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# Day 1

* Arrival in Xi'an

@ Pick up from airport, transfer to hotel. Check-in after 2 PM. Evening self-exploration. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 2

* Xi'an City Wall · Bell Tower · Shanxi History Museum · Daci'en Temple · Big Wild Goose Pagoda · Huimin Street

~ Morning

@ Breakfast. Xi'an City Wall — the most complete ancient city wall in China, built in the 14th century. Optional: cycling along the 14 km wall top.

~ Afternoon

@ Xi'an city tour: Bell Tower — the central landmark of ancient Xi'an, marking the exact centre of the Tang-dynasty city. Shanxi History Museum — one of China's finest regional museums covering 1.5 million years of Shaanxi history. Daci'en Temple (Great Ci'en Temple) — a Tang-dynasty Buddhist complex housing the iconic Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square (outside view). Optional: Huajue Mosque — one of China's oldest mosques, built in Tang-dynasty Chinese architectural style.

~ Night

@ Huimin Street (Muslim Quarter) — a 500-metre-long pedestrian food street with lamb skewers, roujiamo and hand-pulled noodles.

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# Day 3

* Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor · Terracotta Warriors · DIY Terra-Cotta Warriors

~ Morning

@ Breakfast. The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin (Lishanyuan) — the burial complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, covering 56 square kilometres of protected land.

~ Afternoon

@ Terracotta Warriors Museum — over 8,000 individually sculpted figures across three excavation pits. DIY Terra-Cotta Warrior painting session.

~ Night

@ Dinner at a recommended restaurant. Drop off to hotel.

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# Day 4

* Hua Mountain

~ Daytime

@ Breakfast. Pick up from hotel. 2-hour drive to Hua Mountain (Huashan) — one of China's Five Sacred Mountains, with near-vertical granite peaks rising to 2,154 m. Cable car up and down.

~ Night

@ Drive back to hotel in Xi'an.

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# Day 5

* Farewell

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out.

~ Afternoon

@ Drop off to airport or train station.

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