Meals: on your own
Morning / Afternoon
 Arrive in Xi’an and check in. Take time to rest or wander the surrounding streets.
Evening
 Ease into local culture:

• Watch Shaanxi comedy or traditional opera at Qingqu Club (Baishulin) or Yisu Society (Anban Street).
• Or relax with friends in Defu Alley Tea Street, lined with Chinese- and Western-style cafés and teahouses—quiet, lively, and full of old-city charm.

Meals: Lunch included

Morning
 Drive to Lintong to visit the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, a UNESCO World Heritage Site hailed as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Explore Pits 1–3 and marvel at thousands of life-size soldiers guarding the first emperor’s tomb. Every corridor feels like a passage through time.

Afternoon
 After a hearty Da Qin beef hotpot, continue to Huaqing Palace at the foot of Mount Li—an imperial hot-spring retreat with 3,000 years of bathing history. From the Zhou kings to Emperor Xuanzong and his beloved Yang Guifei, its pools once echoed with the laughter of royalty.
Optional Show: The Empress of the Great Tang — a grand dance-drama tracing Empress Wu Zetian’s legendary rise, blending court intrigue, music, and dazzling Tang costumes.

Meals: on your own
Morning

• Xi’an City Wall: walk or cycle along China’s most complete ancient fortification—history under your wheels, skyline all around.
• Twelve Hours in Chang’an: step into an immersive Tang-style marketplace inspired by the hit TV series. Meet NPC actors, trade Tang coins, and discover hidden stories in recreated streets.

Afternoon / Evening

• Savor authentic Yangrou Paomo (crumbled-bread mutton soup) at a local old shop—an edible symbol of Xi’an’s patience and flavor.
• Try a Hanfu makeover, dress in flowing robes, and feel the poise of Tang elegance.
• Visit Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, built in 652 CE by Monk Xuanzang to enshrine scriptures from India.
• As night falls, stroll the Great Tang Ever-Bright City, glowing with lanterns, poetry lights, and 200 live performers reenacting Tang life—a feast for every sense.

Meals: on your own

Morning
 Drive ~1 hour to Yuanjia Village, known as the “Wuzhen of Shaanxi.” Wander stone alleys beneath red lanterns, sample one-shop-one-specialty street foods like handmade yogurt and crispy mahua, and visit traditional cave houses that stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Enjoy folk shows such as Qinqiang opera, shadow puppetry, or paper-cutting.

Afternoon
 Join a Dragon Dance & Lantern Workshop with village artisans: split bamboo, weave a dragon frame, paint gleaming scales, and craft your own glowing mini-lantern—a hands-on conversation with heritage. Later, unwind in Yuanjia’s rustic bars where time slows and laughter drifts under lantern light.