Annual “ever-bright city” Xi'an City Wall Lantern Fair will be held from Jan. 16th until Feb. 25th 2009. Scores of colored lanterns are shining on the ancient city walls. Visitors can see the 500-meter-long lantern set, which is longer than all ... Read More>>
The "Regulations for the Promotion of a Recycling Economy in Shaanxi Province" goes into effect on December 1st, as a means to reduce the hygienic and environmental problems spurred by the large number of single-use chopsticks used in restaurants. ... Read More>>
Over the past 10 months, 43 serious traffic accidents in Xi’an were caused by waste management trucks, killing a total of 46 people. Accordingly, Xi’an traffic police recently organised a safety training course for the truck drivers with traffic ... Read More>>
Organized by Xi'an Tourism Bureau and in cooperation with 5 skiing arenas including Xi'an Cuihuashan Skiing Arena, Fengyuzhuangyuan Skiing Arena, Tongchuan Yuhuagong Skiing Arena, Baoji Taibaishan Skiing Arena and Shangluomuhuguan Skiing Arena, Xi'an Skiing ... Read More>>
The Shanxi New Year’s shopping festival will be held in Xi’an and 10 other cities in Shanxi province from Jan. 12-22, 2009. More than 1,000 corporations will have displays in the 50,000 sq.m total exhibition area. A total of 386 corporations ... Read More>>
Taxi stops with a covered waiting shelter, a noticeable sign, and a newspaper/magazine stand has been popping up on streets in Xi'an recently. There are newly set up 34 of such waiting stations for taxis all over Xi'an and 13 more new taxi stops with ... Read More>>
Four of Xi'an's main post offices this week announced that they are setting up direct money transfer links to Taiwan. Beiguan, Bell Tower, Xiaozhai and Fangzhi branches are to offer this services as the city of Xi'an builds links with the people of Taiwan. Read More>>
China’s first fine art street, located in Yanta Xilu in the Yanta District of Xi’an, attracts lots of citizens and tourists. Yanta Fine Art Street is an art street area with strong Xi’an characteristics. There is a graffiti wall over 500m ... Read More>>
The Ancient Bell Exhibition in Xi'an Bell Tower exhibits 46 ancient bells, all of which are from the ancient bell museum in Grand Bell Temple (Dazhongsi) of Beijing. Most ancient bells are made of bronze and are from the Ming and Qing Dynasty. Besides the ... Read More>>
Xi'an is to install 30 self-service points to help citizens pay their gas bills 24 hours a day. The Xi'an Qinhua Natural Gas Company has joined forces with the Minsheng Bank to bring this convinent new service to the people of Xi'an. With a start of some 30 ... Read More>>
The first temple fair in the Small Wild Goose Pagoda of Xi’an started on Jan. 26th 2009 and will run until Feb. 9th 2009. During the temple fair, visitors can enjoy traditional opera, acrobatics, paper cutting, dough figurine, clay sculpture and more. Read More>>
The Second China Cup Ikebana Floriculture contest, known as "Olympic" of Ikebana flower arrangement, will be held from April 29th to May 3rd 2009 in Xi'an. China Cup Ikebana Floriculture contest is a national large-scale floral event in accordance with ... Read More>>
The second group of scenic spots in Xi’an for half-price was announced lately. Except legal holidays, visitors can enjoy 50% discounts for these spots. The newly announced spots are: Xi’an Guanzhong Folk Custom Museum, Xi’an Fengyu Forest ... Read More>>
The construction of ten stations on Xi’an subway line one has started and is scheduled to complete by the end of 2013. The subway will reach as long as 31.8km with 18 stations. Also see Piano Concert in Xi’an Finnish Metal Band ENSIFERUM to ... Read More>>
Street lights on both sides of the north and south avenues in Xi’an have been swapped with old-style energy saving lamps. The good looking archaized lamps will save energy as much as by 20%. Read More>>
Tianjin Airlines is going to start a new flight from Xi’an to Jinan to Dalian, on an E190 plane, on July 16th. The flight number is GS6437/8 and it will be available every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The plane takes off from Xi’an at 11:20 ... Read More>>
The aerial sightseeing light rail project running through Qujiang New District will start in November. The rail will greatly improve the transportation of the Datang Sleepless City at the foot of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Five new bus stops will be added and ... Read More>>
Qujiang District, Xi’an has initiated the construction plan of “city of museums” in April. Within 2009, 10 themed museums are expected to come into being in Qujiang. Read More>>
In the Furongyuan Area of Qujiang in Xi’an, two zebra crossings are attracting attention due to their displays of Qinqiang opera masks and Guangzhong shadow puppets. The showings are expected to extend to seven more crossings as unique and innovative ... Read More>>
Prices in tourist spots in Xi’an will fall starting from December. The adult’s entrance fee at Xi’an Stele Museum will fall from 45 RMB to 30 RMB. Tourists can visit the Terracotta Warriors for 65 RMB from Dec. 1st to Feb. 28th, 2010, ... Read More>>
Starting June 1st, the Bell Tower, Gaoxin and Xiaozhai postal branch offices in Xi’an city, as well as Hanzhonglu post office and Yulin century square post office in Baoji city will begin to officially sell Shanghai Expo tickets. Special Topic: Expo ... Read More>>
Through tickets for Xi’an and the whole of Shanxi Province are officially for sale, including nearly 90 places of interest. The price for the through tickets is only 199 RMB, compared to the 2000+ RMB it would cost to visit all the sites. There are ... Read More>>
With its green corridor, clear and picturesque lake, the Tuanjie Reservoir, which was once known as Xi’an’s biggest “washroom”, will become the largest waterscape for sightseeing and is now called Hancheng Lake. The reservoir is ... Read More>>
Through cards for Xi’an will be put into operation which allow users to pay for a multitude of city services with just one card. The cards are supposed to be launched before the end of this year as the current IC bus cards are replaced by the through ... Read More>>