Xianyang Travel Guide

Xianyang Facts

Chinese Name: 咸阳市 (xián yáng shì)

Location: Located in the central part of Shaanxi Province, Xianyang is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Xi’an with the Weihe River immediately to the south.

Population: 5,040,000

Area: 10,213 square kilometers (3,943 square miles)

Nationalities: Han

Administrative Division: 2 districts (Qindu, Weicheng); 10 counties (Sanyuan, Jingyang, Qianxian, Liquan, Yongshou, Changwu, Xunyi, Chunhua, Wugong); 1 county-level city (Xingping)

Useful Telephone Numbers:

Tourist Complaints: 029-33210445

Weather Forecast: 121

Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Xianyang Attractions - Things to Do

Qian Mausoleum: The mausoleum contains the reposed Emperor Gao Zong of Tang Dynasty (618-907) and his Empress Wu Zetian, the only female monarch in Chinese history. The mausoleum is built against the backdrop of Liangshan Hill, and the tomb design replicates the ancient Chang’an city.

Great Buddha Temple (Da Fo Si): 10 kilometers west of Binxian County, this Buddhist site has stood for over 1,300 years. A total of 130 grottoes on the 400-meter-long rock surface store thousands of Buddha statues of all sizes. Within the temple, the 20-meter-tall Buddha is the most spectacular one.

Other Scenic Spots: Maoling Mausoleum, Zhaoling Mausoleum, Xianyang Museum, Tomb of Crown Prince Yide, Tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai, Tomb of Huo Qubing, Tomb of Princess Yongtai, Sanyuan City God Temple, Museum Garden of Northwest A & F University

How to Get to Xianyang

1. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is 13 kilometers northeast of downtown area, operating flights to over sixty cities at home and abroad. There are six airport bus lines departing daily from the pick-up points in Xi’an and Xianyang.

Visitors can take Bus No.59, which shuttles between them. In addition, the Xianyang Bus Station is on Xilan Lu, in Qindu District, where bus services operate for other cities and counties inside the province. The West Bus Station in Xi’an has buses running to the city departing as soon as the buses are full.

Weather

The area has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate which features a chilly winter and torrid summer. Overcast and rainy days are most frequent in summer and autumn. Extreme heat may sear the city in summer causing high temperature of Xianyang weather in excess of 40C (104F). Visitors can choose any time to visit the place. However, avoiding the height of summer and the middle of winter is recommended.