Xiangyang is an ancient city with a rich history, and it’s well worth a visit. Especially Tang City, the ancient buildings here are truly unique, and it’s also the filming location for many TV series. So, if you have a day to spend here, how should you plan your trip? Let’s find out together!
1. Tour Route
Daytime Tang City (especially beautiful for taking photos in ancient costumes; if you like ancient costumes, be sure to rent one) – North Street (lunch, Xiangyang antique street, snack street) – Xiangyang Museum (you can take a nap at the hotel) – Night Tang City (night Tang City is especially beautiful, highly recommended)
2. Ticket Prices
[Adult] Daytime ticket: Original price 90 yuan, current price 80 yuan;
[Children/Students/Seniors] Daytime ticket: Original price 45 yuan, current price 44 yuan;
Nighttime adult ticket: Original price 128 yuan, current price 120 yuan;
Nighttime children/students/seniors ticket: Original price 65 yuan, current price 60 yuan.
Ticket reservations include admission to the scenic area, and specific open areas are subject to the actual situation.
If you purchase a daytime ticket and leave the park after 6:30 PM on the day of your visit, you will need to pay the price difference for the nighttime ticket at the park exit.
3. Tour Strategy
The East Market of Tang City is designed to be free-flowing, with winding and twisting streets. Due to the high concentration of nobility in the east of the city in the early days, the East Market was also bustling with commerce. After the Silk Road opened, merchants from the Western Regions flocked to the West Market, surpassing the East Market in prosperity. Today, when we go shopping at the supermarket, we usually say we’re going to buy “things”, not “north and south”, which originates from the time of the Tang Dynasty, when the East Market and the West Market were the marketplaces.
The buildings in the East Market are all low-rise, rather crowded, and somewhat cluttered. The Qinglong Temple on the other side of the bridge is built into the mountainside, staggered and layered. Without the Rainbow Bridge, it would appear plain and abrupt. However, with the addition of the Rainbow Bridge, the layering effect is immediately apparent. The Rainbow Bridge adjusts the rise and fall of the buildings, adding a unique visual effect, combining movement and stillness, balancing the levels of the landscape, and highlighting the picturesque beauty of Tang City.
Across the bridge is Qinglong Temple. Historically, Qinglong Temple was built in the second year of Emperor Wen of Sui, initially called “Linggan Temple”. During the reign of Emperor Rui Zong of Tang, it was renamed “Qinglong Temple” and became a royal temple for protecting the country. It is the ancestral temple of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism. The Qinglong Temple in Tang City is based on the historical original and faithfully recreates it.
When night falls and the lights come on, the magnificent and grand Tang City transforms into a dazzling and vibrant Night Chang’an. The nighttime show is officially called “The Grand Tang City: Dreams of the Tang Dynasty”. It was developed by Xiangyang Zhigu Culture Development Co., Ltd. at a cost of 250 million yuan. Nearly 400 professional actors, backed by the largest Tang Dynasty-style architectural complex in China, spanning 400,000 square meters, perform this grand, embedded, progressive, panoramic show.
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