Author: Zu Youyi
Language: Chinese and English bilingual
1997; Hardcover;220x220mm;80

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Xi’an is one of he most ancient cities in china .Over the course of 1.100 years, beginning from the eleventh century B.C,11 dynasties from western Zhou down to the tang successively built their national capital here .in Han and Tang times Xi’an was called Chang’an . it was not only the political ,economic and cultural centre of the country ,but also an important international metropolis carrying on the economic and Cultural exchange between china and many foreign countries .At thattime ,the world – famous “ silk Road “,which played the role of an important thoroughfare connecting the eastern and the western parts of the world ,started from chang’an