Xi'an
西安Shaanxi, China
Eat inside the wall, ride a bike on top of it, and give the Terracotta Warriors their own day.
Open the guideChecked 20 Oct 2026
- Dishes
- 08
- Sights
- 06
- Signs
- 10
- Areas
- 03
The city at a glance
Bell Tower · City Wall · Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Contents
Inside the guide
Seven chapters, arranged the way a day actually happens: eat, sleep, walk, read the sign.
Why this guide
Not more information.Better decisions.
Every page answers a question you will actually ask on the ground — and skips the ones you will not.
- Order in one sentence
The Chinese line on every dish is the line to say, with pinyin and a price in two currencies.
- Skip what is not worth it
Sights carry a “skip it if” note. A guide that never tells you no is not a guide.
- Read the sign
Station, metro, and menu characters, with the aliases people actually use out loud.