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Xi-an Shaanxi.
Northwest China Province
Xi-an is the most populous city in Northwest
China. According to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit July 2012,
Xi-an was recently named as one of the 13 emerging megacities, or megalopolises, in China.
Xi-an currently holds sub-provincial status, administering 9 districts and 4 counties. According to the 2010 Census, nine urbanized districts of Xi-an has a population of 6,501,189, while the total population of the Municipality is up to 8,467,837.
culturally and historically
Xi-an is one of the most culturally and historically rich destinations in the
world. Over thousands of years, the city has maintained its magnetic attraction
for global travelers seeking both boundary-pushing and iconic art, design and
entertainment, making it the perfect destination for our new flagship
property,” said Anthony Ingham, Global Brand Leader, W Hotels Worldwide. “W
Xi’an shows off our ability to, like the city itself, innovate. From the
hotel’s bold and complex design to its many hidden homages to millennia of
history, we are ready to add a new level to the city’s ever-evolving offerings
for global guests.
Xi-an has many significant historical sites and some ongoing archaeological projects including Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and his Terracotta Army. Tombs of the Zhou dynasty kings located in the city are of burial mounds attracting many /Provence?s. Eight hundred royal mausoleums and tombs from the Han dynasty with hundreds of sculpted clay soldiers remain of sacrificial temples of the Han era, Tang dynasty pagodas, history museum, and Stele forest are some of the historical sites in Xi-an.
industrial and educational center
Xi-an is the capital of Shaanxi
province, located in the northwest of the People’s Republic of China, in the center of the Guanzhong Plain. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang’an before the Ming dynasty.
Xi-an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang. Xi’an is the starting point of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Since the 1990s, as part of the economic revival of interior China especially for the central and northwest regions, the city of
Xi-an has re-emerged as an important cultural, industrial and educational center of the central-northwest region, with facilities for research and development, national security and China’s space exploration program.
The Terracotta Warriors
Xi-an is known to many as “the birthplace of Chinese civilization,” Xi-an was a popular stop along the Silk Road since ancient times, serving as a collective meeting place for both culture and cuisine, and growing richer and more diverse with age.
Alongside world-famous relics of past dynasties including the Terracotta Warriors and the Ancient City Wall, Xi-an buzzes with an eclectic mix of local bites from Cantonese to Sichuan style spice and an emphasis on artisan products. W Xi-an is located near Northwest China’s largest international travel hub, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, as well as Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, the Datang Furong Garden, and the ubiquitous Qujiang Lake, some of the most breathtaking sites in the region.
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