It was quite popular to erect stone tablets in front of tombs to record the merits and achievements of the deceased for many dynasties and many of these stone tablets and calligraphy remain to this day. Thus, Xi'an is also famous for being "the Home of Calligraphy". The most renowned is Forest of Steles as a treasure house of Chinese calligraphic art. It was founded in 1090 A.D. and houses over 2300 steles from the Han, Wei, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Bell Tower

The Bell Tower was built during the Ming Dynasty and offers an excellent view over the city.

Shaanxi Historical Museum

This stunning new building was built as a museum to displays rare relics of Neolithic pottery and jewelry, Zhou bronzes, Qin architectural material, Han pottery figurines, etc. that have been unearthed in the region.

The Huaqing Pool

The Huaqing Pond at the northwest foot of the Lishan Mountain in Lingtong County, is a famous hot spring in Shangxi. For more than three thousand years, it served as the summer palace and resort for monarchs of various dynasties. In the sixth year of the Tianbao Reign, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had a walled-in mansion built on the mountain slope and named it Huaqing Palace. It is now known as the Huaqing Hot Springs.

Famen Monastery

The Famen Monastery in the south of the county town of Fufeng, is a well-known Buddhist establishment where the sariras of Sakyamuni are preserved. It was first built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 -220 AD) and the underground palace is by far the largest of its kind ever discovered underneath a Buddhist stupa. From the palace four sariras attributed to Sakyamuni were found in an eight-layered container, along with a rare collection of 2,400 precious cultural relics, including Tang-dynasty imperial gold and silver utensils, glassware, porcelains, pearls and precious stones and textiles.

Wild Goose Pagodas

The Dayan (Greater Wild Goose) Pagoda in the Ci'en Temple of Xi'an, was first built in 652. In the shape of a simple and well-proportioned square pyramid, the Dayan Pagoda is a 64.1-meter-tall, seven-story gray brick structure with a distinctive national style; it is also a solemn-looking masterpiece of ancient Buddhist architecture. The Xiaoyan ( Lesser Wild Goose) Pagoda in the Jianfu Temple of Xi'an, is a 43.3-meter-high 13-layer square structure of bricks with folded eaves. Its width diminishes progressively from bottom to top as its outline is reduced with smooth and tasteful lines as a work of art.

Banpo Museum

Banpo Museum, located in the east of Xi'an, is the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic Era known as the Yangshao Culture in China. The site was discovered in 1953 and covers an area of approximately 50,000 square meters. Excavations revealed 45 houses, pottery, kilns, a burial ground, grain stores and tool stores. Banpo is considered to be one of the best examples of a preserved agricultural community of this era anywhere in the world.

Old City Wall of Xi'an

The moat design of the old Xi'an city wall as it stands today was built during the early years of the Ming Dynasty, modeled after the former Chang'an City, capital during the Tang Dynasty. The only large city wall completely preserved in China, the Xi'an city wall layed out on a oblong plane stands 12 meters tall and 11.9 kilometers in circumference. The wall is 12-14 meters wide at the top and 15-18 meters wide at the bottom. A total of 5,894 ledges are built along the outer edge of the wall, and the inner wall has no ledge at all.