At the foot of the Qinling Mountains, there is a thousand-year-old capital, which has stirred the hearts of a large number of Citywalk enthusiasts with an exciting event
"Xi'an, it's finally snowing!”
As soon as the snow falls, this city will be "a night of Xuanzang with many white hairs", with thousands of historical sites, stunning the northern land.
The snow scene in Xi'an is fascinating. Photography Yijia: If Shanghai, which has made Citywalk popular this year, is a city walk that has taken a hundred years;The citywalk in Xi'an is a thousand years oldCity Crossing.
Walk through the past and present to see Xi'an. Photography The essence of Suo Gang Citywalk is chill, but the people of Xi'an do not call it "chill", but rather "chill"."Idle".。The old Xi'ans got up early in the morning to go around the city wall, queued up to make meatball paste and spicy soup, spent half a day in the steamed bun restaurant, and "gossiped" (chatted) with the guys while breaking;The new Xi'ans walk the streets and alleys, stroll through the temples and pavilions, and also go to the Tang City that never sleeps, and gather with visitors from all over the world.
When you come to Xi'an, you can also cityride. Photo by Lu Wen After all, the pinyin of the city is "xi."'an”——It is the "leisure" of calming and relaxing, and it is also the "immortal" who has become an immortal.
Datang never sleeps. Figure Network
"I pulled Li Bai to walk through the street".
"Immortal Qi" Chang'an Crossing Guide
Walking on the streets of Xi'an is like listening to a songRhapsody of the ancient capital.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the snow. Photography Feng Sheng - here is the "drive to the ancient plain" of the Leyou Yuan, that end is the Xingqing Palace of "Agarwood Pavilion north leaning on the Gan", all the way to the south, and it is the Qujiang Pond of "the spring breeze is proud", suddenly to the north, the "Xia Ma Ling" written by Bai Juyi under the root of the city wall is ...... at presentNot to mention today's Xi'an, there are young ladies in ancient costumes everywhere, walking on the street, dreaming of returning to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty in a second.
A long-term view of Xi'an urban area around the Qujiang River. Photography Feng Sheng has endured the cultural context of Xi'an for 3,000 years. The Zhou people successively established Feng and Hao two capitals across the Feng River, which was the first to establish the capital of Xi'an in the "Thirteen Dynasties".Subsequently, the old Qin divided the Guanzhong Plain into 800 miles of fertile Qinchuan;Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, named this majestic city Chang'an;In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was already the center of the world at that time, with a brilliant culture from all directions, which laid the humanistic charm and spiritual spirit of Xi'an.
The weight of the word "Chang'an" is enough to make it becomeThe cultural homeland of every Chinese.
Schematic map of the distribution of state-level cultural protection units in Xi'an. Map Liu Yunshuo;Design If Dongzi wants to appreciate the elegance of the Tang Dynasty, the most classic (and most crowded) route is to start from the Tang Paradise on the side of Qujiang Pond, go north and west, all the way to the Xi'an Museum, and see the small wild goose pagoda of "Wild Goose Pagoda Morning Bell", one of the "Eight Views of Guanzhong" in the courtyard, and the treasures of Xi'an.
Immerse yourself in the twelve hours of Chang'an. On this road, there is the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a landmark in Xi'an, the Tang Sleepless City with unlimited electricity bills, the Shaanxi History Museum, and the fantasy landscape of the thousand-year-old temple Daxingshan Temple and the "Cyber Xi'an" small village SEG standing side by side. A thousand years of Chang'an in a flash, and a CBD in Xi'an in a second, it is really full of changes over the years.
Follow this route and cross the Tang Dynasty Chang'an. Map Liu Yunshuo;The design of Dongzi walks the first stop of Datang, which is formed by the convergence of the Chan River, a tributary of the Wei RiverQujiang Pond.
Qujiang, the place where the Tang Dynasty is full of humanities. Since the beginning of Tang Zhongzong, every year in the March flower season, the new science and technology will set up a banquet in Qujiang. The romantic Tang people will choose the youngest and handsome two people in the same list of Jinshi as "Tanhualang", and travel all over Chang'an, as the so-called"Three hundred deep purple fragrances, the Ming Dynasty opened for me for a while"., its scenery is shining, no less than the champion and the first. On the first day of April every year, a cherry banquet of "returning to the saddle with a green silk cage and a red jade plate is frequently poured into the Chinese envoy" is held in Qujiang Garden, which is especially beautiful in the Tang Dynasty.
Panorama of Qujiang Pond. Photography Suo Gang is now rebuilt as a hibiscus garden in the north of Qujiang Pond, and the south lake is called Qujiang Pond Ruins Park, which can be enjoyed in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The lantern festival (that is, Shangyuan Festival) recorded in the history books Yongning Gate (formerly the Tang Dynasty Anshangmen) lanterns are like day, and they are upgraded to the fire trees and silver flowers of the Tang Dynasty that never sleeps on the side of the Furong Garden. The lights of ten thousand homes are being ordered"The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" and "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" and other worksThe number of tourists attracted is dizzying.
Datang never sleeps in the city of fire trees and silver flowers. Photography Li Wenbo walked out of Qujiang Pool and Datang Sleepless City, starting from the Great Ci'en Temple, we will see the other side of Datang Fenghua -Temple. They are engraved with the pattern of "hundreds of thousands of families like a game of Go, and twelve streets like planting vegetables" in Tang Chang'an CityIt also records the history of international cultural exchanges from Kumarosh's entry into Chang'an in the Later Qin Dynasty to Xuanzang's "learning scriptures from the West" during the Zhenguan period.
Looking at the city of Xi'an,Looking at the ancient temple in four seasons is interesting. In the early spring, in the Qinglong Temple on the Leyou Plain, thousands of cherry blossoms transplanted from Japan decorate the ancient temple;In the middle of summer, under the small wild goose pagoda of the Recommended Blessing Temple, it is the lotus leaf field, and the purple is a thousand reds;In autumn, the flower dots on the other side of the Daxingshan Temple are dyed a little mysterious, and the ancient Guanyin Zen Temple in the south of the mountain defines the "golden autumn" for thousands of yearsIn winter, it is better to look at the "Xuanzang with more white hair overnight" on the south square in front of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and feel nostalgic for a thousand years.
Top left: Autumn, ancient Guanyin Temple;Upper right: Spring, Qinglong Temple;Bottom left: Summer, Little Wild Goose Pagoda;Bottom right: Winter, Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Upper left, upper right, lower left photography Shooting Tiger;Bottom right photography One of the best of these temples, oftenThe name is in the world, and the city is hidden. Separated by a wall is the downtown is prosperous, and the other side is the palace several enters, the pattern is magnificent, or the incense is prosperous, and the tourists are endless;Or pine and cypress sensen, clean and remote, become a part of Xi'an's cultural life.
The symbol of Daheungseon Temple - white dove. Photography Suo Gang said that the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the northwest of Qujiang Pond and Furong Garden in the original Great Ci'en Temple, although it is often complained by the old Xi'an people that "there is something to look at", but this ancient tower not only contains the thousands of Buddhist scriptures brought by Xuanzang who traveled thousands of miles to the west, but also inscribes the literati of the Tang Dynasty. The aforementioned Qujiang banquet Dengke Jinshi, after the banquet, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda should be nominated to show honor. Bai Juyi, who is "not easy to live in Chang'an", once thought of"The inscription under the Pagoda of Mercy, the youngest of the seventeen".The story is famous.
The head of Daxingshan Temple. Figure Visual China The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is only a few miles west, and it is called by the Tang people"The temple is lofty, the most in the capital" Daxingshan Temple. Not far from the "Tantric Ancestral Garden" here is the crowded Xiaozhai, a commercial center in the south of Xi'an. Compared with the crowded skyscrapers, the white doves in the temple, the cats that walk freely, and the used book market under the red wall of its West Street show the "fairy spirit" of the city.
Look at the faucet in the old town. Photography Wu Noise From the Tang Dynasty crossing road of "seeing all the Chang'an flowers in one day" to the many thousand-year-old temples all over the urban area of Xi'an, it is the first cultural shock that Xi'an brings to visitors. Then go deep into the old city of Xi'an,Press the road under the base of the city wall, will appreciate the authentic life of Xi'an's popular people today.
Take a walk under the base of the city wall
The "leisure" of the spirit of Qi Dingshen is Xi'an (xi'an）
After the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an's glory as the national capital is no longer there, and as the pivotal position of the northwest gradually becomes prominent, Chang'an, a high-spirited young man on horseback, has gradually become a calm middle-aged man who is upright and self-controlled.
The largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China is located in Xi'an. In the seventh year of Hongwu (1374), Xi'an began to officially build the city on the basis of the old city of the Tang Imperial City, which is the foundation of the city wall of Xi'an today. In the following hundreds of years, the city wall of Xi'an continued to expand and renovate, and finally shaped the world Xiongcheng with a circumference of 13,912 meters, a wall height of 12 meters, a bottom width of 18 meters, and a top width of 15 meters.
Aerial photography of the central axis of the Xi'an city wall. Photography Mao Zehao said that Xi'an is the capital of steamed buns, and the largest "meat sandwich bun" in the capital is surrounded by the city wallOld. The old Xi'ans may not be able to go up the city wall once a year, but their lives will definitely be immersed under the city wall. If you can walk around the city wall more, then this "thousand-year-old bun"."Golden Circle Tiger Back Chrysanthemum Heart"., it can be slowly broken and slowly digested.
Xi'an ring city wall check-in place. Map Liu Yunshuo;Design To understand the pattern of the old city of Xi'an, the first stop is to read the "chrysanthemum heart" of the "old city bun".Belfry.
Changle Gate, Anding Gate, Yongning Gate, Anyuan GateFour Ming Dynasty city gates, from the east, west, south and north of the four avenues converge in the **, on the square stone pier, together set off a hub east and west, hook the north and south, up to 36 meters of Xi'an bell tower. Heavy eaves three drops of water, the four corners of the spire, the building and the seal painted depicting the dragon and the phoenix, its shape is grand, second only to the Beijing bell tower.
The bell tower and the drum tower pose for a photo. Photography Starting from the central bell tower in the old city, Suo Gang can go to the Drum Tower and Muslim Street to the west, and to the east can visit the Luomashi Pedestrian Street, which is called "fashionable on the East Street" by the old Xi'an. As for the bell tower all the way to the south, through the Yongning Gate, to the small village lined with commercial buildings, it is rightmostfor intuitivelyGet to know this thousand-year-old capital.
It is very difficult to walk through the core area of the bell tower and plan a clear route to see the old town. After all, the square urban planning pattern of Chang'an since the Han and Tang dynasties has a profound impact on today, which also makes walking in Xi'an like the next game of Go with infinite possibilities.
Nishikura Bird Market within the city walls. Photography Shooting the Tiger But in general, if you want to trace the historical footprints of Xi'an after the Tang Dynasty, you can start from the North Courtyard Gate, where the Shaanxi Governor's Office was located in the Qing Dynasty, and go all the wayBeilin Museum - Academy Gate - Guanzhong Academy - Xiangzi TempleFinally, you can walk around the city wall again, ending with Guangren Temple, to feel the thick heritage and daily life of this important town in the northwest.
Landscape of the Shuyuan Gate block and the root of the city wall barber stall. Left: Photography by Zhang Enshuo;Photography on the right The current site of the Forest of Steles Museum in Xi'an was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and is a historical bridge connecting the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Wang Xizhi, Li Shimin, Li Longji, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan ......The handwriting of various "barrage gods" is rubbed here,It can be called the highest level of "pen meeting" in Chinese history.
Summer is a great time to visit the Forest of Steles. Walking all the way into the stele forest, it is like turning on the natural air conditioner, and the air conditioning is full. You may also have the opportunity to work with the rubbers, holding incense ink in their hands, caressing the traces of time in the thousand-year-old capital.
Close-up of the statue and the forest of steles in front of the Forest of Steles Museum. Photo above: Zhang Yongfeng;Photo taken by Zhang Xiaochuan in the picture below When it comes to the snow in winter, the whole of Xi'an will run to Guangren Temple. Guangren Temple has a unique red wall and golden roof in Xi'anIn the first two days of the Lantern Festival, there were thousands of lights gathered here, which was quite magnificent.
But it's much more than just the number one destination for tourists in Xi'an today. As the only Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa temple in Xi'an and even in Shaanxi, the pattern of high in front and low in the temple is quite unique. This is the place where Princess Wencheng is in Chang'an, and there are countless precious cultural relics, which are worth strolling in and enjoying slowly.
Guangrenji Temple Lantern Festival. Photography Yijia Of course, walking along the city wall is the most interestingOr Xi'an. Perhaps a gossipy uncle on the side of the road will tell you mysteriously that the Xi'an city wall is three square and one circle, and the southwest fillet is actually to commemorate Zhuge Liang, who is located in the southwest, invented steamed buns for steamed buns (other triangles are bar buns);Maybe you can also meet Xu Wei and Zheng ......Jun of the "youth version" of self-playing and singing
The South Gate Band of the city walls performs. Photography Under the corner of the city wall of Suogang, there are old men and old women basking in the sun, square dance aunts and fitness Beibei (uncle) in Huancheng Park, young people checking in at the Internet celebrity café in Shuncheng Lane, tourists riding bicycles on the city wall and newlyweds taking wedding photos on the red wall of Guangren Temple ......They are in harmony with each otherThere are 10,000 possibilities for living in Xi'an.
Life under the city walls. Left: Photography by Zhang Yongfeng;Photography on the right is a good one.
Go to the morning market and eat at the night market
Citywalk has a beginning and an end
When shopping and eating in Xi'an, the first destination of tourists is often Sajin Bridge, Muslim Street, Yongxingfang ......These places are certainly prosperous, and there are many delicacies, you can"Taste the taste of Chang'an in one day".But you can always come across all kinds of "time-honored" shops with surnames, red willow skewers full of Xinjiang flavor, and machine-broken, soulless mutton steamed buns, which are not the true meaning of Xi'an cuisine.
For a more authentic taste of Xi'an, you still need to go to the streets and alleys to find it. The morning market in Xi'an is the first stop to feel the vitality of this thousand-year-old city.
Xiaonanmen (Bemumen) morning market. Photography Suo Gang These morning markets, such as the small South Gate morning market opened under the cave of the city gate, are crowded, giving tourists who have just arrived in Xi'an a little "fireworks in the world" shock;Either like the Xicang morning market, flowers, birds, fish, insects, antiques and old goods are all-encompassing, just like passing through the Tang West Market;Or such as the morning market on Hongzhuan (brick) South Road, hidden among the high-rise buildings, just like a large hidden ...... in the cityThe morning market has its own unique skills and has become a spiritual node connecting the city of Xi'an.
People exercising in the morning around the morning market. Photography There may be thousands of things on display at the Tiger Morning Market, but the most important thing to miss is the warm breakfast that kicks off the dayMeat buns and mutton bubbles are well known to the worldSpicy soup with steamed buns and meatball pasteIt's an authentic flavor.
There are many genres of mutton steamed buns in Xi'an. Photography by Lu Wen Vegetable steamed buns, compared with meat steamed buns, can taste the flavor universe of Xi'an. Warm sauce and spicy seeds (or oil and spicy seeds) are laid on the bottom, dried tofu and dried fried eggs are padded with a layer, various vegetable shreds are crisp and refreshing, and finally garnished with crispy and lovely pots, sprinklers, etc., and push forward layer by layer until the steamed bun is stretched to 180 degrees. A bowl of meatball paste and spicy soup, compared to their Henan brothers, has more fragrant oily and spicy seeds floating for 800 miles, and it is matchedTuotuo buns, meat sandwich buns, beef pattiesand other carb storms, showing the heroic spirit of the northwest taste.
The owner of the steamed bun shop dances at the Mijia Bridge in the early morning. Photography Hanni Among these foods, Hanni best represents the leisure of Xi'an (xi'an) is nothing more than a bowl of gourd heads. The large intestine of the pig resembling a gourd, down-to-earth, chewy, with spicy sauce and garlic, is a Xi'an delicacy eaten in the morning, noon and evening. It is often seen that the old Xi'ans are sitting in the street shop, with a gourd head soaked in buns, a plate of bangbang meat, and a small Xifeng, as if they have become immortals, and they have passed for a long time.
Persimmon cakes at the night market. Photography Ye Ziling Citywalk's day is nothing moreEnd at various night markets. The cake is sweet, the persimmon cake is soft, the small crispy meat is glutinous, and the shabu tripe is fragrant, of course, the most important thing not to miss is the large barbecue that Xi'an people are proud of.
Xi'an Morning Market Night Market. Map Liu Yunshuo;Design Dongzi In addition to the carnival of many carbs and meat, you can also enjoy the food style of Shaanxi and even the northwest at the Xi'an Night Market. Yan'an in northern Shaanxi, the oily and spicy hot pot of Baoji in Guanxi, and even the hot rice noodles in Hanzhong in southern Shaanxi can all meet in Xi'an's food rivers and lakes, and all kinds of flavors contend.
Qin Zhen Liangpi. Photography Ye Ziling left hand noodles, right hand meat, eat the Tang Dynasty style, and then take a straw to "snort" a fire crystal persimmon, or serve a Xi'an exclusive oil spicy ice cream, listen to the "bells and drums ringing" around the old city, and see the lights of the Tang Dynasty that never sleeps like day;Tourists from all over the world line up one after another;The young people at the foot of the city wall played the pride of Xi'an for a night.
The brilliant Chang'an in history is shining into the brilliant Xi'an at this moment.
Tang Dynasty hairpin ladies on the street.
Photo by Hanny.
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