🏖️Destination: One-day tour of Daming Palace in Xi'an - Xi'an City Wall - Huimin Street - Bell and Drum Towers.
🕐Recommended travel time: Start as early as possible in the morning.
💰Budget range: Tickets, transportation, catering and other expenses are about 400-600 yuan.
🌟Highlights of the route: Feel the magnificent ruins and the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty of Daming Palace, experience the simplicity and massiveness of Xi'an City Wall, taste the characteristic delicacies of Huimin Street, and appreciate the historical charm and unique charm of the Bell and Drum Towers.
📋Itinerary
-Morning: Go to Daming Palace National Heritage Park. Enter the scenic area from the south gate, and you can see the foundation ruins of the major palaces and the palace outline presented with light steel structure. In the northeast corner of the museum, enjoy the miniature landscape of Daming Palace restored in a 1:15 ratio. The tallest miniature palace is about 2 meters high. You can "walk" on the streets in the landscape and seem to be in the prosperous Tang Dynasty palace. Friends who like images can go to the cinema next to the tourist center and watch the IMAX 3D film "Legend of Daming Palace" and feel the prosperous Tang Dynasty 1300 years ago in the 3D environment. The estimated tour time is 2 hours.
-At noon: Have a meal nearby and take a short rest. Then take Metro Line 2 for three stops to reach Xi'an City Wall.
-Afternoon: Arrive at Xi'an City Wall. There is an antique opening ceremony at the suspension bridge square at the south gate every morning at 9:30. You can choose to walk around the city wall or rent a bicycle to ride. You can also take the circular sightseeing cable car to enjoy the style of the entire old city of Xi'an. The estimated tour time is 1 - 2 hours.
-Evening: Come down from the south gate of the city wall and walk for 15 minutes or take one subway stop to reach Huimin Street. Huimin Street is composed of four old streets and alleys with a history of thousands of years, namely Beiyuanmen, Huajuexiang, Xiyangshi and Dapiyuan. Now it is a characteristic snack street. There are all kinds of characteristic snacks here, such as Jia San's steamed dumplings filled with soup, Honghong's stir-fried rice with pickled cabbage, Liu's sweet food shop, Sun's bacon, Sheng's cold noodle skin, Liu's steamed bun soaked in lamb soup, Fan's Chinese hamburger, etc. You can taste the delicious food to your heart's content. The estimated tour time is 3 - 4 hours.
-Night: After visiting Huimin Street, walk five minutes to reach the Bell Tower. The Bell Tower is the geographical center of Xi'an, extending four streets from east to west and from south to north. The Bell Tower in Xi'an is the largest existing bell tower in China. The Drum Tower and the Bell Tower face each other across the street. The two towers reflect each other from afar and are called "sister towers" and "civil and military towers". The poet Li Xianyong of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem, "The morning bell and the evening drum can't be heard. The bright moon and the solitary cloud are always full of affection." This is an apt description of the two towers. After enjoying the night view of the Bell and Drum Towers and feeling the charm of history, return after the tour.