Welcome to Xi'an |
Lights come on at the historic bell tower marking the center of Xi'an |
Xi'an Bell Tower - at the intersection of the main north-south and east-west axes |
The Bell Tower of Xi'an was built in the 14th Century and rebuilt in the 18th Century |
The bell was rung each day at dawn |
North face of the Bell Tower of Xi'an |
Detail of the woodwork of the Bell Tower |
Painted ceiling inside the Bell Tower |
Ceiling of the upper level of the Bell Tower of Xi'an |
Painted mask, part of the exhibition inside the Bell Tower of Xi'an |
Ceramic figure inside the Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Kaiyuan Department Store on the southeast corner of the Bell Tower |
View southeast from the Bell Tower of the Kaiyuan Department Store |
Kaiyuan Department Store illuminated at night |
Xi'an Kaiyuan Shopping Mall illuminated at night |
View of the northwest corner from the Xi'an Bell Tower |
Nan Daije, the road south of the Bell Tower of Xi'an |
Xi Daije (West Street) from the Bell Tower of Xi'an |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an seen from the Bell Tower |
Giant bell at the Bell Tower |
Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Souvenir shop below the Bell Tower |
Bell Tower of Xi'an from the forecourt of the Ginwa Shopping Mall |
Flower-covered forecourt of the Ginwa Shopping Mall to the northwest of the Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Century Ginwa Shopping Center, a high-end mall filled with designer shops, opened in 1998 |
Century Ginwa Shopping Center |
Century Ginwa Shopping Center looking to Xi Daije (West Street) with Centre Globe Square |
Dumpling Restaurant, Bell Tower Square NW |
East side of the 14th Century Drum Tower |
While the Bell Tower rang at dawn, the Drum Tower beat at nightfall |
Shan Xi Wen Bao Zhai, "Restaurant Row" |
Wen Bao Zhai, part of restaurant row NW of the Drum Tower |
Wen Yuan Hotel and "restaurant row" NW of the Drum Tower, Xi'an |
Islamic Restaurant - Matam Islami, Xi'an |
Centre Globe Square, West Street, Xi'an |
Centre Globe Square, West Street, Xi'an, at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an, 14th Century, rebuilt 18th Century |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an illuminated at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an illuminated at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an illuminated at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an illuminated at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an illuminated at night |
The Drum Tower of Xi'an |
Giant drum in the Drum Tower |
Performance of traditional Chinese musical instruments |
Chinese bells in the Drum Tower, Xi'an |
Bronze drum on display inside the Drum Tower |
Xi'an Drum Tower |
Giant drums of the Xi'an Drum Tower |
Wood detail of the Xi'an Drum Tower |
Wood detail of the Xi'an Drum Tower |
View of the Xi'an Bell Tower from the Drum Tower |
View of the Bell Tower and Kaiyuan Department Store from the Drum Tower |
Xi'an Drum Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Xi'an Bell Tower at night |
Chinese lion near the Bell Tower, East Street, Xi'an |
Bell Tower from Dong Daije, East Street, Xi'an |
Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Bell Tower, Xi'an |
Xi Daije, West Street, Xi'an |
"Restaurant Row" Bell Tower Square |
"Restaurant Row" on the northwest corner of Bell Tower Square, Xi'an |
Forecourt of Century Ginwa Shopping Center |
Bell Tower Hotel, Xi'an |
Drum Tower, Xi'an |
Drum Tower, Xi'an |
McDrum Tower, Xi'an |
Drum Tower, Xi'an |
McDonald's at the Drum Tower, Xi Daije, Xi'an |
Centre Globe Square, West Street, Xi'an |
Drum Tower, Xi'an |
Drum Tower, Xi'an |
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Drum Tower, Xi'an |
Gate in the old city wall of Xi'an at Qianwei Ji |
Northeast corner tower of Xi'an city wall |
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Northeast corner of Xi'an city wall |
The city wall of Xi'an was built in 1370 and are 12m high |
The 14km of city wall encloses the old city of Xi'an |
Bridge across the eastern moat at Xi'an |
Northwest corner of Xi'an city walls |
Modern gate in the old city wall by Xi'an train station |
Tower of Xi'an City Wall |
Tower of Xi'an City Wall |
Tower of Xi'an City Wall |
East Gate of the old city of Xi'an |
East Gate, Xi'an |
East Gate, Xi'an |