Terracotta Warriors and Hanyang Tombs Day Tour
(Exclusive English-Speaking Tour Guide and Vehicle)

When you are planning your Xian tour, your focus will be definitely on Terracotta Warriors Museum. But the other equally interesting and important subterranean archaeological museum may slip under your radar, namely, Hanyang Tombs (Hanyangling). The Tomb of Tomb of Emperor Jingdi Jindi (188BC - 141BC) is for the fourth emperor of Han Dynasty (206 B.C.– 220 A.D.) which follows Qin Dynasty ( 221–206 BC) when Terracotta Warriors were made. We put the two great museums on a day trip for you to feel and see.

Picked up from your downtown hotel in Xian, drive for about 30 km and get to Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Terracotta Warriors were supposed to safeguard Chinese first emperor –Qin Shihuang in his afterlife. He unified China in 221 BC for the first time in Chinese history and established Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.), thus starting China's over 2000 years'feudal society.

These vivid over 2000-year-old soldiers of Terracotta Army were discovered March 24, 1974 by a group of local farmers when they were digging a well. The museum is composed of three pits: Pit 1, Pit 2 and Pit 3; the Exhibition Hall and the movie -360 degrees. Going through the main entrance you see Pit No.01, the largest and the first excavated. Hundreds and thousands of pottery soldiers and chariots are arrayed in the pit. Pit 1 is most impressive and the highlight of the museum.

Pit 2 is located northeast of Pit 1. The site of Pit 2 was discovered in 1976. Pit 2 is 20 meters long, home to over a thousand terracotta warriors and 90 chariots of wood. It was open to public in 1994. Also discovered in 1976, Pit 3 is located northwest of Pit 1. It is regarded by Archaeologists as the command center of the armed forces. It was unveiled to the public in 1989.

After visiting Terracotta Warriors Museum, you will be transferred to Hanyang Tombs. This is a wonderful cultural site, more interesting and engaging than the Terracotta Warriors. The well-structured site comprises the emperor's tomb, empress' tomb, the south and north accompanying burial pits, and human sacrifice graveyard.
With the emperor's tomb laid out in the center, the site tells the strict hierarchical social structure.

The Protection Hall of Burial Pits is popularly known as the underground museum or onsite subterranean museum. This is the place worth most of your visit time in Hanyang Tomb.
It is awesome to walk on the glass floors to view the terracotta smaller scale people, more engaging and interesting than Terracotta Warrior Museum,

Han Yang Ling Archaeological Exhibition Hall is a modern comprehensive museum. It has a unique style and advanced exhibition area. About 1700 exquisite artifacts unearthed in the past 30 years are on display in the two-storey building.

Back to your hotel at the end of the day trip.

This tour is designed for your own traveling party and no other tourists will join you. So you have much flexibility and freedom. If you have any questions, or want more time for taking photos, just feel free to let your tour guide know. With your personal tour guide, you will have more interaction with the locals which will enrich your travel experience in Xian. It is a non-shopping private tour and no Hidden Fee!

On the evening before your departure early next morning, you will get a call to your hotel room or a message at your hotel front counter by your tour guide to reconfirm your next morning's pickup time which is normally set around around 8:30 am.

On the morning of your tour departure date, our tour guide will go to your hotel ahead of your pick-up time in the lobby, holding a sign with your name. When you come down to the hotel lobby, just look around for the sign to meet our tour guide.

You will have the narratives of local history and culture by your tour guide while you are comfortably sitting in the air-conditioned vehicle of your exclusive use and enjoying the views passing by.

Rush hours in Xian can cause serious traffic jam. We try our best to manage the traffic and keep your schedule.

All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.

Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)

Price inclusion: 1. All transfers and city transportation for your own use 2. Entrance fees and Chinese lunch 3. Private car or van with English speaking guide 4. The above private escorted tour is designed for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.		Price exclusion: 1. Tips to your tour guide and driver 2. Travel insurance for your coverage of injury or accident
Travel Tips: Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Xian.

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