![Imperial burial mound near the Xi'an airport. There are many of these in the fields surrounding the city.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269548.9lXsdWZ3.jpg) Imperial burial mound near the Xi'an airport. There are many of these in the fields surrounding the city. |
![Tower on the Xi'an City Wall.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269549.rUKg9f2l.jpg) Tower on the Xi'an City Wall. |
![Bell Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269550.VRteY98q.jpg) Bell Tower |
![Bell on the City Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269552.Q96DXHjG.jpg) Bell on the City Wall |
![Building on the City Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269554.1ecWBg40.jpg) Building on the City Wall |
![The Wall dates back to the Ming Dynasty, and modern skyscrapers are visible from the top of the wall.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269558.83zxcaQV.jpg) The Wall dates back to the Ming Dynasty, and modern skyscrapers are visible from the top of the wall. |
![IMG_9167.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269560.DVntJBvy.jpg) |
![IMG_9178.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269562.orwEoqwd.jpg) |
![IMG_9197.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269564.jC3DInrq.jpg) |
![IMG_9205.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269566.YnDCngWv.jpg) |
![Moat surrounding the City Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269567.I9Qskk3a.jpg) Moat surrounding the City Wall |
![Canons on the City Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269569.Q10efEBw.jpg) Canons on the City Wall |
![Field trip for Chinese schoolchildren](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269571.8sC5TgIe.jpg) Field trip for Chinese schoolchildren |
![Shaanxi History Museum, with Tang Dynasty architecture](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269573.3hfTlPMc.jpg) Shaanxi History Museum, with Tang Dynasty architecture |
![Terra-cotta warrior, Shaanxi History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269575.gRYvWNnO.jpg) Terra-cotta warrior, Shaanxi History Museum |
![Statute, Shaanxi History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269576.LZmQ8Neh.jpg) Statute, Shaanxi History Museum |
![Shaanxi History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269577.1PO9dvim.jpg) Shaanxi History Museum |
![Shaanxi History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269579.DHajhpcm.jpg) Shaanxi History Museum |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda and nearby park](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269580.Wa9IGvhZ.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda and nearby park |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269582.zhH4BQaN.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Bell tower near Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269583.Aqrlc32b.jpg) Bell tower near Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Bell in bell tower](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269585.XiFea5sf.jpg) Bell in bell tower |
![Buddha statue. Note swastika-like symbol, which is a symbol of peace.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269586.qZfowC4h.jpg) Buddha statue. Note swastika-like symbol, which is a symbol of peace. |
![White lion, Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269588.k21qnT8r.jpg) White lion, Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Roof detail, near Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269589.I4XyikY9.jpg) Roof detail, near Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269591.rz2JkQZ4.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Lighting candles outside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269592.FQ5lFQRq.jpg) Lighting candles outside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269594.eRcmz8ab.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269596.Zjz0ZfwN.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269598.rF1Sn19w.jpg) View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269600.AoUFMTH2.jpg) View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269602.TiRFvYrS.jpg) View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269604.dA8daJr8.jpg) View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269606.Keg6oCRu.jpg) View of Xi'an from Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![IMG_9617.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269609.WuZ21sWN.jpg) |
![Tang-dynasty buildings near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269610.nj1RSijY.jpg) Tang-dynasty buildings near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
![IMG_9650.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269612.7kNKTXpu.jpg) |
![Guard tower on the Xi'an City Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269614.23m8XR63.jpg) Guard tower on the Xi'an City Wall |
![Performer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269616.9Xq30be7.jpg) Performer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269617.NYrd9MIN.jpg) Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269619.YJTybIIc.jpg) Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269620.ja7alloQ.jpg) Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269623.B3TT07e3.jpg) Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269624.fwQYjUsd.jpg) Dancer at Tang Dynasty opera |
![IMG_9788.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269625.elYWmhEj.jpg) |
![Dinner at a hot pot restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269626.WSbeTEKm.jpg) Dinner at a hot pot restaurant |
![Big Wild Goose Pagoda at night](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269628.OzPdoyEE.jpg) Big Wild Goose Pagoda at night |
![Statue of Qin Shi Huang, Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269629.glXbazY9.jpg) Statue of Qin Shi Huang, Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum |
![Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269631.2btBdagy.jpg) Army of Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum |
![IMG_9900.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269633.NuTnK2en.jpg) |
![IMG_9915.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269634.OWXKS2yi.jpg) |
![IMG_9925.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269637.S0O9cmne.jpg) |
![IMG_9934.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269639.zCX5YoCW.jpg) |
![IMG_9937.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269641.qeYig2iL.jpg) |
![IMG_9948.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269642.rBeSAbKq.jpg) |
![IMG_9951.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269644.PnlzZ3R5.jpg) |
![IMG_9968.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269646.mFHMSQzI.jpg) |
![IMG_9970.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269647.cf4aHguR.jpg) |
![IMG_9986.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269649.LulyC85G.jpg) |
![IMG_9996.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269650.kRhPnUMj.jpg) |
![Some of the original paint is visible on a few of the warriors](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269485.sfvtrqfG.jpg) Some of the original paint is visible on a few of the warriors |
![IMG_0029.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269487.D3ZrVAoS.jpg) |
![IMG_0053.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269488.mjxy3SDZ.jpg) |
![IMG_0069.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269490.uCR8trv4.jpg) |
![IMG_0074.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269494.gK95wGDZ.jpg) |
![IMG_0126.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269496.CfGhVwz7.jpg) |
![IMG_0138.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269498.oobJfG2D.jpg) |
![IMG_0147.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269499.wmRHbSyN.jpg) |
![IMG_0151.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269501.azotBCrF.jpg) |
![IMG_0154.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269502.RypDL7b3.jpg) |
![IMG_0164.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269504.mPdPxuci.jpg) |
![IMG_0169.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269506.vAdt2wNO.jpg) |
![IMG_0190.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269508.IZsVBqhn.jpg) |
![IMG_0192.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269509.5ix0Xup8.jpg) |
![IMG_0201.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269511.3poRTJ9J.jpg) |
![IMG_0203.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269512.7Fuw9TrG.jpg) |
![IMG_0220.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269515.vAAEzrgO.jpg) |
![IMG_0223.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269517.zlOd3X9Q.jpg) |
![IMG_0252.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269521.wgnPOXwb.jpg) |
![IMG_0277.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269524.Fy9TZeY3.jpg) |
![Miniature terra-cotta figures, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269526.tDiIqQE1.jpg) Miniature terra-cotta figures, Yangling Mausoleum |
![These figures had wooden arms and fabric clothing, which disintegrated over time.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269528.71IA8jzp.jpg) These figures had wooden arms and fabric clothing, which disintegrated over time. |
![Figures of people and animals, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269529.46iJx9GK.jpg) Figures of people and animals, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Figures of domestic animals, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269531.fGcaxVhi.jpg) Figures of domestic animals, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Miniature horses, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269532.22hhfyyy.jpg) Miniature horses, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Miniature statues, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269534.cnkuPoIh.jpg) Miniature statues, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Pottery, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269535.xckhHY9p.jpg) Pottery, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Partially-excavated figures, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269537.tc0Mohab.jpg) Partially-excavated figures, Yangling Mausoleum |
![IMG_0498.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269539.uvVof6rp.jpg) |
![IMG_0509.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269540.E2NwBnAW.jpg) |
![IMG_0530.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269542.bcOgSmvw.jpg) |
![IMG_0542.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269543.buXuKUFE.jpg) |
![Re-created figures, Yangling Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269545.kCbB6XGj.jpg) Re-created figures, Yangling Mausoleum |
![Tomb of Emperor Jingdi](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/88269546.qXpsCahc.jpg) Tomb of Emperor Jingdi |