From the Bell Tower to the Muslim Quarter, explore the carb-rich food world of a thirteen-dynasty capital.
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Places and neighborhoods worth exploring in Xi’an.
Xi’an’s geographic heart, where morning bells and evening drums have answered each other for more than six hundred years.
The “eighth wonder of the world”: eight thousand terracotta figures and horses in Qin Shi Huang’s burial pits, each face distinct.
A thousand-year-old Buddhist pagoda above Xuanzang’s statue on the south square; after dark, lights and balancing performers revive Tang grandeur along Great Tang Everbright City.
China’s largest and most complete surviving ancient city wall, with a 13.74-kilometer circuit described as a two-hour bicycle ride.
Xi’an’s best-known food district, where century-old shops crowd bluestone streets and cooking aromas linger from morning to late night.
“Give us a day and discover ten thousand years”: China’s first large modern national museum, with over 1.7 million artifacts telling the stories of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang.
Xi’an's signature street-food highlights.
Supple sheets made by washing gluten from flour and steaming the remaining mixture, dressed with garlic water, vinegar and chili oil—a refreshing summer favorite.
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One of Guanzhong’s “eight curiosities”: noodles as wide as a trouser belt, hand-stretched and topped with minced meat sauce, sizzling chili oil and garlic.
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Glutinous rice and red dates are layered in a ceramic steamer and slowly steamed for hours until sweet and sticky.
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Pork large intestine is cleaned until white as jade, then cooked in boiling broth with bread pieces, glass noodles and wood-ear mushrooms.
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Marbled pork slowly braised until tender in seasoned master stock is chopped and tucked into freshly baked baiji flatbread—crisp bread and fragrant meat.
Xi’an Roujiamo DIY Kit · Default variant
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Unleavened bread is broken into soybean-sized crumbs and covered with rich, boiling lamb broth, served with sweet pickled garlic and chili paste.
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