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Han Yang Ling Museum

East Section of International Airport Line, Weicheng District, Xianyang 712038, China
Ranked #1 of 23 attractions in Xianyang
4.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: Museums, Ancient Ruins
Description: The joint mausoleum of Emperor Jingdi and Empress Wang, his consort.
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xi'an
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012

This museum is near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, while visit it before check-in is not suitable, since there is so many things to see. More

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Brisbane, Australia
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 9, 2012

The Tomb of Emperor Jing Di (Han Yang Ling Museum) is even better than the TerraCotta Warriors ! You walk on glass walkways over the actual Excavation site - so you feel as if you can actually touch the clay figurines which were commissioned to be made by Emperor Jing Di. As he was very much 'for' the people -... More

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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 24, 2011

This was one of the most fascinating attractions I saw in a six week trip to China. Lonely Planet stated that this (along with the Terra Cotta Warriors) was one of the two top attractions in Xi'an, and I would go further: I think it might be better than the Terra Cotta Warriors for a few reasons. First, the museum... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 2, 2011

I STRONGLY encourage people to make a trip to the Han Yang Ling Tombs (the tomb of Emperor Jingdi). This site hasn't hit the tourist trails yet, so it's relatively peaceful and calm compared to the famous terracotta warriors. Unfortunately it's not as easy to get to via public transport. Most taxi drivers will be more than happy to take... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 26, 2011
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Go here, absolutely worth the trip and every penny. China's best museum that lets you get close to ancient artifacts and see how Chinese emperors rivaled the Egyptians in tomb building. More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 9, 2011
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If you like terracotta army, if you like china history, you will like this place. Based on our travel book, we went to this museum before leaving Xian (it is on the way). We pre-booked a taxi , cost Y200 - from Big Goose pagoda (out hotel) to the museum, then to the airport. (If you just hail a taxi... More

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Reading UK
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 26, 2009
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This is one of those things you probably hadn't even heard of before you went (we hadn't) and are so glad you went afterwards. As a contrast to the Terracotta warriors this is excellent. Smaller versions but displayed in a better way (half excavated). They are small models as opposed to the life sze warriors, but certainly not second best. More

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Shanghai
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2009
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This place is great and should be seen on the way to the airport. We saw it after having seen the Terra Cotta Warriors and that made a the experience even better. While the terra cotta figures here are not life size like the Warriors, they are none the less impressive because of the way they are presented. The facility... More

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Minneapolis
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 10, 2009
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Run, don't walk, to see this underground musuem! This tomb gets about 3-4 paragraphs in the Lonely Planet since the Terracotta Warriors are the reason most people go to Xi'an, so my sister and I almost didn't go. We saw some photos of Jingdi's tomb and decided we really shouldn't miss it. And were we glad we did! We were... More

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Canberra, Australia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 29, 2008
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Review of Han Yang Ling Museum I cannot believe that I’m the first to review this attraction and I’m sorry that my photos do not do it justice. On our visit to Xian to see the tomb of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors our excellent guide Cindy from China Highlights suggested that, if we left early for the... More

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