4.5Xi'an Museum(591 reviews) - Amazing Jade and Buddha Sculpture Collection Speciality Museums
We visited this small amazing museum without any expectation because it is located next to small pagoda and it is free. What we found out was the amazing world class Jade collection and Buddha sculpture probably the best in China. It has a complete Buddha sculpture from different dynasties in China. Very impressive. A must visit when you are in Xian.See more..
4.0Forest of Stone Steles Museum(423 reviews) - Museum of stone carvings Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:45 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
This museum boasts the largest collection of steles cut in 837 A.D., the oldest existing texts of the Confucian classics, and more than 2,000 engraved stone tablets from the Han dynasty.See more..
4.0Qing Long Si(140 reviews) - Beautiful cherry blossom! Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
Our first time there, heard of it but never visited, finally we decided to go because we heard of the cherry blossom is amazing there. OMG the main gate is just fabulous, it's like a huge giant palace. You have to climb a lot of stairs to get up there, lol. Then we got in and the cherry blossom was just like pink clouds everywhere! Just be aware that during the cherry blossom season there will be a lot of people there, so if you want to go, go early in the morning. Weekend you will see "people mountain people sea"...There's an area that you have to pay to get inside, but it's ok if you don't want to pay, the blossoms in the free zone is incredible enough.See more..
4.0Famen Temple (Famen Si)(125 reviews) - Short day trip Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums
Famen Buddhist temple which was built 7 years ago at a cost of 10 billion yuan, however the old temple next door was much better; you could see some relics of the Buddha Shankyuni. However the scale and size of the new temple site is to be seen.See more..
4.0Baoji Famensi Museum(35 reviews) - An amazing temple Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums
The attraction is about 10 km north of Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province. It has history of more than 1,700 years. Do allocate sufficient time to enjoy the beautiful landscape leading to the museum and temple. Religious and historical exhibits in the museum are informative and breathtaking. The main attraction is the relic (舍利) displayed in the main hall of the temple. You may refer the following websites (mostly in Chinese) before planning your visit to this amazing temple: http://www.fmsjq.com/index.html http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/法门寺 http://baike.baidu.com/subview/42084/9218250.htmSee more..
This is the mother ship of Chinese Communist Party history as well as a total veneration of Mao. In addition to a wealth of charts, maps and photos depicting the era of the 20's through 1949, the museum presents spin and revisionist history at its best. All of the significant events have English descriptions. Seeing "purges" described as "party rectification" and reading of defeats described as "strategic movements" lends enjoyable irony to the exhibit.See more..
4.5Baoji Bronze Ware Museum(25 reviews) - Awarded the hometown of Bronze Ware in Chinese Civilization Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
To persue the Cultural roots of Chinese Civilization,Shouldnot miss the Xian tours of English Speaking Guide Lee Wechat:qing09163258See more..
4.0Treasure Hall of Famen Temple(23 reviews) - finger bone of Sakyamuni Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums • Art Museums
This is the significant portion of famen temple to visit. You will see the pagoda and the underground vault that held the treasures including the finger bones. There were some other significant treasures housed here:See more..
4.5Yangling Insect Museum(4 reviews) - Nice surprise in small town! Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
Complex of five museums surrounded by beautiful landscape. Interesting history of chinese agriculture and nature. Must see for kids.See more..
3.5HanZhongShi ChengShi GuiHua ZhanLanGuan(2 reviews) - The rural scenery. Different experience. Speciality Museums Cherry Ravine is located in Xixiang Shaanxi Province, a very small town in the middle of China. Though its location is quite remote, it’s China's second largest cherry base. So that there still are many people come to visit it. Every March is the flowering season, we can see snow-white cherry flowers all over the mountains just like a white picture. Then every May, cherry mellows. They are sweet and delicious. Except for eating them directly, we also can make cherry wine and cherry biscuits. The villagers living in Cherry Ravine can teach us do that, and I ever have a try and find out that’s easy to do and delicious. Don’t think we only can enjoy the pretty scene in Cherry Ravine, there are also quantities of farmhouses. That’s what I like most, because I can eat many food I can’t have in city, such as wild, stewed chicken and other special snack in Xixiang. Also, for photographers and the beauty, they can take a group artistic photos. I have done that before, just like a Flower Fairy. So I think all of you can enjoy it. Last but not the least, cherry trees are planted by the villagers and it’s their main income. So that, while you enjoy them don’t damage the trees and try to be a civilized visitor.See more..
Nicely decorated and all displayed potteries/celadones, cultural relics are explained as well in English.The museum presented and imitating as well the process of celadonmaking within the kiln. It is roughly 1 1/2 ride by car (G 65/210) north of Xi'an . Surrounded mountain , landscapes and farming places are terrace shaped . The best times to go in early summer late spring or in autumn.See more..
5.0HuaYinShi XingYe YiCun YiPin ZhanTing(1 review) - Zabojad Exploring China Speciality Museums Zabojad Exploring China, among his favourites visits. Discovering these amazing views and city of Huya Yin at night stays an incredible memory of colors and lights. Very beautiful Happy Sharing-Happy InsideSee more..
4.0Paesant Painting of Huxian County(1 review) - Homestay Experience Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM Speciality Museums My husband and I were on a 21-day tour. Part of tour included a home stay in the village. We stayed in the newer part of the village. The purpose was so that we would have a better understanding of the culture. Our group was split up so we could spend the night in a villager’s home. Language was definitely a challenge. The villagers spoke minimal English, but none of us spoke Mandarin. We all resorted to gestures and my Ipad Chinese/English dictionary to communicate. It took a lot longer, but it worked. We were fed very well and that evening we went to socialize in the square where everyone danced as a group to various types of music. The next day, we walked to a local artists’ studio. Wang Naillang painted pictures and also made pictures from straw. We purchased a peony straw picture and a painted panda picture (where both now proudly hang in our house in the U.S.) Then it was time for arts and crafts. His wife had us cut a red-folded tissue picture. The end result was supposed to be the Chinese word, “double happiness”. Mine came out in proportion while my husband’s came out a little “fat”. It was definitely an adventure. Afterwards, we walked to the older part of the village where some of it had been abandoned since residents usually moved to the new part when they could afford it. As a group, we were invited to walk into one of the older homes. It was occupied by an older Chinese woman who could have moved, but didn’t want to because this was her home. There were dirt floors with no evidence of electricity. The bed was a raised platform about 3 feet high made of bricks. Portions of the walls in some of the rooms wouldn’t keep the elements out. Frankly, my tent trailer has more amenities. After this village visit, I had a deeper appreciation of our living conditions in the United States!See more..
