Xi'an
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Xi'an is a city in China and the capital of the Shaanxi Province. It has a population of 2,670,000 in the city proper.[needs proving] The metro area has 6 million people.[1]
[change] History
In past China it was the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou dynasty, the [{Qin dynasty]], the Han dynasty, the Sui dynasty, and the Tang dynasty. It was the eastern end of the Silk Road and was where the terracota army was found inside the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Haung.
[change] Name
Xi'an was called Chang'an in ancient times. In Classical Chinese it literally means "Perpetual Peace". But from 9 AD-23 AD, during the Xin dynasty, it was renamed "Constant Peace" (it is said the same way). By the time of the Ming Dynasty it had been named Xi'an (which means "Western Peace"). It was named Xi'an because was in the western part of the Ming Empire.
