City: Shaanxi
Top Things to do in Shaanxi
Top Hotels in Shaanxi
- 1. The Ritz-Carlton, Xi'an
- 2. W Xi'an
- 3. InterContinental Xi’an North
- 4. The Westin Xi'an
- 5. Holiday Inn Express Xi'an North, an IHG hotel
- 6. Shangri-La Xian
- 7. Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square
- 8. HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts Xi'an Hi-tech Zone, an IHG hotel
- 9. Renaissance Xi'an Hotel
- 10. Novotel Xian SCPG
Top 10 Specialty Museums in Shaanxi, China
Shaanxi (Chinese: 陕西; pinyin: Shǎnxī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Officially part of the Northwest China region, it lies in central China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW), and Inner Mongolia (N). It covers an area of over 205,000 km (79,151 sq mi) with about 37 million people. Xi'an – which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitals Fenghao and Chang'an – is the provincial capital. Xianyang, which served as the Qin dynasty capital, is located nearby. The other prefecture-level cities into which the province is divided are Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an and Yulin.
Restaurants in Shaanxi
1. Xi'an Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 591 reviews
Reviewed By Alistair450 - Auckland Central, New Zealand
This museum is well worth a visit as it has very good displays of historical items that help you learn about and understand China's past. It is not easy to spend more than two hours in one go in a museum and a second visit would be rewarding. It would be worth your while to hire a guide to take you through the museum.
2. Revolutionary Memorial Hall (Geming Jinianguan)
3. Baoji Bronze Ware Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By ptseng
I did not have much expectation when a group of us were taken to the museum by the host. The building looks quite massive on the outside. There is a lot of empty spaces inside. This is a problem as we visited in January when the temperature was minus 5 degrees. There was no heating inside the museum and it would be impractical given the large amount of space inside the building. I felt sorry for the security guards and the workers in the building as it was bitterly cold throughout the building. However, the history and quality of the bronzewares more than compensated for the discomfort. Baoji was the cradle of the glorious bronze age civilization in the central plains of China more than 3,000 years ago. The large number of exhibits demonstrated the beauty of the various bronzewares, utensils and ornaments. Our tour guide did a very good job explaining the background and significance of the exhibits. The star attraction of the the museum is in fact a "national treasure" which will never leave the museum, it is an utensil where the two words Zhong Guo (China) were inscribed inside for the first time in history. I would have loved to linger a bit longer inside the museum but the bitter cold was a deterrent, as well as lack of English translation. Unless there is an English speaking tour guide at the site, otherwise there is very little or no information on individual exhibits in English.
4. Xi'an Calligraphy Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By 928fayel - Gold Coast, Australia
We actually went inside this museum and a teacher taught us how to write our name using Calligraphy - it was quite amusing, on finishing she announced that we can all have our name done by a master and it was for free. So we all lined up - as ours was not the best writing you would frame - but his was.
5. Yangling Insect Museum
6. Forest of Stone Steles Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 422 reviews
This museum boasts the largest collection of steles cut in 837 A.D., the oldest existing texts of the Confucian classics, and more than 2,000 engraved stone tablets from the Han dynasty.
Reviewed By northern_99 - Butterworth, Malaysia
Note the picture above. The carvings are all different. Many photographers were taking Macro shots of the art work. I found this part of the tour interesting, but then that's me I travel with a camera attached to my right arm.
7. Famen Temple (Famen Si)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 125 reviews
