The famous ancient Silk Road starts from here and extends to the west.

Xi'an has many tourist scenic spots such as the famous Qin Dynasty Terra-cotta Warrior and Horse Figures, The Shaanxi Museum of History, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Little Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an Forest of Steles, Drum Tower, Huaqing Hot Spring, Old City Wall, Banpo Village Ruins, the Lantian Ape-Man Ruins and Huashan Mountain, etc.