City God Temple (Duchenghuang Temple)
Built during the Ming Hongwu reign and styled the "Chief City God" (with authority over city gods of several northwest provinces): the temple's drum music is an important branch of Xi'an Drum Music (a world intangible heritage), and the archway before the temple and its century-old temple-market layout continue to this day
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-18:00
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Built during the Ming Hongwu reign and styled the "Chief City God" (with authority over city gods of several northwest provinces): the temple's drum music is an important branch of Xi'an Drum Music (a world intangible heritage), and the archway before the temple and its century-old temple-market layout continue to this day. Free admission, 08:00-18:00, within walking distance of Bell Tower Station on Metro Line 2, in the same area as the Muslim Quarter.
Getting there: Metro Line 2, Bell Tower Station
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More in Xi'an
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Tang-dynasty Buddhist pagoda with nightly musical fountain.
- Muslim Quarter
Lantern-lit food alleys behind the Drum Tower since the Tang dynasty.
- Terracotta Army
8,000 life-size clay warriors guarding Emperor Qin Shi Huang since 210 BC.
- Xi'an City Wall
Ride a bicycle on the best-preserved Ming city wall in China.
- Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum
Discovered by villager Yang Zhifa while digging a well in 1974, the "Eighth Wonder of the World": Over 6,000 terracotta warriors in the First Pit infantry formation with "a thousand faces, a thousand looks"; the Second Pit features mixed arms formations and kneeling archers and green-faced figures; the Third Pit is the command headquarters; the Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum's First Chariot and Second Chariot are known as the "Crown of Bronze..."
- Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum (Lishan Garden)
The resting place of China's first emperor (built for 38 years, mobilizing 720,000 laborers): The burial mound has not been excavated—legends state it was "filled with mercury to simulate rivers, lakes, and seas" to mimic the terrain, which awaits archaeological verification; pit burials such as the Acrobatics Pit, Civil Official Pit, and Stone Armor Pit display the skills of various trades in the Qin Dynasty.