Xi'an was the capital intermittently for l,183 years of 11 imperial dynasties, including the Western Zhou (of the ritual bronzes),the Qin (of the Great Wall and terracotta army), the Western Han (of the jade burial suits), the Sui (of the Grand Canal), and the Tang -ah, the Tang! Commerce on the Silk Road thrived west of here to the Mediterranean and beyond then. (See Silk Road.).
In spite of the occasional invasions and sackings by rebels and tribesmen, Xi'an, then named Chang’an (Everlasting Peace), reached its peak in the Tang,.....
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