Han Chang'an City — Weiyang Palace archaeological park
GardenNorth of the Wall: Daming Palace and the Han capital
HAN CHANG'AN CITY — WEIYANG PALACE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK · WEIYANG GONG
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North of the Wall: Daming Palace and the Han capital · 34.303°N 108.857°E
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The Western Han capital's main palace (4.8 km² of it, the largest imperial palace of ancient China), preserved as open fields west of the Han City Lake since the whole Han Chang'an site (36 km², in the first batch of national protected sites, 1961) was cleared of villages. What is left is earth mounds where the halls stood, the outline of the front hall on its terrace, rapeseed in spring and a lot of sky. Inscribed as World Heritage in 2014 as the starting point of the Silk Roads.
Hours6:00-22:00; services 9:00-18:00 Nov-May, 9:00-21:00 Jun-Oct (platform)Source: xa.bendibao.comAsk before you go: 029-86380088
ClosedNoneAsk before you go: 029-86380088
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AddressWeiyang Palace ruins, Weiyang District — bounded by the West 3rd Ring Rd, Fengjing Rd and Deng-Liu Rd; management office of the Han Chang'an City heritage zone on Fengjing Rd
EntranceGates at Zhangcheng Gate, Xi'an Gate, Deng-Liu Rd and Fengjing Rd; buses 865, 234, 186, 193, 211 (platform); Metro Line 1 Zaohe is the nearest station, then a long walk or taxi
Last verified 2026-09-11
How to book
None; enquiries 029-86380088 (platform listing)
Beat the crowds
Spring rapeseed (around Qingming, early April) and autumn pink muhly draw locals at weekends; otherwise you will share 4.8 km² with dog-walkers. Bring water and shade — there is neither.
Language
Bilingual site panels at the main mounds (front hall, Tianlu Pavilion); nothing else.