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- Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang
The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty) is five kilometers east of Lintong County, 35 kilometers from Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province.
- Xi'an Beilin Museum
Xi'an Beilin Museum is built on the site of the Xi'an Stele Forest, which is home to steles and stone sculptures.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The pagoda is located in the southern part of present day Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
- Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The pagoda is located south of Youyi Road in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
- Mausoleums of the Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor is the legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation. The Yellow Emperor's tomb is located on Qiaoshan Hill in north Huangling County, one km from the county seat.
- Xi'an City Wall
Located in the center of Xi'an City, the Xi'an City Wall measures 12 meters high, 18 meters wide at the base and 15 meters wide at the top.
- Zhaoling Mausoleum
Located 70 km from Xi'an and 30 km from Xianyang City, Zhaoling Mausoleum was the tomb of Li Shimin, Emperor Tai Zong in Tang Dynasty (618-907), which was the largest Tang mausoleum.
- Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain
Located in Yaowang Mountain, 1.5 kilometers east of the Yaozhou District of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi, Yaowang Mountain features seven grottoes of the Sui and Tang dynasties as well as Buddhist statues dating from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty.
- Maoling Mausoleum
Located in the area of Duima of Weibei Highland, nine km northeast of Xingping County and 40 km from Xi'an, Maoling, the mausoleum of Emperor Wu Di of Western Han Dynasty is most known as the largest of the five mausoleums.
- Banpo
Located three miles to the east of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Banpo was a typical Neolithic matriarchal community with many ties to Yangshao culture, with over 6,000 years of history.