Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

White Deer Plain Film and Television City

Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province and a sub-provincial city, is situated in the middle of the Guanzhong Plain, with the Weihe River in the north and Qinling Mountains in the south, and it is the center of Shaanxi Province's political, economic and cultural affairs, with jurisdiction over 9 districts and 4 counties. With a total area of 10,108 square kilometers, the city has a built-up area of 369 square kilometers, a resident population of 8,434,600 and a household population of 7,816,700.

Xi'an is a world famous historical and cultural city with a long history. Xi'an is world-renowned as one of the world's four major ancient civilizations, ranking first among China's ancient capitals, and is the capital city with the longest period of time, the largest number of dynasties, and the greatest influence in the history of China, and is the cradle of the Chinese nation, the birthplace of Chinese civilization, and the representative of Chinese culture. In ancient times, "Lantian Apes" flourished here; Neolithic "Half-slope ancestors" established tribes here; in the 11th century B.C., King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty established the two capitals of Feng-ho on both sides of the Feng River, which unveiled the glorious history of Xi'an's thousand-year imperial capital, which has a history of more than 3,100 years of founding and 1,200 years of influential capital dynasties in the history of China. With a history of more than 3,100 years of city building and more than 1,200 years of capital building, Xi'an has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang, and has the reputation of "the state of emperors and kings in Qinzhong since ancient times". Xi'an was once the political, economic and cultural center of China and the earliest city to open up to the outside world, with the famous Silk Road starting from Xi'an; one of the "Eight Wonders of the World", the Terracotta Warriors of the First Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, demonstrates the city's majestic and heavy historical and cultural heritage. The long history and culture of Xi'an makes it a "natural history museum". The variety, quantity and value of cultural relics and monuments are second to none in the country, and many of them are rare treasures that are only found in China and rare in the world.

Xi'an is a city with smooth transportation and obvious location advantages. Xi'an is located in the center of China's land map and the combination of the two major economic regions in central and western China, is the gateway to the northwest to the southwest, the Central Plains, East China and North China cities and transportation hub. In the national regional economic layout, Xi'an, as the largest center city in the economic belt along the Longhai-Lanxin Railway, the Chinese section of the New Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, is the bridgehead for the implementation of the national strategy of developing the west, and has the important strategic position of carrying the east and starting the west, connecting the north and south. Xi'an is an important hub of the "Grand Cross" network of railroad traffic connecting the north and south of the country and the "meter" railroad traffic in Shaanxi Province, one of the largest node cities in the national trunk highway network, one of the six major aviation hubs in China and one of the six major communication hubs, with the characteristics of a hub city being very prominent. The characteristics of the city are very prominent. With the accelerated construction of the national high-speed railroad network, in the next five years, Xi'an one-day traffic circle coverage will be expanded to half of China, the radiation population from the current 600 million to more than 1.2 billion.

Xi'an is a city of advanced science and technology and strong innovation. Comprehensive scientific and technological strength in the forefront of the national city, the city has 49 general schools of higher learning, with more than 3,000 various types of scientific research and technological institutions, all types of independent scientific research institutions 661, of which 44 national key laboratories, industry testing centers, 632,200 college students, all types of professional and technical personnel of more than 417,700, more than 10,000 graduates of the master's degree and doctoral degree each year, there are 45 There are 45 academicians of the two academies and many national and even world-class scientists. The city has 820,000 people with tertiary education or above, accounting for 10.92% of the city's total population, ranking first in the country. The proportion of adults over 18 years old receiving education in the city ranks first in the country. More than one-third of China's aerospace force is gathered here, and the engines and propellants of Shenzhou V and VI rockets, rocket computers and remote sensing devices are all researched and manufactured in Xi'an. 12,772 patents were filed in the city in 2009, and science and technology's contribution to economic growth reached 51 percent.

Xi'an is a city of rapid development and thriving industries. In recent years, especially since the implementation of the Western Development Strategy, Xi'an's development has been accelerating, the city's appearance is undergoing rapid changes, and the economy and society have entered a new stage of accelerated development and upgrading. Economic growth has been maintained at 13% and above for 9 consecutive years, and the comprehensive strength has been significantly strengthened; in 2009, the city's GDP reached 272.4 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5 %. After years of development, Xi'an has built a complete industrial system with machinery and equipment, transportation, electronic information, aerospace, biomedicine, food and beverage, and petrochemicals as its main industries, and has cultivated five leading industries, including high-tech industry, equipment manufacturing industry, tourism industry, modern service industry, and cultural industry, and formed the High-tech Industrial Development Zone, the Economic and Technological Development Zone, the Qujiang New District, the Ba-Ba National Aviation Ecozone, and the Yanliang National Aviation Ecozone. Ba Ecological Zone, Yanliang National Aviation High-tech Industrial Base, Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base, International Port Area, and Fengwei New Area. The High-tech Zone has been recognized by the State Council as one of the six development zones for creating world-class science and technology parks, the Economic and Technological Development Zone is making every effort to build a 100-billion-yuan manufacturing base in the Jingwei Industrial Park, the Qujiang New Area is one of the two national cultural industry demonstration zones, and the Ba Ecological Zone is preparing for the 2011 World Horticultural Expo. The Ba River Ecological Zone is organizing the 2011 World Horticultural Expo. These development zones (bases) are the agglomeration of Xi'an's leading industries, the growth poles leading the city's economic development, and the demonstration zones for the construction of modernized cities.

Xi'an is a city with beautiful ecology and pleasant environment. Xi'an is bordered by the Wei River, the largest tributary of the Yellow River system, to the north, and the Qinling Mountains, known as China's national park, to the south, with beautiful natural landscapes that make people forget to come back. In recent years, Xi'an's investment in urban construction has increased year by year, the city's infrastructure conditions have been further improved, the city's roads, greening, gas supply, water supply, power supply, heating, communication, sewage and garbage disposal conditions have been further improved, and the city's comprehensive service functions have been significantly upgraded. City gas penetration rate of 97.7%, drinking water quality standards of 100%, the daily water supply capacity of 1.75 million tons, sewage treatment capacity of 950,000 tons / day, the first in the northern cities to solve the problem of urban water supply. Through the implementation of the "big water, big green" and "blue sky and blue water" project, to recreate the "eight water around Chang'an" scenic beauty, the quality of the human environment has improved significantly, the forest coverage rate of 42%, the number of days with air quality above the second level in 2009, the number of days with air quality above the second level. In 2009, the number of days with air quality above Grade 2 reached 304. The city has been honored as a national health city, national garden city, China's excellent tourist city, China's happiest city, etc., and has become a place for people to live, invest and start a business.

The coming period is an important strategic opportunity in the history of Xi'an's development. The 11th Xi'an Municipal Congress put forward the development goal of building a humanistic, dynamic and harmonious Xi'an, proposing that: Gross Regional Product (GRP) strive to grow at an average annual rate of more than 13%, and on the basis of the full completion of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", GRP will reach 350 billion yuan by 2011, with per capita exceeding 4,500 U.S. dollars, double that of 2005, and double that of 2005, respectively. In June 2008, the State Council approved the Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone Development Plan. The Plan positions Xi'an at the national level as an international metropolis. By 2020, the population of the metropolitan area will grow to more than 10 million, and the area of the main urban area will be controlled within 800 square kilometers, so as to build Xi'an into an important national science and technology research and development center, a regional trade, logistics and exhibition center, a regional financial center, a first-class international tourist destination, and an important high-tech industry and advanced manufacturing base in China. The implementation of the Plan signifies that "Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone" has become a national economic zone, and Xi'an will play an important strategic role in national regional development. At present, the city is under the guidance of the scientific concept of development, with full enthusiasm, pragmatic style of work to promote the work, so that Xi'an tomorrow better, so that the citizens of Xi'an more happy.

Xi'an is not only ancient, but also modern; it is not only an ancient city with rich historical and cultural deposits, but also a modernized city that is flourishing, full of vitality and hope, and it is a hot spot for friends from all over the world to invest and prosper. We sincerely invite you to come to Xi'an for sightseeing and business development.

After the founding of the Chinese People's Republic of China, there have been several major changes and adjustments to the administrative affiliation and administrative division of the city of Xi'an. 1949 May 20, Xi'an was liberated, belonging to the city of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region; in 1950, it was changed to the Northwest Military and Political Affairs Commission -, January 27, 1953 Northwest Military and Political Affairs Commission into the jurisdiction of the Northwest Administrative Committee, Xi'an City, belonging to the Northwest Administrative Committee; March 12, 1953, Xi'an City, belonging to the Northwest Administrative Committee. ; on March 12, 1953, it was changed into a central municipality, one of the 12 central municipalities in the country; on June 19, 1954, it was changed into a provincial municipality.

In the early years of liberation, Xi'an had 12 districts, including 8 urban districts and 4 suburban districts, with no streets in the urban areas and 19 townships in the suburban areas. 1954 saw a restructuring of the administrative divisions, with the 12 districts and some of the new townships merged into 9 districts, named New Town, Beilin District, Lianhu District, Changle District, Yanta District, Afang District, Weiyang District, Caochang District, Baqiao District, and Baqiao District. In April 1957, Changle and Weiyang Districts were abolished and the number of districts was reduced to 7. In November 1958, Chang'an, Lantian, Lintong, and ___ Counties were transferred to Xi'an City, and in 1960, Lianhu, Beilin, and Xincheng Districts were abolished, and Lantian, Lintong, and ___ Counties were transferred out of Xi'an City in August 1961, and in 1962, Xincheng, Beilin, and Lianhu Districts were restored, and in 1965, Baqiao, Yanta, Afang, and Weiyang Districts were abolished. In June 1966, the town of Yanliang, which belonged to Lintong County, was transferred to the city of Xi'an to form Yanliang District, and Xianyang City (a county-level city) was transferred to Xi'an City; in November 1966, the names of Xincheng, Beilin, Lianhu, and Yanliang Districts were changed to Dongfeng, Xiangyang, Hongwei, and Donghong Districts, and the original names were restored in 1972; in November 1971, the city of Xianyang City was transferred out of Baqiao, Beilin, and Lianhu Districts, with the approval of the State Council. In March 1980, the suburb of Xi'an was abolished, and the Baqiao, Weiyang and Yanta districts were restored.In October 1983, with the approval of the State Council, Lantian and Lintong counties belonging to the Weinan region, and Tuxian and Zhouzhi counties belonging to the Xianyang region (the Shaanxi Provincial People's Committee reported to the State Council for approval on September 10, 1964, and the counties of ___ were changed to Tuxian, and the counties of ___ were changed to Zhouzhi), and Gao'ling county were transferred to Xi'an city. Xi'an Municipality*** has 7 districts, namely Xincheng, Beilin, Lianhu, Baqiao, Weiyang, Yanta, Yanliang, and 6 counties, namely Chang'an, Lantian, Lintian, Lintong, Zhouzhi, Tuxian, and Gao'ling, and was approved by the State Council to abolish Lintong County and set up Lintong District on August 5, 1997, and was given the approval of the State Council to abolish Chang'an County and set up Chang'an District on June 2, 2002, and was given the approval of the State Council to abolish Chang'an County and set up Chang'an District, and was given the jurisdiction of 9 districts and 4 counties on March 7, 2008, and was given the jurisdiction of 9 counties. By the city 0 study and reported to the provincial 0 approval, the abolition of Changan District Wangqu Town, Ming calf township two townships (towns) of the establishment, the establishment of the corresponding street office, its administrative area remains unchanged, to the original townships (towns) 0 residence for the street office office. By the end of the year, the city's jurisdiction over the new city, Beilin, Lianhu, Yanta, Weiyang, Baqiao, Yanliang, Lintong, Chang'an 9 districts and Zhouzhi, Lantian, Tuxian, GaoLing 4 counties. *** There are 176 streets, townships and towns, including 89 street offices, 40 towns and 47 townships.

In May 2021, Xi'an was ranked 16th on the capital strength list of 2021 China's mainland cities.

In May 2021, the Comprehensive Index for the Protection and Utilization of Historical and Cultural Heritage of China's Cities was released, and Xi'an was ranked 7th.

In April 2021, Xi'an was selected as one of the 2021 First Top 100 Cities for Culture in China.

In March 2021, Xi'an was ranked 12th in the 2021 Chinese Cities Comprehensive Strength Ranking List.

In January 2021, the 2020 Rural Revitalization Communication Influence City Ranking was released, and Xi'an was ranked 22nd.

In January 2021, the Ranking of Chinese Cities in Science and Technology Innovation Development Index 2020 was released, and Xi'an was ranked 9th.

In January 2021, the 2020 China Efficiency "100 High Cities" list was released, and Xi'an ranked 38th.

In April 2021, the 2020 China Total Import and Export Cities Ranking was released, and Xi'an ranked 20th in China with 347.384 billion yuan.

In December 2020, the 2020 China Comprehensive Competitiveness Ranking of Cities was released, and Xi'an was ranked 19th.

In December 2020, the 2020 China City Growth Competitiveness Ranking was released, and Xi'an ranked 26th.

In December 2020, 2020 China's optimal business environment city ranking was released, and Xi'an was ranked 12th.

2020 China's Capital Cities' Leadership Ranking was released, with Xi'an's GDP accounting for 38.27% of the province's, ranking 4th.

April 2021, Xi'an was ranked 15th on the national list of cities' leisure and tourism competitiveness.

In February 2021, the list of 23 GDP trillion cities in 2020 was released, and Xi'an was ranked 22nd with a GDP of 100.2 billion yuan billion.

As of December 2020, the national list of cities ranked in terms of the number of general higher education institutions: Xi'an was ranked 6th, with 63 colleges and universities.

In December 2020, Xi'an was selected as one of the first batch of national pilot cities for culture and tourism consumption.

In December 2020, the 2020 China City Business Environment Ranking List was released, and Xi'an was ranked 11th.

In December 2020, the Boao International Tourism Awards announced the winners, and Xi'an was on the 5th place of the 2020 China Culture and Tourism City Brand Communication Power Ranking List.

In November 2020, Xi'an was elected as the 2020 China's Happiest City (Provincial Capitals and Planned Cities).

On October 2020, Xi'an was honored as the 2020 National Model City (County) of Double Embrace.

In October 2020, Xi'an was ranked 110th in the "2020 China's Top 100 Cities with Blue Sky" list.

In September 2020, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) named Xi'an as the third batch of national model cities for public transportation city construction.

In September 2020, the Walton Institute of Economic Research released the "Top 100 Cities in China in 2020", and Xi'an was ranked 16th.

In August 2020, the General Administration of Sport identified Xi'an as a national pilot city for sports consumption.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee re-recognized Xi'an as a national sanitary city (district).

In July 2020, China Customs magazine released the list of "2019 China's Top 100 Cities in Foreign Trade", and Xi'an ranked 19th.

In July 2020, the "2020 National Netroots Cities List" was released, and Xi'an ranked 9th on the list.

July 2020, "2020 Chinese Smart Cities Ranking" was released, and Xi'an ranked 9th on the list.

In June 2020, the 2019 China's Best Cities for Studying Ranking was released, and Xi'an was ranked No. 6 on the list (representative university: Xi'an Jiaotong University).

In 2020, the 2019 GDP Ranking of Cities in Shaanxi Province was released, and Xi'an was ranked No. 1 with 932.119 billion yuan.