Shaanxi Impressions  

作　　者：A7 

出　　处：《China's Foreign Trade》2009年第11期62-63,共2页中国对外贸易（英文版）

摘　　要：Ancient,but longing to be modern In most people's eyes,Xi'an,the capital of Shaanxi,a province in western China, is an alias for"Ancient China",which is also what Patricia from Arizona,U.S., who was sitting next to me on my Xi'an flight thought as well."My husband and I managed to spend one precious day there in our busy China trip schedule,just to have a look at the great Terra Cotta Warriors,"Patricia's eyes were glimmering as we set off flying towards history.The TerraAncient, but longing to be modern In most people＇s eyes, Xi＇an, the capital of Shaanxi, a province in western China, is an alias for ＂Ancient China＂, which is also what Patricia from Arizona, U.S., who was sitting next to me on my Xi＇an flight thought as well. ＂My husband and I managed to spend one precious day there in our busy China trip schedule, just to have a look at the great Terra Cotta Warriors,＂ Patricia＇s eyes were glimmering as we set off flying towards history. The Terra Cotta Warriors are the masterpiece of the First Qin Emperor, whose dynasty dates back to BC 221 - BC 207. Actually, I would prefer to refer to the city as ＂Chang＇an＂, which used to be the city＇s name in the Tang dynasty （AD 618 - 907） when it served as China＇s capital during the most prosperous period in ancient Chinese history.

关 键 词：陕西省 印象 中国西部 古代中国 古代历史 亚利桑那州 兵马俑 公元前 

分 类 号：K924.1[历史地理—人文地理学]