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Trip.Best Popular Night Attractions in Xi'an [2024]
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Updated Oct 2024
- 9.24.6/517732 ReviewFrom539131
based on 55 reviews"Super worth watching! I bought a ticket to buy it late and only bought it in China B, but the location is also good and I am very satisfied. There are no seats on the spot, the performance is very shocking and dreamy, it is really an immersive feeling!"Xi'an.Lintong Terra-Cotta Warriors Tourist Zone27 km from downtown
Featured in 2024 Global 100 - NightlifeHighlights: "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is a historical drama adapted from the poem of the famous Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. The drama describes the love story between Emperor Tang Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei during the Tang Dynasty. The performance venue is in Huaqing Palace, a famous scenic spot in Xi’an, and the famous Mount Li serves as the background of the performance. By means of mountain and river scenes, classic music and dance, narrative poem, high-tech lighting, acoustics and special effects, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" gives the audience a chance to travel back in time to appreciate the love that happened at the foot of Mount Li and the bank of Huaqing pool 1000 years ago, and experience the culture of the flourishing Tang Dynasty.Show Less - 8.74.3/522844 ReviewFrom260870
based on 488 reviews"Suitable for night~ The night is beautiful~ The photo is very good. The performance is not finished. The disadvantage is that there is too little food inside. The battery car can only sit around and can sit at any time. After all, it is not cheap."Xi'an.Qujiang Exhibition Area5.8 km from downtownFeatured in 2024 Global 100 - NightlifeHighlights: Tang Paradise, a national 5A attraction, is located in Qujiang New District in the south of Xi'an City, not far away from the Dayan Pagoda. It covers an area of 998 acres, including 300 acres of water area, 440 acres of green space, and a construction area of nearly 100,000 square meters. The overall planning and architectural design of the park's architecture is by Mr. Zhang Jinqiu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the garden landscape design is by Mr. Hiroshi Akiyama, a Japanese garden master. It is a large-scale cultural theme heritage park that comprehensively displays the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Since its official opening to the outside world on April 11, 2005 (the third day of the third lunar month), it has been committed to creating high-quality, high-standard brand tourist attractions.Tang Paradise aims to build "a garden of history, a garden of spirit, a garden of nature, a garden of humanity, and a garden of art". It specially invited more than ten Tang historians, Tang poems, Tang paintings, etc. from the China Tang Dynasty Literature Society. An expert group composed of Tang construction experts, doctoral supervisors, researchers and tourism experts re-excavated and sorted out the historical and cultural content of Tang Paradise, re-planned and positioned the entire garden landscape, and divided into fourteen ares including the imperial cultural area, female Cultural area, poetry culture area, imperial examination culture area, tea culture area, song and dance culture area, food culture area, folk culture area, diplomatic culture area, Buddhist culture area, Taoism culture area, children's play area, gate landscape culture area and water show performance area, fully reproduce the splendid civilization of the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 20 scenic spots such as Ziyun Tower, Ladies Pavilion, Lu Yu Tea House, Apricot Garden, Caixia Corridor, Qujiang Drinking, Beauty Walk, Tang Poetry Gorge, Dogwood Terrace, etc. It displays the Tang Dynasty’s dazzling spiritual outlook and splendid and unparalleled culture and art. It is known as a tourist attraction that “shocks the Chinese people and amazes the world”.The theme performance of the attraction is the large-scale water dance light and shadow show "Chasing Dreams of the Tang Dynasty", and you can take a boat trip to the dreamy holy land; the large-scale super-dimensional situation dance drama "Dreams of the Tang Dynasty" is majestic and dreamlike; the palace Yan music of the Tang Dynasty "Drums" performs Dongcang drum music, an intangible cultural heritage of mankind, as well as high-quality cultural tourism activities such as the New Year Festival, Shangsi Festival, and Qujiang Flower Moon Banquet. Brands and projects. The multiple Complimentary attractions and exciting performances every day are a warm invitation from the Tang Dynasty royal family to tourists, allowing them to experience the sacred and grandeur of royal culture in a shocking way.As a theme heritage park with excellent quality, full of personality and rich cultural connotation, Tang Paradise is a cultural window for Xi'an to show the world the ancient historical heritage of Chang'an and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and a cultural gateway to attract the world to understand China...Show Less - 8.24.6/52497 ReviewFrom604348"The eternal love is very good. Although this package 759 can't choose a seat by itself, it randomly gave me 28 rows, 18, 20, 22. Yes, sit in the aisle, close to the middle, the actor came on the scene and passed by me; I'm watching it. The actor and a big beauty don't know when to sit quietly next to me on the steps. It's old and beautiful. I almost kissed it as soon as I turned back. 😗 Absolutely close contact. I'm old embarrassed. When she got up and went on the stage, I found that the 1 meter 8 long legs were taller than me, an absolute goddess. It seems that I am too ordinary. There are many small performances in the city, and you can scan the QR code on the ticket to check the performance time and place in real time on WeChat. The most touching thing is the big earthquake, the actors are very powerful. Also find audiences to interact as group performances. salute the hero 🫡."Xi'an.International Exhibition Center/Chanba13 km from downtownAlso selected for 2024 Global 50 - Trending Attractions Trip.Trends Global 100Highlights: Xi'an Qianguqing Scenic Area is a Attraction that travels through time and space and subverts imagination. It was jointly created by Xi'an Expo Group and Songcheng Performing Arts. The Attraction has a unique scene at every step, including the Chronicle Avenue, Sky City, Lake View Pavilion, Chang'an Gate, Songcheng Tower, Songcheng Gate, Haunted House, Flaming Volcano, Chang'an Square, Performing Arts Square, and Songcheng Square. Walking along the Attraction's Guoyan Street and Yanyun Street, and strolling along the tree-lined path by the lake, the Silver Beach, Jinxiu Lake, and Chang'an Tower complement each other, which is beautiful. Cherish the present, life is a journey. It is a popular check-in spot that integrates performing arts, tourism, and vacation, and is suitable for all ages and rainy days.The large-scale song and dance "The Eternal Love of Xi'an" takes the story of a Chinese girl returning to China to trace her roots as the main line, starting a journey to search for national memory. It is like a magical time and space machine, fully and three-dimensionally presenting the grand chapter of the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties.Here you can find the vast and ancient light of Banpo, here you can find the romantic poetry of the Ba Willows, here you can find the character and spirit of the great Qin Dynasty, here you can find the legendary Silk Road with thousands of miles of flying sand, here you can find the prosperous chapter of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty... Tens of thousands of machines and equipment are running in full swing, three thousand tons of flood water is pouring down, hundreds of cubic meters of yellow sand are blowing in your face, the boundary between the stage and the audience area is broken by the combination of virtual and real performance techniques, and you can experience an immersive journey through time.The real-life experience drama "The Great Earthquake" uses high-tech means to reproduce the scene of a major earthquake, with mountains collapsing and houses collapsing. Real stories and touching pictures show the boundless love of the Chinese nation in fighting against earthquakes and disaster relief. Immersive naked-eye 3D "Fantasy Space", ride a virtual roller coaster through the jungle, drive a spaceship through the universe, follow a little turtle on an ocean adventure... Eight kinds of adventures through time, a flying adventure journey, take you up to the sky, down to the sea and into the ground. Immersive online celebrity check-in point "Light and Shadow Show", a colorful dream world. Traveling in the boundless universe, looking up at the bright stars, shuttling through the fantasy jungle... Couples and girlfriends, parents and children walking their kids, and family outings can all check in, which is fun and film-making. The large-scale interactive experience project "Battle of the Defense of Yan'an", a magnificent battle, a journey to cleanse the soul, enter the "battlefield" together, remember history, and cherish peace! There are dozens of performances in the Attraction, such as "Spinning Drum Dance", "Dance among Flowers", "National Style Flash Show", "Hairpin Lady Picture", etc., there is always one that suits you.Xi'an Qianguqing Scenic Area, give me one day and I will give you a thousand years!Show Less
- 9.14.6/547549 ReviewFrom117392
based on 7862 reviews"It is worth going, a way to play: during the day, look at the city wall in Xi'an, know the attractions, and locate the general direction. At night, climb the city wall to see the night view, the neighborhood food, wear Tangfeng men and women."Xi'an.Zhonggulou Square871m from downtownFeatured in 2024 Global 100 - Best Things to DoHighlights: Xi'an City Wall is a landmark of this ancient city. The city walls that we see now were built in the early years of the Ming dynasty and they are now more than 600 years old. The walls were built on the foundations of the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty and they are formed together with a series of defensive installments such as moats and turrets. At present, Xi’an City Wall can be accessed by many city gates. Visitors can choose the nearest one to them. The South Gate is the visitor entrance of Xi’an City and is also the city gate with more tourists. Cycling on the ancient walls is a good experience. Riding on the wall overlooking the ancient capital of the thirteenth dynasty, you will have a feeling of travelling through time.Show Less - 8.04.5/51732 ReviewFrom626087"I bought more than 400 tickets, and the price is medium. Watching the wolf run in front of him for half a minute, if the budget is not much, you can buy the second class, and you can see it. Don't queue too early, there are seats anyway,"Xi'an.International Exhibition Center/Chanba12.3 km from downtownNo.12 of Best Things to Do in Xi'anHighlights: The real-scene singing, dancing and performing arts camel bell legend show that can run is staged at the Huaxia Cultural Tourism Grand Theater by Xia Chunting, chairman of Huaxia Cultural Tourism Group, as the chief planner, chief director, and chief screenwriter. In the process of compiling the legend of camel bells, taking the "Belt and Road" as the main line, digging deep into the traditional culture of the Tang Dynasty, tracing the traces of the camel caravan on the Silk Road, creating the first revolving auditorium, combining modern high-tech with the legend of the camel road and the Silk Road The fusion of historical and cultural classics brings the audience extraordinary visual experience and spiritual shock, and spreads the cultural legends of Xi'an's most glorious historical period with positive energy. "Legend of the Camel Bell" show is divided into the prologue "Reappearance of the Years" and "Send You a Thousand Miles", "Wolf Road in Distress", "Exotic Style", "Auspicious Rain Washing the Dust", "Welcome the Lang Return", "The Prosperity of China" "The seven-act plot takes you through the boldness and vastness of the desert wind and sand, listens to the crispness and mystery of the camel bells on the Silk Road, tastes exotic customs, witnesses the glory of the Tang Dynasty, and listens to the echoes of China's millennium.Show Less
- 8.14.5/51438 ReviewFreebased on 37 reviews"[View] Datang Everbright City is worth visiting both day and night. Especially the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Daci'en Temple must also go. At night, it is a fire tree and silver flower, as if it came to Datang in ancient times. Because there are handsome men and women in ancient costumes everywhere."Xi'an.Qujiang Exhibition Area5.2 km from downtownFeatured in 2024 Global 100 - NightlifeHighlights: Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City is located between the Dayan Pagoda and Tang Paradise, full of Tang stylistic elements. Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City's Central Axis View Avenue is a 1,500-meter central and sculptured pedestrian street that runs from the north and south. It is surrounded by nine groups of themed groups such as the emperor, historical figures, heroic stories, and classic works of art, offering three-dimensional representations of the Tang Dynasty's supremacy in the fields of religion, art, science and technology and to highlight the great country.Show Less
- 8.64.5/514142 Reviewbased on 2328 reviews"The Bell Tower and Drum Tower can play together. Package 50. The Bell Tower has two floors, and Jingyun Bell is said to be the source of the bells of the Spring Festival Gala. The Drum Tower has live musical instrument performances, every ten minutes. During the day and night, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower are very good."Xi'an.Zhonggulou Square2m from downtownFeatured in 2024 Global 100 - NightlifeHighlights: Xi'an Bell Tower is a relatively complete clock tower in China. It was built in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. As one of the landmarks of the ancient city, the clock tower is located at the center of Xi'an. It radiates into four streets in the east, south, west and north, and connects with the four gates of the east, south, west and north of the Xi'an city wall. The lower part of the bell tower is a square base. The top is covered with dark green glazed tiles, and the apex is wrapped in authentic gold. Against the backdrop of the night lights, the entire clock tower is stunningly beautiful.Show Less
- 7.64.2/510349 ReviewFreebased on 4135 reviews"It is worth going, the food is particularly rich, that is, there are too many people, you must prepare in advance, wear sneakers, otherwise you will be tired to go down, travel lightly, you can buy a variety of souvenirs and crafts"Xi'an.Zhonggulou Square331m from downtownNo.14 of Best Things to Do in Xi'anHighlights: Huimin Street is an old Muslim neighborhood with a history dating back centuries ago. It has a distinct Muslim culture and a vibrant food culture, making it a paradise for food lovers. Huimin Street is not just a single street. It is a collective name for the whole Muslim District. It consists of Beiyuan Gate, North Guangji Street, Xiyangshi and Dapiyuan Street. It is also known as “Muslim Quarter” and “Fang Shang”. The district also houses a number of old local restaurants: Jia San Soup Buns and Lao Mi Jia Soaked Bread etc. You can also eat almost all of Xi’an delicacies here: various kebabs, bread and mutton soup, soup buns, spicy goat trotters, and cold skin noodles etc.Show Less
- 7.94.5/55246 Reviewbased on 1037 reviews"During the National Day, there are people everywhere, and for tourists from other places, online ticket purchase provides great convenience. Xi'an Drum Tower, the most complete Drum Tower in the country, is still worth seeing. The building is magnificent. There are descriptions of drum culture and various drum displays in the exhibition hall. If it coincides with the punctual and half-point, you can also see the folk music performance. This is a big praise."Xi'an.Zhonggulou Square332m from downtownNo.13 of Best Things to Do in Xi'anHighlights: The Drum Tower in downtown Xi'an was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It is over 600 years old. In ancient times, it was a time-keeping device. It is now one of the landmarks of the ancient city. On the south side of the Drum Tower, there is a plaque that says: "The Rich Land of Culture and Military". This plaque, together with the "The First Gate of the World" plaque in Shanhaiguan, are known as the "twin plaques of China". If you climb the Drum Tower, you can see a 1.8-meter-high drum. There are also 24 red drums engraved with 24 solar terms. They are very robust and impressive. To the north of the Drum Tower is theMuslim Quarter, which is a paradise for food enthusiasts.Show Less
- 7.44.6/51935 ReviewFreebased on 343 reviews"The wind blowing is culture, and the history at the foot. Rainy days do not affect me to play in Xi'an Drum Tower. It feels particularly good to stand upstairs and blow the wind. Near the Drum Tower is Muslim Street. The meat sandwich is very delicious. My son likes to eat chicken."Xi'an.Zhonggulou Square411m from downtownNo.18 of Best Things to Do in Xi'anHighlights: The Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square is located at the intersection of East, West, South and North Avenue. According to research, this was once the site of Shangshusheng (Department of State Affairs) during the Tang Dynasty. On the north side of the square, there are a number of prestigious and long-established shops; and under the square is the Century Golden Flower Mall. In addition, there is a musical fountain built on the Bell Tower.Show Less
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