Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City - Jaw-Dropping Pedestrian Street For Nightlife

First, as the only one national 5A tang-style scenic spot, Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City (officially Grand Tang Shopping Mall) vividly reproduces the architecture and culture of Tang Dynasty in live mode . If Terracotta Warriors and Horses presents the mighty Qin Dynasty (秦朝) founded by China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang (259~210 B.C.), the Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City animatedly tells you what was the glorious Tang Dynasty like under the governance of certain great emperors and one empress (650~755A.D.).

In addition, it's a wonderful place for nightlife and various immersive experiences, with no or low cost, are available for you to gain at once. Roaming the amazing street, you can appreciate amazing night scenes with considerable colorful lights on; you can watch free fantastic shows which are more novel and communicative; you can listen to gripping stories and refreshing music; you can meet pedestrians in Hanfu（汉服: ancient Chinese costume） and interact with actors; you also can enjoy diverse local food and experience facial payment at this the first face-saving payment block, etc. All of them are featured with Tang-style elements and will make you incredibly cheerful while immersing yourself into the thriving culture of Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, it's not far from major famous attractions in Xi’an, giving you the flexibility to choose from a wide range of attractions, such as the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda , Tang Paradise, Shaanxi History Museum, etc.
Below are three recommended Xian Tour Packages including Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City.

☛ 2 Days Xian City Break (Pick Up from Hotel, Train Station or Airport)
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☛ 4 Days Xian Highlights Tour with Mount Huashan Hiking (Xian Essential Highlights Plus Mount Hua Day Trip)

At the entrance of this street stands North Square of Giant Wild Goose Pagoda ,a beacon of wonder. Home to Asia's largest musical fountain, it's a marvel spanning 20,000 square meters, dotted with 2,024 spray holes. Watch in awe as the water leaps up to 60 meters high, dancing to nearly 100 melodies in a mesmerizing display.

Along the magnificent fountain to the south, more than thousands of luminous cards with Tang poems written on them hang in the air, just like fluorescent meteors with incomparable romance. Going through them is as if this flourishing dynasty with rich culture and inclusive spirits is telling us “A thousand gold coins spent; more will turn up again (千金散尽还复来)“ or “Heaven has made us talents; we’re not made in vain (天生我材必有用)”. (famous poems of Tang Dynasty)

Recommended Show:spectacular Fountain Show, a symphony with spraying water and colorful lights dancing with the music. This breathtaking spectacle coming alive four times daily, a must-see that combines tradition, art, and technology in a spellbinding dance.(12:00-12:10 / 16:00-16:10 / 19:00-19:10 / 21:00-21:10)

Located near the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, here stands the bronze statue of master Xuan Zang (玄奘), the prototype of monk Tang Seng (唐僧) who is the master of well-known Monkey King (孙悟空). And the popular buildings at this square include the imitation by the ratio of 1:6 from the sacred Hon-won Palace (含元殿) where state ceremonies were usually held in prime Tang dynasty.

Recommended Show: funny Prime Tang Secret Box as a funny and cultural talk show which brings visitors a novel experience through the interaction between two famous Tang Dynasty scholars (Fang Xuanling 房玄龄, Du Ruhi 杜如晦) and visitors to answer questions over humanities,history and others. (19:10-19:20 / 20:00-20:10 / 21:00-21:10 / 22:00-22:10)

Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City is also branded as the largest sculpture landscape block. And Xuanzang Squre is characterized by a series of exquisite cultural sculptures, such as the Datang Group of Heroes (大唐群英谱雕像群) which introduces many great figures in the history of Tang Dynasty, like well-known Monk Jianzhen (鉴真) and poet Li Bai (李白), etc.

Recommended Show: Music and Dance Competition on the Float whose main characters are “dancers from Tang dynasty and western regions ” showing the amazing encounter of elegant Tang-dynasty music and dance with vibrant western-world counterparts.

Zhenguan Square

This square is themed as spectacular cultural sculptures reproducing the glorious age of Tang Dynasty, such as the sculpture of Ten Thousand Countries Coming to the Court (万国来朝雕塑), and the sculpture groups of the only Chinese female emperor Wu Zetian (武则天).

Recommended Show: Government of Zhenguan which fully reproduces the prosperous and peaceful situation of Chang’an (the capital of Tang Dynasty) under the governance of emperor Li Shimin. (20:00-20:10 / 19:20-19:30)

Kaiyuan Square

Here stands the Kaiyuan Flourishing Age Sculpture Group with the largest number of 78 figures (开元盛世雕塑群) in the Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City. The base of the highest layer is the 4.59-meter-high statue of emperor Li longji (李隆基).

Recommended Show:The Tumbler show (also on North Square of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda) with a pretty beauty dressed in Tang Dynasty costume as a tumbler who holds hands with visitors through the graceful dancing posture. (20:15-20:25 / 21:30-21:40 / 19:30-19:40)

About 0.3 km away from - Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
About 1 km away from - Tang Paradise
About 1.6 km away from - Shaanxi History Museum

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Inscribed in the list of the World Cultural Heritage in 2014, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a seven-story quadrangular brick tower with a total height of 64.1 meters. As the earliest and largest existing quadrangular pavilion-style brick tower of the Tang Dynasty , this pagoda is viewed as a sacred Buddhist land and a treasure of the Chinese ancient architecture.

Tang Paradise
Based on the previous site, Tang Paradise is China’s first large-scale royal garden cultural theme park that comprehensively reproduces the landscape of the Tang Dynasty royal palaces.

Shaanxi History Museum
As China’s first large-scale modernized national museum , Shaanxi History Museum is a comprehensive museum which depicts the cultural abundance of historical cultural relics and profound civilizations of the Chinese nation from multiple perspectives.

As the ancient capital city of China for 13 dynasties, ruled by 73 emperors, Xian has left massive cultural heritages and relics for you to explore. Within about two days, you can finish visiting the main sites, which include the incredible man-made wonder, the Terracotta Warriors, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Muslim Quarter where you can get to try the local cuisines. Besides, biking around the Ancient City Wall and tracing back the history at Shaanxi History Museum and watching the Tang Dynasty Show, all of these activities are definitely unmissable for your stay in Xian. Now, it is available to have 144 hours Visa-Free Transit in Xian, and you can go for a history and culture tour or photography tour to explore all the stunning attractions in the city even without applying for a visa.

If you have more time, you can head to Luoyang, Hukou Waterfall, and the famous Mt. Huashan, which is about 120km away from the city area. Besides, you can start your Silk Road trip from the terminal Xian and travel along the route Marco Polo has visited, or you can regard Xian as your midway in China and start your trip from Beijing, Shanghai and even Lhasa to the west of Xian. China Discovery has designed many classic China tour packages including Xian for you. Let us customize one for you.Contact Us Now

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