| Xi'an, the capital of Shannxi province, has over 3000 years of recorded history, with human habitation present here as early as the Neolithic times, as discovered at the Banpo village, xi'an has been the capital of 12 dynasties, though it has been known as various names, most notably as Chang'an, It was also the starting point of the silk road, where camels were loaded for their long and perilous journey to Central Asia. |
