One of the best tourist destinations in China, Xi'an is home to numerous 
historical and cultural sites, including Terracotta Warriors. According to data 
released by Xi'an Cultural and Tourism Bureau, Xi'an received 294 million 
visitors from home and abroad from January to November of 2019. On December 12, 
Xi'an held a conference on the integration and promotion of cultural tourism, 
and proposed the goal of making Xi'an a world-class tourist destination by the 
end of 2022. Xi'an has in recent years vigorously promoted the deep integration 
of cultural tourism. Numerous historically and culturally rich and innovative 
tourism projects have given the ancient city of Xi'an greater vitality.

Recently, Feng Jiachen, a tumbler girl dressed in a Tang Dynasty costume, 
became an online celebrity for her elegant dancing performance in Xi'an. On 
Douyin, one of China's most popular short-video social media platforms, videos 
of the tumbler girl's performance have recorded over 1.62 billion views. Her 
performance every night attracts a huge audience, including many visitors from 
outside of Xi'an who come to watch her performance.

The street where she performs every day is located at the foot of the 
world-famous Dayan Pagoda. When night falls, the evening lights are 
resplendently beautiful, lighting up the night sky of the ancient city. As a 
name card of Xi'an, the street, known as the Grand Tang Mall, is home to some 
of the most popular elements such as online celebrity bands, performance art, 
delicious food from all over the world and shopping malls, as well as 
traditional Chinese history and culture. As a representative of "Culture + 
Tourism + Commerce" and a trend indicator of "night economy", the Grand Tang 
Mall has been among the first batch of national pilot pedestrian streets.

In recent years, Xi'an has taken frequent measures to attract more overseas 
tourists. Xi'an became the first 144-hour transit visa-free city in Northwest 
China starting from 1 December 2019. At the end of 2019, Xi'an Xianyang 
International Airport had a total of 88 routes connecting with international 
destinations and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan at, with access to 36 countries 
and 74 major hubs and cities worldwide, covering 43 cities in 20 countries 
along the "Belt and Road".

In March 2019, Xi'an was elected as the "East Asian Cultural Capital 2019". In 
October, Xi'an was ranked 6th among the world's top 20 trending travel 
destinations for 2020 by Airbnb, and was also the only Chinese city in the 
list. Nowadays, when visiting Xi'an, in addition to traditional scenic spots 
like the Terra-Cotta Warriors and the Bell Tower and Drum Tower, more and more 
tourists from home and abroad are attracted by many new spots such as the 
resplendent Grand Tang Mall, the ever-changing Xixian New Area, the Chanba 
Ecological District, and the Xi'an International Trade & Logistics Park.

Source: Xi'an Cultural and Tourism Bureau

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   Caption: "Grand Tang Mall" Night View