https://www.scmp.com/rss/323624/feed The Go-China series provides a quick reference to some of fast-growing and emerging cities on the mainland, such as Chengdu, Hangzhou and Xiamen, etc. Topics covered include economic and social developments, investment opportunities, business environment, as well as introduction to some of the key infrastructure and property projects. The series is also packed with useful information for visitors, such as city life, arts and culture, transportation, hotels, foods and restaurants. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Xian was the entry point to the Ancient Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago, and a major trading hub. Today, the city is assuming the same important role under China’s belt-and-road initiative. This initiative is aimed at broadening China’s connections with more than 60 countries in Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Asia along land routes forming the Silk Road Economic Belt, and sea routes forming the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. At the Belt and Road – New Opportunities for Xian... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048989/xian-sees-opportunities-investors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048989/xian-sees-opportunities-investors?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:46:17 +0000 The most industrialised city in northwest China, Xian is the focal point for the development of the nation’s central and northwestern regions, and the revitalisation of land trade routes to Central Asia and Europe. Xian benefited early from the national government’s decision to make the city a centre of the aviation industry. That decision resulted in heavy investment in infrastructure, higher education and hi-tech industries, providing a solid foundation for the modern, industrialised, hi-tech... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048987/hi-tech-xian-flourishes-local?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048987/hi-tech-xian-flourishes-local?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:46:16 +0000 The imperial city of Changan is the site of many legends and stories, perhaps none as compelling as the love between the Tang emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, his imperial consort. Yang Guifei was born Yang Yuhuan and began her relationship with the imperial family as the wife of Xuanzong’s son, Li Mao, the prince of Shou. But her allure was such that the emperor himself wanted her for his own, so he had her put on Taoist robes – to nullify her marriage – and then made Yang Yuhuan into his... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048984/journey-past-changans-compelling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048984/journey-past-changans-compelling?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:01:11 +0000 Xian has been the heart of Chinese civilisation for millennia. Even when the capitals of later Chinese dynasties moved east, the core of Chinese culture remained intact in the central province of Shanxi where the imperial capital once known as “City of Eternal Peace” presided over the beginning and end of the famed Silk Road and the rise and fall of more than a dozen of China’s most fabled imperial dynasties. Xian’s historical legacy remains ever-present in the looming majesty of the city walls... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048986/city-eternal-peace-xian-heart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048986/city-eternal-peace-xian-heart?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:01:11 +0000 Like many cities in China, Xian sits at the crossroads of modernity and tradition. This dichotomy forms the character of this ancient capital, and influences the old customs of the locals as well as the new fads. Xian’s history and how it influences the people is most evident in the mornings, when the elderly move slowly out into the spreading light and do the things they’ve done for so many years: remove the coverings from a bird cage; head to the park for exercise and a song; light up a... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048983/xians-ancient-roots-tradition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048983/xians-ancient-roots-tradition?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:46:59 +0000 Xian earns its place on the global stage on the merits of its historical riches and its wealth of amenities for the modern traveller. Times are good, with the city notching 8.85 million tourists during the most recent National Day holiday, up 12 per cent year-on-year, according to Shirley Li director of sales and marketing, Wyndham Grand Xian South and the Wyndham Grand Xian Residence. That’s just a drop in the bucket of the 3.86 billion people who visited last year, says Markus Christ, general... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048981/xian-hotels-tailor-their-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048981/xian-hotels-tailor-their-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:46:58 +0000 Xian aims to diversify and increase tourists’ spending by developing large-scale leisure and shopping facilities. Located in the upmarket Qujiang New District, the Great Tang All Day Mall features architectural designs modelled on buildings in the prosperous Tang dynasty (618-970 AD). Designed as the centrepiece of the cultural and commercial hub of Xian, the mall is intended to be the “largest and longest pedestrian street of tourist-landscaped and cultural shopping experiences in Asia”. The... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048980/xian-shopping-mall-developers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/news/china/topics/go-china-xian/article/2048980/xian-shopping-mall-developers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:46:58 +0000