10. Shop
The Muslim Quarter is a great place to shop for unique items – food, clothes, curios. My favourite was their freshly ground course chilli!
Fly
Tigerair flies to Xi’an from Singapore three times a week. It is an awesome route to take when flying out of Australia as Tigerconnect, offers hassle-free transfer facility at Changi Airport. This allowed me to transit seamlessly and it can allows passengers access to more destinations on their network. Visit tigerair.com for more details.
Stay
Grand Park Xi’an – Located just two minutes from the metro station, this lovely hotel is also a five minute walk from the City Walls, a twenty minute walk to the Bell Tower and an hour’s drive to the famed site of the Army of Terracotta Warriors and Horses. The hotel offers complimentary Wi-Fi and has a lovely breakfast spread offering both Chinese and Western cuisine. Address: 12 Xi Duan, Huan Cheng South Road, Xian 710068, Shaanxi, China. Visit their official website for rates.
**I was a guest of Tigerair. All opinions are entirely my own.
We went to see a water show in Hangzhou and it was absolutely incredible! It looked like the performers were floating on the water. If I’m ever in Xi’an again, I’ll definitely check out the water show at the hot springs!
The whole water element is what I think makes it so amazing! Especially how they use the mountain to light up to different scenes, truly spectacular!
Such an amazing variety of things to do in Xian … another reason why I can’t wait to get to China!
I would love to read about your take on Xi’an when you visit! 🙂 I am sure you will love it, especially cycling around the city walls!
We loved Xian! The best food we had in China was at a small hole in the wall that a local sent us to down an alley near the drum tower. It was a very large bowl of braised chicken and we ate it all. I almost licked the pan. I just stumbled on your site and I was happy to read this blog. Brings back memories of our time there. I agree the water treatment in the shows are awesome to. Cheers! -JR