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2026 Global 100 - Night Attractions

Xi'an Bell Tower

8.2

4.5/5

25.4k reviews

Xi'an Bell Tower is one of the larger and well-preservedBell tower, originally built in 1384, during the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty,Bell towerLocated in the heart of Xi'an, it is one of the landmarks of the ancient city, radiating east, south, west, and north streets from its center, connecting to the east, south, west, and north gates of the Xi'an city wall respectively. The Xi'an Bell Tower was originally located on Guangji Street in the west. As the city center shifted eastward, it was relocated toDrum towerEast side, today's location. The Xi'an Bell Tower features a typical Ming Dynasty architectural style, with a square brick-and-stone base at the bottom and a triple-eaved pyramidal roof structure at the top, covered with dark green glazed tiles. The gilded pinnacle at the roof's apex is particularly striking under sunlight. Each side of the base has a central arched doorway approx. 6 m high, which were interconnected and once served as passageways for the intersection of four major streets—east, south, west, and north—allowing pedestrian and vehicular traffic. These doorways are now sealed, with a traffic roundabout built around them and an underground pedestrian passage. The entrance to the Xi'an Bell Tower is located within this underground passage, accessible via a spiral staircase. Inside the tower, there is a replica of the "Jingyun Bell," whose original was cast in the second year of Emperor Ruizong's Jingyun era (711 AD) during the Tang Dynasty and is now housed in the Xi'an Beilin Museum. Standing on the Xi'an Bell Tower, you can see the four main streets extending east, south, west, and north from the Xi'an Bell Tower. Around the Xi'an Bell Tower, there are bustling commercial areas and not far awayDrum towerTravelers can also enjoy wonderful historical performances when visiting the Xi'an Bell Tower.

China · Xi'an

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No. 1 of Activities in Shaanxi

Museums in Xi'an

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Xi'an Museum Tour explores imperial, archaeological, and artistic key museums with immersive activities, revealing the ancient capital's history across thirteen dynasties. Imperial Mausoleum Site Museums:Unearth the secrets of the Terracotta Army. At this UNESCO-listed site, witness the “Eighth Wonder of the World”—a stunning display ideal for history enthusiasts and families to explore the legacy of the Qin Dynasty. Archaeological Science & Art Museums:Get hands-on with the science of excavation. Here, visitors engage with restored artifacts, tech-assisted archaeology, and exhibits on cultural progress—highlighting the blend of science and art behind uncovering the past. Stele Calligraphy Art Museums:Dialogue with stone-carved classics. Home to steles, epitaphs, and calligraphic masterpieces, this museum offers a journey through the evolution of script, Confucian texts, and the legacy of Central Plains civilization. Prehistoric Sites & City History Museums:Trace the roots of ancient Chang'an. The Banpo Museum showcases a 6,000-year-old matriarchal village, while Xi'an Museum combines the Xiaoyan Pagoda landscape with artifacts from Zhou to Tang dynasties, illustrating the city's birth and growth. Museum Combo Tour: A curated combination of museum visits that weaves together iconic collections to form a holistic understanding of Chang'an from multiple perspectives, offering profound insights into the cultural legacy of this ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.

China · Xi'an

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No. 1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Gansu

Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park

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4.5/5

3.7k reviews

Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park is a key cultural tourism project in Gansu Province and a comprehensive cultural tourism initiative prioritized by the Lanzhou Municipal Committee and Government. Located by the Yellow River, the park is just 13 km from downtown Lanzhou and 30 km from Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, making it one of the closest Danxia landform clusters to a major urban center in China. With a total planned area of 400 sq km and a core visiting area of 25 sq km in its first phase, it ranks among the largest discovered landscapes of its kind in the country. The park primarily features red mountain bay formations, along with spectacular Danxia cliffs, isolated peaks, secluded valleys, narrow gorges, and balancing rocks. Its colorful mountains set against winding waterways create a masterpiece of Danxia landform scenery. The attraction features seven viewing platforms showcasing the Danxia landforms: Silk Road Glow, Silk Road Eagle, Flying Apsaras Exploration, Nine-Colored Danxia, Danxia Reflecting Sky, Emerald Peaks Rippling Sky, and Danxia Summit Scenic View. It also includes the Ancient Silk Road Gateway, Shajing Tribe Cultural Square, Desert Bells Scenic Boulevard, and a 2,550m Danxia boardwalk viewing area. As a key cultural tourism project in the province, Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park adheres to the principles of "ecological protection, green development, preserving original features, and moderate development." Leveraging Lanzhou's unique resource advantages and focusing on the domestic tourism market, it aims to cultivate new growth drivers for Lanzhou's cultural tourism industry and establish a new highland for cultural tourism in the city.

China · Yongdeng

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2026 Asia 100 - Night Attractions

Tang Paradise

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4.4/5

27.4k reviews

Tang Paradise, a national 5A attraction, is located in Qujiang New District in the south of Xi'an City, not far away from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It covers an area of 998 acres, including 300 acres of water area, 440 acres of green space, and a construction area of nearly 100,000 square meters. The overall planning and architectural design of the park's architecture is by Mr. Zhang Jinqiu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the garden landscape design is by Mr. Hiroshi Akiyama, a Japanese garden master. It is a large-scale cultural theme heritage park that comprehensively displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Since its official opening to the outside world on April 11, 2005 (the third day of the third lunar month), it has been committed to creating high-quality, high-standard brand tourist attractions. Tang Paradise aims to build "a garden of history, a garden of spirit, a garden of nature, a garden of humanity, and a garden of art". It specially invited more than ten Tang historians, Tang poems, Tang paintings, etc. from the China Tang Dynasty Literature Society. An expert group composed of Tang construction experts, doctoral supervisors, researchers and tourism experts re-excavated and sorted out the historical and cultural content of Tang Paradise, re-planned and positioned the entire garden landscape, and divided into fourteen ares including the imperial cultural area, female Cultural area, poetry culture area, imperial examination culture area, tea culture area, song and dance culture area, food culture area, folk culture area, diplomatic culture area, Buddhist culture area, Taoism culture area, children's play area, gate landscape culture area and water show performance area, fully reproduce the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 20 scenic spots such as Ziyun Tower, Ladies Pavilion, Lu Yu Tea House, Apricot Garden, Caixia Corridor, Qujiang Drinking, Beauty Walk, Tang Poetry Gorge, Dogwood Terrace, etc. It displays the Tang Dynasty's dazzling spiritual outlook and splendid and unparalleled culture and art. It is known as a tourist attraction that “shocks the Chinese people and amazes the world”. The theme performance of the attraction is the large-scale water dance light and shadow show "Chasing Dreams of the Tang Dynasty", and you can take a boat trip to the dreamy holy land; the large-scale super-dimensional situation dance drama "Dreams of the Tang Dynasty" is majestic and dreamlike; the palace Yan music of the Tang Dynasty "Drums" performs Dongcang drum music, an intangible cultural heritage of mankind, as well as high-quality cultural tourism activities such as the New Year Festival, Shangsi Festival, and Qujiang Flower Moon Banquet. Brands and projects. The multiple Complimentary attractions and exciting performances every day are a warm invitation from the Tang Dynasty royal family to tourists, allowing them to experience the sacred and grandeur of royal culture in a shocking way. As a theme heritage park with excellent quality, full of personality and rich cultural connotation, Tang Paradise is a cultural window for Xi'an to show the world the ancient historical heritage of Chang'an and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and a cultural gateway to attract the world to understand China...

China · Xi'an

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No. 2 of Global Traveller-Picked Attractions in Xi'an

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

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4.7/5

11.3k reviews

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Da Ci'en Temple in the southern part of the city. The Da Ci'en Temple was a magnificent royal temple in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty. It was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty by Crown Prince Li Zhi in memory of his mother, Empress Wende, and was first abboted by Master Xuanzang, who had returned from his journey to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures. During this period, the master supervised the construction of the Dayan Pagoda. Master Xuanzang translated Buddhist scriptures and promoted Buddhism in Da Ci'en Temple for 11 years, and founded the "Appearance-Only School" of Buddhism, making Da Ci'en Temple the ancestral temple of the Appearance-Only School (also known as the "Faxiang School"). During this period, the master personally supervised the construction of the Dayan Pagoda to enshrine the scriptures, statues and relics brought back from India. The current Da Ci'en Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty on the basis of the original temple "West Pagoda Courtyard", and most of the existing halls are buildings from the Qing Dynasty. The main buildings on the central axis of the temple are the Great Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Dayan Pagoda, and the Xuanzang Tripitaka Courtyard. Among them, the Buddha's relics enshrined in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the parietal bones of Master Xuanzang are respectively enshrined in the Xuanzang Tripitaka Courtyard, which are the "treasures of the temple" of Da Ci'en Temple. To the east of the central axis of the temple is the Pagoda Garden. Within the garden are nine stupas housing the relics of nine eminent monks of the temple since the Qing Dynasty. There are squares to the south and north of Da Ci'en Temple. There are also Shaanxi History Museum and Tang Paradise Souvenir .

China · Xi'an

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Yejia Village

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4.8/5

6 reviews

Located in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, this area features authentic local customs, and the village is primarily home to farmhouse resorts. It is close to Liupanshan National Forest Park, making it a great destination for summer getaways and relaxation.

Jingyuan · 11.9 km from downtown

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No. 4 of Family-friendly Attractions in Shaanxi

The Longest Day in Chang'an Theme Block

7.8

4.1/5

5.9k reviews

The Longest Day in Chang'an Theme Block is based on the culture of Tang Shijing culture, with the IP of the series "The Longest Day in Chang'an" as the theme, and with immersive experience as the core, in architecture, soft decoration, coins, characters, clothing, language, music Tang-style packaging in fields such as stories etc. At the same time, around the in-depth immersive story experience, supporting catering, cultural and creative, performing arts and other business content are set up to create an overall Tang space play, Tang-style market experience, themed immersive interaction, and Tang music, song and dance performances, cultural social leisure, etc. are integrated into the cultural experience of the whole Tang market.

China · Xi'an

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Xi’an City Wall and Beilin Museum Historical and Cultural Scenic Area

7.8

4.0/5

2 reviews

Xi’an City Wall and Beilin Museum Historical and Cultural Scenic Area is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and is a comprehensive tourist attraction that integrates ancient city wall architecture, stele art, and history and culture. It is primarily composed of the Xi'an City Wall and the cultural resources of the Xi'an Beilin Museum, showcasing the profound heritage of Xi'an as a famous historical and cultural city. The area around the city wall features facilities such as a moat, city gates, and arrow towers. Visitors can climb the city wall to walk or cycle, enjoying the view where the ancient city's streets and alleys intertwine with the modern cityscape. The Beilin Museum is renowned for collecting, displaying, and researching historical steles, epitaphs, and stone carvings; the rich collection of calligraphic steles inside showcases the charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy art. Visiting here allows you to experience the grandeur of ancient defensive architecture and appreciate stone carving art and Chinese character culture up close, making it suitable for history and culture enthusiasts and visitors who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Xi'an.

China · Xi'an

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No. 5 of Family-friendly Attractions in Shaanxi

Xi'an Beilin Museum

7.8

4.7/5

11k reviews

The Xi'an Beilin Museum is located near Wenchang Gate, consisting of sections such as the stele forest and stone carving art. The stele forest, composed of steles and epitaphs from various dynasties, is the highlight of the museum, including steles by famous calligraphers like Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Huaisu, as well as the "Stone Classics of Filial Pietyand the Kaicheng Stone Classics, two stone tablets from the Tang dynasty. The collection contains numerous exquisite stone inscriptions In the Xi'an Beilin Museum, you can appreciate steles and epitaphs from various dynasties, with a collection spanning over 2000 years. Among the treasures are: Yan Zhenqing's "Yan Qinli stele", "Yan family temple stele" and others are standard "Yan style"; Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Pagoda Stele of Master Dada" is a typical representative work of "Liu style"; the "Stele inscription of the preface to the sacred teachings of the Tang Dynasty's Tripitaka"; the renowned cursive script master Huaisu's "Thousand-character classic" exhibits unrestrained brushwork. The Classic of Filial Piety on Stone Tablet and the Kaicheng Stone Classics are very popular Besides the stone carvings by calligraphy masters, the two most popular stone tablets among travelers are the Classic of Filial Piety on Stone Tablet and the Kaicheng Stone Classics. The Classic of Filial Piety on Stone Tablet is a Confucian classic. Its inscriptions were written by two emperors in four scripts: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Li Longji) wrote the main text in clerical script and added small annotations in regular script, later adding marginal notes in running script after the tablet was carved. The tablet's heading was written in seal script by Emperor Suzong of Tang (Li Heng). The Kaicheng Stone Classics were carved in the second year of the Kaicheng era (837 AD) during Emperor Wenzong of Tang's reign, comprising twelve classical texts including the Book of Songs, Book of Documents, Book of Rites, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals. You can purchase rubbing copies When browsing in the Xi'an Beilin Museum, you can also admire exquisite stone carvings such as the tomb gate with four divine creatures, the six steeds of Zhao Mausoleum from the Tang Dynasty, the meeting of Confucius and Laozi, and the azure dragon and vermilion bird in the "Stone carving art gallery". After the visit, you can purchase "rubbings" made from the original steles.

China · Xi'an

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Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Cultural Leisure Scenic Area

7.8

4.5/5

2 reviews

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Cultural Leisure Scenic Area centers on the famous Tang Dynasty Big Wild Goose Pagoda and integrates Tang Dynasty cultural exhibits, landscaped gardens, and urban leisure. The scenic area consists of the North Square, South Square, and the Yanta East, West, and South Gardens, all connected by the theme of Tang culture. The North Square is the core area, featuring a large musical fountain in the center where water jets rise and fall with the rhythm of the music, making it a highlight for visitors. The Yanta West Garden focuses on Shaanxi folk customs, featuring sculptures that showcase traditional Guanzhong life and customs. The South Square features a bronze statue of Master Xuanzang and is a great spot for photographing the entire pagoda. After the lights come on in the evening, the musical fountain and the illuminated pagoda create a stunning display, making it a signature experience for night tours of the scenic area. When visiting, you can arrive at the square early to secure a good viewing spot. After the performance, you can stroll along the cultural corridor and admire the Tang Dynasty-themed sculptures on both sides.

China · Xi'an

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M31***49November 4, 2026

5.0

The Xi'an Bell Tower truly lives up to its reputation as a landmark of Xi'an. Its ancient architecture is exquisite and grand, with graceful eaves and bracket sets. It's especially stunning when illuminated at dusk. Climbing the tower offers panoramic views of the ancient city streets and alleys, creating a captivating atmosphere where the past and present blend seamlessly. Conveniently located next to the Drum Tower and the Muslim Quarter, it's a must-see when visiting Xi'an!