![A Chinese actor dressed in Tang Dynasty imperial garb walks to an outdoor stage inside the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of A Chinese actor dressed in Tang Dynasty imperial garb walks to an outdoor stage inside the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0NEH3/a-chinese-actor-dressed-in-tang-dynasty-imperial-garb-walks-to-an-outdoor-stage-inside-the-ancient-chinese-walled-city-xian-one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-china-and-the-capital-of-shaanxi-province-on-june-26-2012-xian-is-one-of-the-four-great-ancient-capitals-of-china-having-maintained-the-position-under-several-of-the-most-important-chinese-dynasties-it-is-the-most-complete-walled-city-that-has-survived-in-china-upistephen-shaver-W0NEH3.jpg)
A Chinese actor dressed in Tang Dynasty imperial garb walks to an outdoor stage inside the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of
![Chinese and foreign tourists visit the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of Shaanxi Province on June 26, 2012. Xi'an is one of Chinese and foreign tourists visit the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of Shaanxi Province on June 26, 2012. Xi'an is one of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W030WM/chinese-and-foreign-tourists-visit-the-ancient-chinese-walled-city-xian-one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-china-and-the-capital-of-shaanxi-province-on-june-26-2012-xian-is-one-of-the-four-great-ancient-capitals-of-china-having-maintained-the-position-under-several-of-the-most-important-chinese-dynasties-it-is-the-most-complete-walled-city-that-has-survived-in-china-upistephen-shaver-W030WM.jpg)
Chinese and foreign tourists visit the ancient Chinese walled city Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of Shaanxi Province on June 26, 2012. Xi'an is one of
![Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B02T78/xian-is-the-capital-of-shaanxi-province-and-a-sub-provincial-city-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china-one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-china-with-more-than-3100-years-of-history-the-city-was-known-as-changan-before-the-ming-dynasty-xian-is-one-of-the-four-great-ancient-capitals-of-china-having-held-that-position-under-several-of-the-most-important-dynasties-in-chinese-history-including-the-zhou-qin-han-sui-and-tang-xian-is-the-eastern-terminus-of-the-silk-road-and-home-to-the-terracotta-army-2B02T78.jpg)