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{{Rename|While it is spelt "Xian" in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', it is spelt "Xi'an" in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'' and ''[[Falling from Xi'an (short story)|Falling from Xi'an]]''. Also "Xi'an" is the accepted spelling in the modern day.}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the capital of [[China]] during the reign of Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]]. The [[First Doctor]] suggested to [[Marco Polo]] that he might want to dig in the area around Xian, if he wanted to find the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'')
'''Xi'an''', earlier known as '''Xianyang''', was a city in [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
 
In the 3rd century [[BC]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') during the reign of Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], Xianyang was the capital of [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') The [[Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang]] was located near the city. In [[1865]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] and allies battled a resurrected Qin Shi Huang (curtesy of the [[Mandragora Helix]]) in the [[mausoleum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
 
== References ==
The [[First Doctor]] suggested to [[Marco Polo]] that he might want to dig in the area around Xi'an, if he wanted to find the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'')


[[Category:Chinese cities]]
[[Category:Chinese cities]]
[[Category:National capitals]]
[[Category:National capitals]]
[[Category:Cities from the real world]]
[[Category:Cities from the real world]]

Revision as of 10:35, 24 September 2021

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While it is spelt "Xian" in PROSE: Marco Polo, it is spelt "Xi'an" in PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger and Falling from Xi'an. Also "Xi'an" is the accepted spelling in the modern day.

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Xi'an

Xi'an, earlier known as Xianyang, was a city in China. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)

In the 3rd century BC, (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger) during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Xianyang was the capital of China. (PROSE: Marco Polo) The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was located near the city. In 1865, the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister and allies battled a resurrected Qin Shi Huang (curtesy of the Mandragora Helix) in the mausoleum. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)

References

The First Doctor suggested to Marco Polo that he might want to dig in the area around Xi'an, if he wanted to find the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. (PROSE: Marco Polo)