[2025 Jingyang Attraction] Travel Guide for Han Yangling National Archaeological Site Park (Updated Jul)

The Yangling Museum of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty is located on the bank of Wei River in the northern suburbs of Xi'an. It is an archaeological site museum built based on the Yangling of Han Dynasty, a national key cultural relic protection unit. It was officially completed and opened in 1999. It is now a national first-class museum, a national archaeological site park, and a national AAAA-level tourist Attraction.  1. Main attractions As a large-scale site protection and display museum, Hanyang Mausoleum was rated as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries of the year and listed in the top 100 archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century for its rich archaeological results, complete site preservation and complete protection and display system. It is China's first underground site museum that allows immersive experience. It is also one of the largest site museums in China with an area of more than 3,000 acres. It is famous both at home and abroad for its advanced and unique cultural relics protection concepts and display methods. Four basic exhibition halls have been built, including the Hanyang Mausoleum Archaeological Exhibition Hall, the Imperial Mausoleum Outer Storage Pit Site Protection and Exhibition Hall, the Nanquemen Site Protection and Exhibition Hall, and the Deyang Temple Site Protection and Exhibition Area, as well as natural landscapes such as the blooming rose garden, the colorful cherry blossom forest, and the swaying hundred-acre ginkgo forest. Here, you can not only feel the majestic and profound Han culture, appreciate the beautiful garden scenery, but also get a rare experience of the authenticity of the archaeological site, which can trigger Unlimited historical imagination. The Imperial Mausoleum's Outer Storage Pit Site Protection Exhibition Hall The outer storage pits are an important part of the imperial mausoleum, with 81 pits surrounding the imperial mausoleum. The Imperial Mausoleum Outer Storage Pit Protection Exhibition Hall is the world's first fully underground site museum using advanced cultural relic protection technology, built on 10 outer storage pits in the northeast of the imperial mausoleum. The hollow coated electrically heated glass curtain wall and passages in the museum separate the cultural relics and tourists in two completely different temperature and humidity environments. Under the premise of scientifically protecting the cultural relics, tourists can appreciate the archaeological excavation site and related relics from close range and from multiple angles in a mysterious environment. It is a model of the perfect combination of modern technology and heritage protection. In addition, the holographic imaging program uses internationally advanced film and television imaging technology to interpret the real historical events of the year, traveling through time and space, immersing tourists' thoughts in the colorful court life of the former Western Han emperors.  Hanyangling Archaeological Exhibition Hall The Hanyang Mausoleum Archaeological Exhibition Hall is a comprehensive exhibition hall with a unique architectural style and novel display methods. The unique exterior structure of the ruins is consistent with the overall ancient historical environment of the mausoleum, creating a sense of historical vicissitudes. The exhibition halls on the upper and lower floors are based on the historical background, archaeological discoveries and protection and inheritance of Han Yang Mausoleum. Nearly a thousand fine cultural relics are exhibited. Through beautiful pottery figurines, simple and elegant utensils, and seals that follow etiquette and regularity, etc., the exhibition strives to present the history of the Han Dynasty, the archaeology of Han Yang Mausoleum, and the results of protection, display and utilization from multiple angles. The design that combines the sense of history with modern elements makes the elements of Han culture perfectly fit with the connotation of the site. It wipes off the dust of history and walks into the era that was later revered as the "Reign of Wen and Jing" with the audience, appreciates the scene of governance that has been passed down for thousands of years, touches the memory of Han culture that is deeply rooted in the blood of the nation, and appreciates the stories behind the cultural relics.  Nanquemen Site Protection Exhibition Hall Nanque Gate is the southern gate of the four gates of the imperial mausoleum, also known as Zhuque Gate. It consists of two groups of symmetrically connected "three-que" buildings. It is the earliest, highest-level and largest imperial mausoleum que building site discovered so far. The Nanque Gate Site Protection and Exhibition Hall looks like a Han-style que gate building, which not only protects the existing site completely, but also shows tourists the majestic and tall style of the "three-que" building that only the emperors of the Han Dynasty could enjoy.  Deyang Temple Ruins Protection and Exhibition Area The Deyang Temple Ruins are extremely important architectural ruins in the Yangling Mausoleum, covering an area of 60,000 square meters. The plane is a "U"-shaped double corridor structure, with a regular shape and a large scale, comparable to the ritual architecture in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty. It is the best-preserved imperial mausoleum temple architectural ruins discovered so far. In terms of protection and display techniques, the original state of the ruins is combined with partial restoration and elevation, and large-scale greening is adopted, so that this precious ruins can be effectively protected and tourists can appreciate the grand momentum of the Western Han Dynasty ancestral temple architecture.  Park scenery In order to further promote China's excellent traditional culture, promote the integration of culture and tourism, realize the consensus that culture is the soul of tourism and tourism is the carrier of culture, and strengthen the international competitiveness of China's cultural and tourism industries. Our institute uses green landscape as the site identification system and creates characteristic landscapes such as "Rose Garden", "Cherry Blossom Garden" and "Ginkgo Forest". Among them, the "Ginkgo Forest" has held nine consecutive unique "Hanyang Mausoleum Golden Autumn Ancient" Ginkgo Festival series activities since 2014, in November every year when the ginkgo leaves enter the viewing period. Since then, when talking about the "Ginkgo Forest", it is necessary to go to Hanyang Mausoleum.  Self-driving route 1. Visitors from Xi'an can drive north from Weiyang Road, take the Xitong Expressway, cross the Weihe River Bridge and drive onto the Airport Highway to arrive. 2. Visitors from Xi'an (Xi'an Ring Road) and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport can take the Qinhan New City exit of the airport expressway and drive eastward toward Lanchi Avenue, then follow Lanchi Avenue, Zhengyang 3rd Road, and Lanchi 3rd Road to the South Gate of Hanyang Mausoleum; or drive eastward along Lanchi Avenue via County Road 101 to the airport highway. 3. From Xianyang, drive east on Lanchi Avenue, then take Zhengyang 3rd Road and Lanchi 3rd Road to the South Gate of Hanyang Mausoleum; or drive east on Lanchi Avenue and take County Road 101 to the Airport Highway. (Note: Due to the progress of road maintenance, it is recommended to refer to the navigation results.) Kind tips 1.The airport highway entrance is the recommended entrance to the Attraction. 2. Visitors can enter the park with their valid ID card and reservation QR code. 3. People over 65 years old, the disabled, pregnant women and other people with mobility difficulties can be given priority for inspection and entry into the park under the guidance of security staff. Minors, the elderly and Seniors with mobility difficulties must be accompanied by their family members when visiting. 4.If you have any questions after reading this guide, please call the consulting service hotline: 029-62657530, 029-62657569. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, and wish you a pleasant visit!