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The Huaqing Hot Springs (huaging chi ) nearly 19 miles (30 km) east of Xi’an, early as the Western Zhou, with later additions built during the Qin and Sui dynasties. The springs are famous because of Yang Guifei a regular guest and the central character in one of China’s most enduring legends of ill-fated love.

Guifei also known as the fat at concubine well proportioned women were cons sidered epitom during the Tang dynast was a girl of humble origins but of exceptional beauty. She attracted the attention of Tang dynasty emperor Xuanzong, who While on the run, the order her to hang hers blaming Yang Gu, literally sick with grief, abdicated the throne to or the ruin of the empire, forced the emperor to one of his sons. places to bathe. The Hot Springs Bathhouse offers private baths, bu commnal bat several The natural springs are considered to have beneficial minerals and there are have more of the local atmosphere and are inexpensive. Entry to the Huaqing Hot Springs is RMB 70 and is open from 8am to 7pm.

Shaanxi’s elaborate paper cuttings are usually pasted onto windows during Chinese New Year.

Banpo Village(banpo bowuguan), inhabited long before the glories of the various empires that made Xi’ an home, was discovered in 1953. The village is the earliest example of the Neolithic Yangshao culture that’s renowned for its colorful ceramics tha feature etchings that are possibly an early form of writing. The site itself is made up of divided into three separate areas: a residential area, a manufacturing area, and a cemetery. Remaining are 45 houses and buildings, 250 adult graves, 73 children’s burial urns, and six pottery kilns. The villagers cultivated various crops, domesticat pigs and dogs, fished in the nearby Wei River and manufactured ceramics.

Quotes

“It’s amazing how Xi’ an history envelops you. There’s always a constant reminder of its past.

Some archeologists have argued that Banpo represents a matriarchal society, though the supporting evidence remains vague The site has been treasure trove of artifacts though, with over 8, 000 pieces unearthed Some of the most interesting artifacts are the children’s burial urns. Children weren ren’t buried with the adults, but placed in urns which were buried on the close to homes. The lids on the urns have a hole in the top in order for the spirits of the deceased to travel to the afterworld.