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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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'''Xi'an''', earlier known as '''Xianyang''' or '''Chang'an''', was a [[city]] in the province of [[Shaanxi]], [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
'''Xi'an''', earlier known as '''Xianyang''' or '''Chang'an''', was a [[city]] in the province of [[Shaanxi]], [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') It was also stylised as '''Xian'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'')


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]]. By this time the city was known as Xi'an. ([[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]]. By this time the city was known as Xi'an. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')


== References ==
== 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]]'')
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]]'')


[[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 16:59, 25 September 2022

Xi'an

Xi'an, earlier known as Xianyang or Chang'an, was a city in the province of Shaanxi, China. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger) It was also stylised as Xian. (PROSE: Marco Polo)

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. By this time the city was known as Xi'an. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)

References

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)