hot Springs Palace, and Emperor XuanZong had walled palace built around the Lishan Mountain in the year 747. It was known as Huaqing Palace .It also had the name "HuaqingPool " because of its location over the hot springs. Huaqing pool was destoryed during An Lushan and Shi Siming Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty .The present-day site is only a small part of the original Huaqing Palace .Huaqing pool which we see today was rebuilt on the site of the Qing Dynasty structure .The palace covers an area of 85,560square meters.

Bronze Chariot Museum

The Banpo Museum

 Banpo Museum also called Banpo Remains lies in Banpo village, 6 kilometers east of Xian City. With a history of 6000 years, it is the largest also the best-preserved remains of the villages of the matriarchal clan society along the Yellow River basin.The remains are mainly divided into three areas: residence area, pottery-making area and tomb area. Now the museum has three exhibition rooms and one main hall.