Xi'an, China Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The capital of Shaanxi province, XI'AN is a manufacturing town of five million inhabitants and holds a key position in the fertile plain between the high loess plateau of the north and the Qingling Mountains to the south. It's one of the more pleasant of Chinese cities, more prosperous than any other city in inland China except Chengdu, with streets full of Japanese cars, stores flooded with consumer goods, and stylish locals in the new discos. As the de facto capital of China's west, Xi'an is also the base of the government's Xibu Da Fazhan (Develop the West) campaign that's sputtering … more »