西安 Xi'an

Xi'an, the ancient Chang'an, has over 3,100 years of city-building history and served as the capital of 13 dynasties for more than 1,100 years — the longest of any ancient Chinese capital.

西安，古称长安，有3100多年建城史、1100多年建都史，先后有13个王朝在此建都，是中国建都时间最长的古都。

Old Chang'an was the starting point of the Silk Road, where caravans set off west toward ancient Rome — making the city a world crossroads of trade and culture for centuries.

古长安是丝绸之路的起点，驼队从这里出发西去古罗马，长安由此成为世界闻名的经济文化交流中心。

Today the Ming-dynasty city wall still rings the old town — one of the best-preserved ancient walls in China. Ride a bike on top of it at sunset and history is right beneath your wheels.

明城墙至今环抱老城，是中国保存最完整的古城墙之一。黄昏时分在城墙上骑车，千年历史就在车轮之下。

From the Western Zhou capital Fenghao in the 11th century BC, 13 dynasties including Qin, Han, Sui and Tang made this plain their capital for over 1,100 years.

自公元前11世纪西周建都丰镐起，秦、汉、隋、唐等13个王朝在此建都，历时1100余年。

Tang Chang'an was then the largest city in the world. The Silk Road began at its Western Market — and the name 'Xi'an' itself dates to 1369, the second year of Ming Emperor Hongwu's reign.

唐代长安是当时世界上最大的城市，丝绸之路从这里起步；「西安」之名则始于明洪武二年（1369年）。

Two UNESCO World Heritage sites stand here: the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and its Terracotta Army, and five Silk Road sites along the Chang'an–Tianshan corridor.

两处世界遗产坐落于此：秦始皇陵及兵马俑坑，以及丝绸之路长安—天山廊道上的5处遗产点。