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'''Xi'an''', earlier known as '''Xianyang''' or '''Chang'an''', was a [[city]] in the province of [[Shaanxi]], [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: | '''Xi'an''', earlier known as '''Xianyang''' or '''Chang'an''', was a [[city]] in the province of [[Shaanxi]], [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) It was also stylised as '''Xian'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}}) | ||
In the 3rd century [[BC]], ([[PROSE]]: | In the 3rd century [[BC]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) during the reign of Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], Xianyang was the capital of [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}}) 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]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) | ||
== References == | == 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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}}) | ||
[[Category:Asian cities from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:Chinese cities]] | [[Category:Chinese cities]] | ||
[[Category:National capitals]] | [[Category:National capitals]] | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 4 May 2024
Xi'an, earlier known as Xianyang or Chang'an, was a city in the province of Shaanxi, China. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Tiger (novel)"]) It was also stylised as Xian. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])
In the 3rd century BC, (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Tiger (novel)"]) during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Xianyang was the capital of China. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Tiger (novel)"])
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 [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])
