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Do you feel as if you have pretty much done all there is to do in Xi’an, with your options especially limited during winter time? Well, there is yet more of Xi’an to discover, and this winter doesn’t have to be as gloomy as you think. Read more>>
According to a report by China National Radio (CNR), Xi'an's civil servants –police, taxi drivers, bank and postal workers, hospital staff, etc. – must all be able to speak a basic level of English by 2015. This new policy was just recently passed under an initiative to strengthen the city's foreign language skills and thereby to make it more international. Under the new policy, all civil servants under 40 with a university degree must be able to speak 300 or more sentences... Read more>>
Xi'an's history is as old as China's itself. The Xi'an area was the center of power of the very earliest Chinese dynasties, and when it reached the height of its glory in the 9th century AD, Xi'an (then called Chang'an) was one of the greatest cities in the world. The story begins with some of China's most significant Neolithic excavations, which were carried out in the Xi'an area. The written records of the region date back to the Zhou dynasty...Read more>>
Xi'an is a vital gateway city to western China, and is well-served by transport links. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport offers flights to most of China's major cities and to destinations in Asia, Europe, Oceania and America. Xi'an Railway Station is a vital part of China's rail network, as the city lies on the main east-west rail route that joins Shanghai in the east with the far western border of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region....Read more>>
