Follow the Dynasties
A millennium before skyscrapers, Chang'an was the planet's largest, most cosmopolitan city. Its street grid still underlies Xi'an; this trail walks the Tang through what remains, what's dug up, and what's gloriously rebuilt.
Xuanzang's sutra tower (652 AD) and its slender sibling — the two originals that watched the whole dynasty pass beneath.
Full guide →Hejiacun's agate cup and dancing-horse flask, tri-colour camels, tomb-mural galleries — the dynasty's material soul under one roof.
Full guide →The Tang seat of power — 4.5× the Forbidden City's area — read through foundation platforms and IMAX reconstruction: archaeology at imperial scale.
Full guide coming soonThe hot-spring court of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, plus the night spectacular that re-stages their story against Mt. Li.
Full guide →Grand Tang Mall's golden mile — scholarship it isn't, but the dynasty's confidence relit nightly, hanfu crowds included.
Full guide →The Great Mosque's courtyards, the Nestorian Stele in the Forest of Steles — Chang'an hosted every religion the road delivered.
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