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22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-07-15 10:11 Comments

7. Site of Weiyang Palace, Shaanxi province

22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

Weiyang Palace was a palace complex, located near the city of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an) in Shaanxi province. Built in 200 BC,it served as the administrative center and imperial residence of the Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Western Jin dynasty and several other regimes during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. [Photo/CFP]

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