Shaanxi

Shaanxi Province, a cradle of Chinese civilization, houses numerous cultural relics. They include the remains of Lantian Man living in the area 800,000 years ago, the ruins of a 6,000-year-old matriarchal village at Bampo and underground terracotta army of Qinshihuang (the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty). Xi'an, the province capital, was the starting point of the Silk Road. On the way from Xi'an to Baoji there are many imperial tombs from the Han and Tang dynasties and Famen Temple.

There is a highway and train services from Xi'an to Xianyang and Baoji, two other tourist cities in the province.