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World renowned as the city of the Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi’an is one of the Four Great Ancient capital of China having hosted 13 dynasties in China’s history. Formerly named Chang’an, the current Shaanxi Province capital was the origin of the ancient Silk Road.(PDF link)
The Silk Road came into being in Han dynasty, prospered during Tang dynasty. Crossing through Middle-East and anchoring Europe to Asia, it played an important role in redefining political relations, economic trades, as well as cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
The New Silk road Cultural Park is located in New Qu jiang District, near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the South East of part of Xi’an. Established around the Nanhu (South Lake) , it covers over 100 hectares and its construction will start in mid 2006. Echoing the Silk Road historical impact on cultural exchange between Asia and Europe, the New Silk Road cultural park will host innovative cultural venues that will celebrate each culture of the Silk road and explore the impact of the intensifying global communication and traveling upon the merging of cultures.
The New Silkroad cultural park will be the central public space of the New Qu Jiang district, providing a high quality of urban living to its residents. As a unique cultural and research ensemble, it will consolidate Xi’an as the historical cultural capital of China and invite visitors of the world to explore the redefining of the cultures of Asia, Middle East and Europe in our communication era.