Qindu, the ancient name of Xianyang, Shaanxi, is located in the middle of the Guanzhong Plain, and is the earliest city in the history of China. The ancient name of the capital of Qin originated from the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shi Huang and the establishment of the Qin state here. Xianyang is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, once built the capital here, and built the Xuanyuan Mausoleum and the Yellow Emperor Palace.
After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he built the world's first palace here, Afang Palace, hence the name Xianyang. Many of us probably knew about the existence of Xianyang from the burning of Afang Palace in the history books. Indeed, Xianyang, as one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, has a long history and a splendid culture. Qinzhidao and Xianyang Gudu are known as "the world's earliest highways". The current Qin capital is a district of Xianyang. There are many places of interest in Xianyang, many of which are located in Qindu District. The most famous and noteworthy pedestrian street in Qindu District is Fuyuan Alley, located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Weiyang West Road and Siyuan North Road in Xianyang City.
Fuyuan Alley was originally very popular, and during the Spring Festival in 2022, it was on CCTV4, and its reputation spread far and wide across the country for different ages, and it quickly became an Internet celebrity check-in place in Xianyang!
Fuyuan Alley is a "provincial pilot pedestrian street" built by Xianyang City.
Fuyuan Alley is also the only outdoor food court in Xianyang.
Fuyuan Alley is also a place for a leisurely stroll that combines local characteristics and food culture.
Fuyuan Alley once held the "Silk Road Xianyang, the world's face capital" expo.
Fuyuan Alley features:
More than 90 specialty snack bars are gathered here.
Antique antique buildings, brilliant lights, antique flags, red lanterns hanging high, full of Qin flavor. You Fuyuan Alley, a bit of a feeling of traveling through the Qin Dynasty.
Most of the service languages here are in Shaanxi dialect, which has a strong Guanzhong flavor, which is friendly and authentic.
The bonfire under the lanterns is blazing, and the youthful and beautiful figures release their passion and vitality here.
In addition to Fuyuan Alley, the 029 Art District in Qindu District is also worth checking in.
In addition, there are many places of interest in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, which are also worth checking in:
1. Qianling. Qianling is located on Liangshan in Qianxian County, Xianyang, is the joint burial tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and female emperor Wu Zetian, takes the mountain as the mausoleum, the altitude is 1049 meters, it is conical, the scale is grand, the momentum is majestic, it is a representative one in the Tang Tomb.
In that year, there were 378 palace pavilions, which were destroyed after war, only the stone inscription stele remains, and the momentum still exists.
Now there are six shuttle pillars and a pair of Chinese watches, winged horses and ostriches each pair, five pairs of stone horses, ten pairs of general stone people, a "wordless tablet" and a "Shusheng Ji tablet", and there are 61 stone carvings of domestic minority leaders and foreign envoys who participated in the funeral of Gaozong at that time (the head is destroyed) and stone lions. The art of stone carving is exquisite and has high historical value.
There are 17 burial tombs around Qianling, there are the tomb of Princess Yongtai, the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai, the tomb of Prince Yide, the unearthed cultural relics are very many, the mural art is superb, there is a museum, and the Qianling Tomb is designated as the national key cultural relics protection unit.
2, Zheng Guoqu.
The ruins of Zhengguo Qushou are located in Jingyang County, Xianyang. Zhengguo Canal is one of the three major water conservancy projects in ancient China, which was built in 246 BC during the Qin Dynasty. The total length of Zhengguo Canal is more than 300 miles, and the irrigation area is 2.8 million mu.
3. Wuling Temple Tower.
The tower is located in the original Wuling Temple at the former site of Yongshou County at 90 kilometers northwest of Xianyang City, which was originally built in the Tianxing period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (398 404), and the current tower is a Song Dynasty building. Height 275 meters, 6 meters in diameter, 21 meters in circumference, seven floors and eight floors, the first brick wooden structure. Heavy eaves pavilion type, there are bucket arches flying eaves in layers, there are wind chimes in the corners, the building door has a round and square, there are flat seat railings outside, and the carved patterns are different. The tower is a two-meter square patio, and a wooden staircase spirals to the top of the tower. The arches of the compartment are opposite, and the arch can overlook the mountains on all sides by the railing.
4. Zhaoling. Zhaoling is the joint burial mausoleum of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the eldest grandson of Empress Wende, located in the northwest of Liquan County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province5 kilometers away on Jiuzhi Mountain, is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.
5. Yangling. Located in the north of Zhangjiawan and Hougou Village, Zhengyang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, the Yang Tomb on the Xianyang Plain, also known as the Hanyang Tomb, is the joint burial cemetery of Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty and his queen Wang's Tongqi Cave, spanning the three counties of Weicheng District, Jingyang County and Gaoling District of Xi'an City.
6. Sanyuan City God Temple.
It is located in the middle of Dongqu'an Street, Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, adjacent to Longqiao Middle School, with a total construction area of 13,390 square meters. Chenghuang is an important deity commonly worshiped in the religious culture of the Han people, most of which are played by famous ministers and heroes who have contributed to the local people, and are the gods of the Han people and Taoism who believe in guarding the city.