Xian Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City is located in Xian’s Yanta District, at the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Running 2100m (6890ft) north from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda South Square south to South Tang Dynasty City Wall ruins, and 500m (1640ft) east from Ci’en East Road west to Ci’en West Road, with a total construction area of 650000 square meters, it is Asia's largest sculpture landscape street and the country's first street with face-scanning software payment function.

Facts

- In Chinese: 大唐不夜城

- Address: Yanta District, Xian, Shaanxi Province

- Opening time: access all day

- Best time to visit: all year round

- Entrance fee: free of charge

Four Squares, Four Cultural Venues and Five Sculptures

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City was founded themed on China Tang Dynasty culture. It now consists of four squares - the Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square, Master Xuan Zang Square and Zhenguang Square; four cultural venues - Xian Concert Hall, Shaanxi Opera House, Xian Art Gallery and Qujiang Pacific Film City; and five cultural sculptures, including Tang Dynasty Buddha Culture Sculpture, Tang Dynasty Hero Sculpture, Governing of Emperor Zhenguang Sculpture, Queen Wuzetian Sculpture and Kaiyuan Prosperity Sculpture.

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City is the best place in Xian and even China to experience Tang Dynasty culture and history.

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City Pillars, Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City by night

Emperor Zhenguang Square

It is the core part Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City, made of Xian Concert Hall, Shaanxi Opera House, Xian Art Gallery and Qujiang Pacific Film City. The square adopts a vertical design, with four sunken squares on the ground floor to organically link the ground and underground activities.

Wanguolaichao Sculpture

After the reign of Zhenguan (Emperor Tang Taizong) and the flourishing era of Kaiyuan (Emperor Tang Xuanzong), the Tang Dynasty became the most prosperous and civilized country in the world at that time, and a paradise in the East that all countries in the world yearned for. Chang 'an, today’s Xian, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was the holy land that was expected by all, and was home to many foreigners. Tang culture spreaded far and wide, and Chinese civilization influenced the world. Wanguolaichao Sculpture depicts exactly the scene that all nations come to pay respects to China.

Emperor Wuzetian Sculpture

It is to remember Queen Wu zetian - the only female emperor in Chinese history.This group of sculptures, connected between Zhenguan square and Kaiyuan square, were built based on the painting of “Queen's Journey” by Zhang Xuan, a famous Tang Dynasty Lady painter.

Tang Dynasty Historical and Cultural Relief Pillars

Surrounding Emperor Wuzetian Sculpture, there are 24 pillars, of Tang Dynasty Dougong (bucket arch) architecture style, presenting 48 important cultural events of the Tang Dynasty, such as "Qujiang banquet”, “Silk Road”, “Lantern Exhibition on Lantern Festival ", in the form of reliefs.

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City sculpture and pillar

How to get to Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City

By metro: Get on Line 3 or 4 at the nearest station and get off at Dayanta (the Big Wild Goose Pagoda) Station.

By city bus: Visitors can take Qujiang Tourist Bus, Round Mountain Bus No.1, City Bus No.5, No.19, No.22, No.23, No.24, No.30, No.34, No.41, No.44, No.189, No.224, No.242, No.307, No.400, No.401, No.408, No.500, No.501, No.521, No.526, No.601, No.606, No.609, No.701, Tourist Bus No.6, Tourist Bus No.8, Tourist Bus No.9 and get off at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Station.

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