One day in Xi’an, China
A day through Xi’an’s best-known sights that lie close together: St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an, Great Mosque of Xi'an, Drum Tower of Xi'an, Bell Tower of Xi'an, Stele Forest and Wolong Temple. 6 stops, about 2.5 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'anCathedral · On the map
- Great Mosque of Xi'anMosque · 0.9 km on from St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an · On the map
- Drum Tower of Xi'anTower · 0.3 km on from Great Mosque of Xi'an · On the map
- Bell Tower of Xi'anTower · 0.3 km on from Drum Tower of Xi'an · On the map
- Stele ForestMuseum · 0.8 km on from Bell Tower of Xi'an · On the map
- Wolong TempleTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Stele Forest · On the map
6 stops, 5.4 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 5 min of walking.
More for Xi’an
- Things to do in Xi’an, China · 39 places to see, led by Chang'an and Great Mosque of Xi'an
Photo credits
- St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an: Hallelujahgod, CC BY 3.0
- Great Mosque of Xi'an: 長安城根喚朱雀, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Drum Tower of Xi'an: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bell Tower of Xi'an: H2v5o68z, CC0
- Stele Forest: 蒋亦炯, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolong Temple: Acstar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.