Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum is the burial complex of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor who unified China. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987 and known as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”Following the ancient Chinese belief of “treating the dead as living”, the whole mausoleum complex was designed as a replica of the Qin capital Xianyang. It took 38 years and over 700 000 labourers to constructXinhuanet.The Terracotta Army is the underground imperial guard. Thousands of life‑size clay warriors have unique faces and expressions, created with an ancient modular assembly technique. They record the military power, sculpture craftsmanship and social culture of the Qin Dynasty.The exquisite bronze chariots are hailed as “the crown of bronze art”.The main burial mound (Lishan Garden) remains unexcavated. Together with many auxiliary pits, it presents a complete picture of early imperial Chinese civilization.
Yongxingfang was one of the 108 residential wards (Fang) of Tang‑dynasty Chang’an (ancient Xi’an), and the former residence of Wei Zheng, a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. It is China’s first intangible‑cultural‑heritage‑themed food block.
It preserves the Tang‑era “Li‑Fang” urban planning system. A ground‑level miniature model shows the layout of ancient Chang’an city. The large bronze mirror at Mirror Square carries the famous Tang‑era philosophy: “Use bronze as a mirror to correct your appearance; use history as a mirror to understand rise and fall; use people as a mirror to know gains and losses.”
Yongxingfang is a living cultural space, gathering Shaanxi’s intangible heritage from three regions: Guanzhong, northern Shaanxi and southern Shaanxi. Visitors can taste local traditional snacks, watch shadow puppetry, Qinqiang opera and folk performances, and experience the folk life of Shaanxi.