Site of Qin Xianyang 秦咸阳城遗址Qín Xiányáng Chéng Yízhǐ

About Site of Qin Xianyang

Remains of the palace district of Xianyang, capital of the state of Qin from 350 BC and of the First Emperor's empire until it was burned in 206 BC, on the terrace north of the Wei River. A site museum beside the excavated foundations of Palace No. 1, opened in 1995 and since renovated, shows models of the palace and finds such as hollow bricks with dragon and phoenix designs, drainage pipes and coins. Since 2025 the area has been a national archaeological site park, which also takes in the Qin-Han Hall of the Shaanxi History Museum, opened in 2024.

How to get to Site of Qin Xianyang

At Yaodian in Qinhan New City, about 16 km north-east of central Xianyang and roughly 40 minutes by road from Xi'an.

Nearby

• Han Yangling Mausoleum 汉阳陵 under 10 km
  Walk on glass above burial pits full of armless clay figures at a Han emperor's tomb
• Daming Palace National Heritage Park 大明宫国家遗址公园 20 km
  Earthen terraces and a rebuilt gatehouse marking out the lost palace of the Tang emperors
• Muslim Quarter 回民街 20 km
  Halal street food and a temple-style mosque in the lanes north of the Drum Tower
• Bell Tower and Drum Tower 钟楼·鼓楼 20 km
  Two Ming towers at the heart of the walled city, where bell and drum once marked the day
• Forest of Stone Steles Museum 西安碑林博物馆 20 km
  Inscribed stone tablets of classics, calligraphy and Silk Road history by the south wall

Also within 20 km: Changyu Reina Castle Winery 张裕瑞那城堡酒庄 (under 10 km), Shunling Mausoleum 顺陵 (under 10 km), Lewa Adventure 乐华欢乐世界 (under 10 km), Chongwen Pagoda 崇文塔 (10 km), Han Chang'an City and Weiyang Palace Site 汉长安城未央宫遗址 (10 km), Beidu Iron Pagoda 北杜铁塔 (10 km).

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