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China /Xi'an / The City

The capital of Shaanxi Province and use to be called Chang'an. Its urban area covers 961 square km and the urban population is 3.25 million.

Eleven dynasties established their capitals here in the past. It flourished in the Han (205 BC-220) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, with a magnificent imperial palace.


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