)ofEmperorQinShiHuang.02historyhistory11thcenturyBCtheZhoudynastytheQindynasty(221–206BC)A6,500-year-oldBanpoNeolithicvillagewasdiscoveredin1953500,000yearsbeforethepresenttimeTheLantianManIn202BCHandynastyestablishedSuidynastyTangDynasty.OnMay20,1949,munist-controlledPeople'sLiberationArmycapturedthecityofXi'an03TourismThenumberoftravelersisoftengreaterduringSummer(May–August),althoughthemostpleasantseasonforvisitingXi'anisAutumn.tourismBecauseofthecity'smanyhistoricalmonumentsandaplethoraofancientruinsandtombsinthevicinity,ponentofthelocaleconomy,andtheXi'anregionisoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsinChina.Thecityhasmanyimportanthistoricalsites,andsomeareongoingarchaeologicalprojectsplacesofinterestsGiantWildGoosePagodaBellTowerTangParadiseMingdynastycitywallBanpoMuseumTerracottaArmy