Day 1 Qujiang Pool Park, Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Your guide will meet you at your hotel (provided it’s located in Qujiang district) around 18:00 and take you to the most beautiful part of Xian. Riding a bike, you will go to the the Qujiang Pool Park first, passing Great Tang Mall and go northward to Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Qujiang Pool served as a royal garden since Qin Dynasty and was opened for public recreation in Tang Dynasty. The whole park is built surrounding a large pool with a scale of 82 acres. With the gentle breeze passing by, the descending sun casts its golden lights on the water, creating an intoxicating scene and you are there to enjoy. Going southwards, you will encounter the House in the Woods, inside of which local operas, shadow play shows, clay sculptures and archeological findings are on display. Surrounding the pool are several exquisite pavilions from where amazing perspective of landscape are rewarded. As you are riding a bike, some of the core area of the park may not accessible, but the major sights are still enjoyable.

About 10mins later, you will find yourself in the Tang Dynasty Sleepless City, nearby the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. A pedestrian mall of 1500m with a row of statues presenting the great Tang Dynasty and some of its great minds will turn up. The statues were divided into nine groups covering emperors in Great Tang Dynasty, historical figures, heroic events, classic artistic masterpieces, ect. to manifest Tang Dynasty’s great achievements in religion, literature, art, and technology.

Replete with history and culture from Tang Dynasty, you will continue to discover more in Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also the last destination of this trip. The vitality of Xian city is truly revealed here. With all the light lit up, the night began to show its charm and the best scene is on the North Square where the majestic Big Wild Goose Pagoda rises. You will see middle-aged locals dancing, singing, playing, practicing calligraphy or shuttlecock, etc. Some young people may prefer to visit the gift shops, ghost houses or fancy restaurants. There is also one last thing you can’t miss - the fountain show. You will be dazzled in the charisma of the waterworks. With the first sound of the music, the water spout rises instantly like a blooming flower and changes its shape constantly, making people feel like singing.




Your trip will end around 21:00 and you may get back to hotel or continue the trip on your own.