Xi'an
Everyone comes to Xi'an for the Terracotta Army and stays for Beiyuanmen, the Muslim Quarter's food street, where the Hui community has been perfecting lamb skewers, persimmon doughnuts and hand-pulled biangbiang noodles for roughly a millennium.
- Best forNightlife
- Approx. flying time~13h 40m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportXi'an (XIY)
About this place
The street ignites after dark — all steam, cleavers and neon signage. Do as locals do with a roujiamo, the original meat sandwich, then walk it off around the floodlit Bell Tower. Bring cash or Alipay; cards are useless here.
Featured in Ten cities where the night market is the main event
When to go
Daytime highs run from about 7°C in January to 30°C in July. Driest in December; wettest in July, with rain on about 13 days.
The year at a glance — pick a month for detail
August30° · rain 12 daysHot with rain most weeks.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to stay
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Flights
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